News Category: Human Rights
Food distribution continues to displaced Rohingya people
YPSA has been distributing emergency food to displaced Rohingya families since 20 September, 2017. Thousands of displaced Rohingyas who fled violence in Myanmar are now living in temporary shelters in…
YPSA observes International Day of Older Persons 2017
YPSA has organized rally, discussion meeting and friendly football match at Shekerhat High school of Sayedpur Union in Sitakund to mark the “International Day of Older Persons 2017” with support…
YPSA starts emergency food distribution to newly displaced Rohingya people
YPSA has started emergency food distribution to newly displaced Rohingya people who are living in a temporary shelter in Ukhia Upazila, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. New influx is around 500000 and…
An appeal to support Rohingya people with disabilities
Rohingya people with disabilities are in a vulnerable situation. It’s an international mandate by the United Nations Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) to ensure rights of Rohingya…
YPSA’s senior management team visits Rohingya refugee camps
YPSA’s senior management team led by Md. Arifur Rahman, chief executive of YPSA visited Rohingya refugee camps on 16 September, 2017 at Kutumpalong, Balukhali, Panbazar, Unchiprang under Cox’sbazar district. Rohingya…
ToT on Life Skill Education held at Chakaria
A tree-day ToT (Training of Trainers) workshop on Life Skill Education (LSE) to eliminate violent extremism was held at ICCDR,B Hall room at Chakaria under Cox’sBazar District. Students of different…
Director General and Deputy Director of NGO Affairs Bureau visit “Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Cox’s Bazar” program
Mr. Khondokar Raqibur Rahman, Director General and Mr. Shah Alam, Deputy Director of NGO Affairs Bureau, Prime Minister’s Office, Bangladesh have visited different activities of YPSA CEVEC Consortium on 23rd…
High officials from GCERF visit YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) team visited different activities of YPSA CEVEC project during 10-11 August, 2017. They travelled different Upazillas of Cox’s Bazar where GCERF funded activities…
GCERF Community of Practice Workshop held
Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) organized a 4-day workshop on “Community of Practice” at Cox’s Bazar from 14 to 17 August, 2017 where YPSA and other Principal and Sub-Recipient…
Students can play active role to prevent extremism and violence in the society – Ashek Ullah Rafique MP
A 3-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on Life Skill Education for the students was held from 21 to 23 August, 2017 at Moheshkhali Upzila Parishad Auditorium which was organized by YPSA…
Seminar on “Promotion of Disability Inclusion at the Workplace” held at Chittagong Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
“The constitution of Bangladesh guarantees equal rights of all citizens. People with disability are talented like normal people. People with disability in different company or organizations demonstrate competence, security, loyalty…
YPSA celebrates International Youth Day’ 2017
YPSA has celebrated the International Youth Day’2017 with the joint efforts of Government, NGOs, community people and youth in YPSA’s working areas including Dhaka, Chittagong, Feni, Khagrachari, Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar. The…
Public Consultation Meeting Held at Rangunia
YPSA has been working for improving the transparency and accountability of the migration process. As well as informing the community on safe migration and facilitating on building the capacity of…
YPSA observes World Day against Human Trafficking
Like elsewhere in the world, the Office of District Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar in assistance with YPSA & PHALS – two NGOs working on human trafficking issues organized the World…
Zero Conference 2017 awardee – Bangladesh – Initiating microfinancing and micro enterprises
On behalf of Bangladesh, YPSA has been awarded for Innovative practice on inclusive finance at the Zero Project Conference 2017 in Austria. The Zero Project focuses on the rights of…
YPSA is the first IBP partner who firstly formed the Grievance Management Committee on 2nd Quarterly Reflection Workshop – PROKAS Team Leader
YPSA-Fairer Labor Migration in Bangladesh Project has attended the 2nd Quarterly Reflection Workshop on 16th July 2017 at Spectra Convention Centre, Dhaka. This Quarterly Reflection Workshop was jointly organized by Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) and Welfare Association for the Rights of Bangladeshi Emigrants (WARBE)…
Poster, Leaflet and Flipchart of YPSA CEVEC Consortium launched by Deputy Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar
YPSA Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Cox’s Bazar (CEVEC) Consortium organized a launching program of BCC Materials (Materials used for Behavior Change Communication) which was held at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Cox’s Bazar on 17th July 2017. Md. Ali Hossain, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Cox’s Bazar as presided over while Additional…
Bangladesh wins international accolades for DAISY Standard Accessible Reading Materials
Bangladesh has won the world’s most prestigious IT award called the “World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Prize-2017”. On 13 June 2017, in a grand ceremony at the headquarters of…
Roundtable meeting on “The role of civil society in curving violent extremism” held at Chakaria
YPSA-Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Cox’s Bazar (CEVEC) Consortium organized a Roundtable meeting on “The role of civil society in curving Violent and Extremism” on 8th June, 2017…
Budget allocation for the people with disabilities treated as conventional kindness
YPSA, Sitakund Federation of DPOs, Access Bangladesh and Bangladesh DRF Grantee Coordination Committee jointly organized a sharing meeting on “Post-budget reactions: National budget 2017-2018 and status of people with disability”….