News Category: Human Rights
Story of an indomitable woman
Nasrin Akter is a 30 years old woman who comes from the District of Kushtia. Nasrin has been working at Northern Fashion Ltd for 3 years. She got married in…
Tale of an Ambitious Mother
Razia Sultana, is a 34 years old woman who comes from the district of Tangail, Bangladesh. She has been working in Debonair Ltd. for the last 4 years in the…
Optimistic and Dauntless Akhi
Akhi Katun is 26 years old, working at Ever Smart Bangladesh Ltd. She has been working here for 5 years and now she is a Junior Operator in Sewing Section….
Savings help people combat crisis caused by an epidemic
Dithi has been working at Best Shirts Ltd. for the past four years. She is a 27-year-old woman who feels very happy while reminiscing about her childhood in Dinajpur district….
Inspiring Story of a Single Mother
Nargis Sultana, a 34-year-old peer educator of HERfinance Project in Cordial Design Limited has been working in the Garments Sector for the last 16 years. It has already been 10…
YPSA celebrated International Women’s Day at Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
YPSA celebrated International Women’s Day with the support of International Rescue Committee (IRC), organizing events in the Rohingya refugee camps including Camps 5, 18, and 25 to raise awareness of the day’s…
Kickoff meeting at Sterlings Styles Ltd. and Baridhi Garments Ltd. in Comilla EPZ
YPSA arranged a Kickoff meeting under BSR’s HERproject at the Sterling Styles Ltd. and Baridhi Garments Ltd. (Bitopi Group) in Comilla EPZ on the 7th and 14th of March 2023 with…
Distribution of Early Childhood Development Home Kit in Cox’s Bazar
YPSA distributed Early Childhood Development (ECD) Home Kit to 270 children in three learning centers located in Jaliapalong, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. The three learning centers are Saikat Learning Centre, Paharika…
YPSA-HER project closing meeting at Pacific Blue (Jeans Wear) Ltd
YPSA completed the HER project through a closing meeting at Pacific Blue (Jeans Wear) Ltd on 26 February. Dhaka Office head Md. Nazmul Haider, Project Manager Azanbi Nahid & Sr. Training…
Meeting with Director General-1 of Prime Minister’s Office Mr. Nafiul Hasan at Cox’s Bazar
A meeting with the Director General-1 of Prime Minister’s Office Mr. Nafiul Hasan at the Cox’s Bazar DC Office Coordination Hub, Camp # 17, on February 18. The meeting was…
International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism
YPSA celebrated the “International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism” for the first time on 12 February 2023. It is a new UN…
HER project closing meeting held at Flamingo Fashions Limited
YPSA completed the HER project through a closing meeting at Flamingo Fashions Limited (Joydebpur, Gazipur) on 31st January, 2023. The aim this project is to unlock the full potential of…
Training on Human Trafficking Act 2012 for Armed Police Battalion (APBn)
As a part of its initiatives for combating human training and ensuring justice for the trafficked victims, YPSA organized “Training on Human Trafficking Act-2012” for the members of 8-Armed Police…
Episode: Disability Inclusion – UN Women
[Video in Bangla with English subtitle] Two sisters, Jahanara and Reshma, who reside at Ramu in Cox’s Bazar, discuss how their physical disabilities have impacted their lives and how the…
Debate Competition on Counter Trafficking Issues at Educational Institutes in Cox’s Bazar
As a part of its social movement against human trafficking, YPSA has started conducting debate competitions at the educational institutes in Cox’s Bazar under the project titled, “Prevention and Response Activities…
Lessons learned and Planning Workshop on Livelihood Training for Women and Youth
A Sharing and Learning Workshop among trainer, trainee and job holders took place in Beuro Bangladesh on 12th January. YPSA has organized the workshop with the support of Save the…
Inception Meeting with different stakeholder held at Sitakund
Inception Meeting with different Stakeholders of YPSA-CEVEC Project (Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Chattogram Division) was held on 29 December 2022 at Upazilla Conference Hall, Sitakund under Chattogram…
MoU Signed between Swisscontact and YPSA
An organizational Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is singed between Swisscontact and Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) for providing RMG workers and their Communities with access to savings and alternative…
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence celebrated in Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar
16 days of Activism is the longest-running annual international campaign to end violence against women and girls and Gender-based violence. This year’s theme is: Unite! Activism to End Violence Against…
YPSA celebrated International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) 2022
“International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) 2022” was celebrated across the country with the theme “UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption” on December 9. YPSA, an organization for sustainable development,…