News Category: Human Rights
District Legal Aid Officer attends YPSA-CLS Coalition members meeting at Rangunia
YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice (CLS) Project has formed 15 coalitions at project area (Chittagong and Cox’sBazar). These coalitions are formed on the base of CLS center. Each…
YPSA attends 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York
Chief Executive of YPSA Md. Arifur Rahman has attended 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He took part in a High-Level Awareness and Pledging Meeting…
Orientation of Baseline Study for CEVEC project held
YPSA Consortium will carry out a baseline survey of CEVEC project (Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Cox’s Bazar), aiming at gathering qualitative and quantitative information about the status…
“Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Cox’s Bazar District” project launches
Violent extremism is a global concern. Different forms of violent extremism increased around the world. Unlike the other countries, violence on the basis of religion, ethnicity, national origin etc. are boosted…
Sharing meeting with Chittagong District Legal Aid Committee held
YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Project is working for building the capacity of justice service providers and ensuring the fair and equitable legal services for poor and marginalized…
World White Cane Safety Day 2016 observed
The World White Cane Safety Day is celebrated every year on October 15 to highlight visually impaired people’s achievements and to remind people how white cane can play an important…
YPSA distributes sewing machines to 32 women micro-entrepreneurs at Sitakund
Women face aggression, domestic violence and gender discrimination in Bangladesh including south Asia only for being woman or they were born with a gender identity as female. Poor or rich,…
YPSA-CLS carries out signature campaign against sexual harassment in educational institution
Eleven hundred students put their signatures to protest sexual assault in educational institutions through a signature campaign organized by YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Project (CLS). The campaign…
Awareness meetings on Stop Corporal Punishment and Sexual Harassment at Educational Institutions
Increase community knowledge and awareness of the formal legal system, available legal services, and pathways for accessing remedies in cases of injustice is one of the key objectives of YPSA-Community…
Empowering people with disabilities through inclusive finance
The percentage of person with disability in Sitakunda (a sub-district of Chittagong) is reported to be the highest in Bangladesh, at 17% compared to the national average of 10%. Livelihood conditions…
Countering extremism can be possible by mobilizing community involvement
In recent years, various forms of violent extremism on the basis of religion, color, ethnicity, national origin etc. have increased around the world. Unlike the other countries, terrorist violence is on the rise…
Partnership Agreement Signed between GCERF and YPSA
A partnership agreement was signed between GCERF (Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund) and YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) at Padma (State Guest House), Dhaka for implementing the project…
Business Maintenance support to men and women who have escaped trafficking
YPSA is implementing a pilot project on human trafficking named ASHSHASH (for men and women who have escaped trafficking) at Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar district. The project is funded by Swiss Development Corporation…
District Level Service Providers Mapping Workshop on Referral Services for the Survivors held at Chittagong
YPSA organized a District Level Service Providers Mapping Workshop on Referral Services for the Survivors under YPSA-BCTIP Program (Bangladesh Counter Trafficking-in-Persons) supported by USAID and WINROCK International. The workshop was…
A short video documentary on Ensuring a sustainable livelihood for people with disabilities
A short documentary on Ensuring a sustainable livelihood for people with disabilities. Video Documentary of ongoing activities of the YPSA Inclusive Finance Program. This is the initiatives of YPSA…
UNICEF visits YPSA SHOVA Project
Mr. Dr. M Ziya Uddin, HIV/AIDS Specialist & Ms. Smirti Biswas, United Nations Volunteer of UNICEF visited the YPSA’s ”Strengthening Health and other Opportunities for Vulnerable Adolescent” (SHOVA) project at Dhaka…
International Indigenous Day celebrated at YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Project Area
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9, 2016 (Tuesday) on YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Project (CLS) area to promote and protect…
Project Coordination Meeting on YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Program held
YPSA-Community Legal Services for Access to Justice Program (CLS) is working for the legal empowerment of marginalized and underprivileged communities in Bangladesh especially on Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar Districts. For…
YPSA–CLS organizes orientation for CLS-Coalition members in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar
YPSA’s Community Legal Services for Access to Justice (CLS) Program is now organizing an orientation for CLS-Coalition members at six different Sup-districts (Upazilla) of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. This coalition…
Vocational training certificate giving ceremony held
It was a great success to arrange such a event to give certificate to the Vocational Tgraining graduate, 27 children of the 2nd batch of YPSA-WV project, on 23rd June’2016. Sitakund UNO Md Najmul…