News Category: Human Rights

Project Start-Up and Progress Review Meeting of YPSA-IRC-GAC Project
“We should focus on institutional capacity building in every intervention, not merely on individual projects that we implement. Since our partnership with IRC (International Rescue Committee), they are providing us…

Inception Meeting of Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism held in Cox’sbazar
Inception Meeting with Stakeholders of YPSA-CEVEC Project (Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Chattogram Division) was held on 16 November 2022 at Arunodoy School Hall Room, Cox’s Bazar. Since…

United Nations Expert Claudia Mahler visits YPSA’s Older Persons Care and Support program
Ms. Claudia Mahler, United Nations’ Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons, visited YPSA’s Older Persons Care and Support program in Sitakund Upazila and Chattogram City Corporation area,…

Meeting with Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner and YPSA Chief Executive.
Bangladesh become a role model for the world for humanitarian aid activities. Through its success in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2015 and towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals…

A 5-day ToT on Organizational Management, Leadership Development, and Club Registration Process for YPSA CEVEC Project staffs
A five-day residential Training of Trainers (ToT) for the project staffs on “Organizational Management, Leadership Development, and Club Registration Process” organized by the YPSA CEVEC project from 16th to 20th…

YPSA distributed Start-up kits/Materials for “Education Cannot Wait” Project at Rohingya Camps and Host community
YPSA has been implementing the project “ECW-MYRP-II” (Education Cannot Wait) Project both in the Rohingya Camp and Host Communities with the financial support from Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and technical…

Bangladesh joins the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate people with disabilities
Bangladesh has successfully deposited instruments of its accession to the Marrakesh Treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to facilitate access to published works for the blind, visually impaired,…

DG of NGO Affairs Bureau Tariqul Islam visits YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
Director General (Grade-1) of NGO Affairs Bureau of the Prime Minister’s Office K. M. Tariqul Islam has visited different social development activities of YPSA in Cox’s Bazar on 29 October’…

YPSA distributes Rickshaws to disadvantaged and persons with disabilities at Sitakund
YPSA organized a program to distribute Rickshaws (a three-wheeled passenger vehicle) among the disadvantaged people and persons with disabilities with the support of Bangladesh NGO Foundation (BNF), a subsidiary organization…

YPSA organized Youth Empowerment Peace Workshop
YPSA-Center for Youth and Development (YPSA-CYD) has arranged Youth Empowerment Peace Workshop at YPSA-Head Office, Chattogram. The peace workshop is an international event of IPYG (International Peace Youth Group). The…

Afra Nawar Rahman, Youth Coordinator from YPSA delivered speech at a session of United Nations
Afra Nawar Rahman, Youth Coordinator, YPSA Center for Youth and Development (YPSA-CYD) has delivered her speech as a young speaker at the Multi-stakeholder Meeting on the Human Rights of Older…

Motivational Conference on values, morality, altruism and patriotism in youth held in Sitakund
YPSA organized a conference on motivating youth with values, morality, altruism and patriotism, at the Sitakunda Upazila Auditorium, with the technical support of QK Ahmad Foundation and funded by the…

YPSA organized training on Human Trafficking Act 2012 for Journalists in Cox’s Bazar
YPSA organized a two-day training workshop for the journalists in coordination with the Press Club of Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar on 13-14 July, 2022. The training workshop was held in…

17 Cows distributed among Rohingya (FDMN) families at Bhasan Char
17 Cows were distributed among Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) families at Bhasan Char camp on 19 July, 2022, under “Bangladesh Qurbani Project 2022” funded by Muslim Aid-UK and Muslim Aid…

YPSA, Prothom Alo, and ADD International jointly organized roundtable meeting in Chattogram
YPSA, The daily Prothom Alo, and ADD International jointly organized a roundtable meeting at the conference room of World Trade Center in Chattogram on 29 May 2022. Divisional Director, Directorate…

YPSA CEVEC Consortium organized “Yearly Review Meeting”
YPSA CEVEC consortium organized ‘Yearly Review Meeting’ at Banquet Hall, Executive Meeting Room, Hotel Grand Mostafa, Sylhet on the 11 May 2022. The Chief Executive of YPSA and YPSA CEVEC…

Institutional Agreement signed between IPYG and YPSA
Recently Institutional agreement was signed between IPYG and YPSA at Dhaka. International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) is a dedicated youth division of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL),…

To make Feni district ”Child Marriage Free”, large scale planning and its proper implementation required – Deputy Commissioner, Feni
A two-day orientation workshop on skill development was organized by Feni District Administration with the participation of members of District Child Marriage Prevention Committee, under the project “Combating Early Marriage…

Workshop for Child Marriage Prevention Committee members at Chittagong District
Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Mohammad Mominur Rahman said, the government of Bangladesh announced to eliminate child marriages of all children below the age of 15 and reduce child marriages of…

Unilever CEO Visits YPSA Model Waste Management Initiative on Independence Day of Bangladesh
Mr. Zaved Akhtar, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh Limited visited YPSA Proyash-II Project Model Waste Management Initiative implemented in Nabinagar area of 7 no West Sholashahar…