News Category: Human Rights
Safety First Boat Rally to raise safety awareness in ship recycling industry
Ship Recycling Industry is one of the most accident prone industries in Bangladesh. As most of the recyclers do not tend to maintain proper safety measures, the death toll in…
YPSA launched 13 hand washing corners in Chattogram City Corporation area
Under the initiative of YPSA, Prayash II project, in collaboration with Save the Children, 13 hand washing corners have been set up at the ward 7, 8 and 19 of…
National Workers’ Safety Equipment Exhibition-2020 held
YPSA actively participated in a two-day “National Workers’ Safety Equipment Exhibition-2020” which was held at J. M Sen Hall, Chattogram organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Labor Studies (Bills). Several…
Meeting with the local administration on skills and transportation facilities for the people with disabilities
YPSA arranged a meeting with the local administration on enhancing the skills of the Person With Disabilities and transportation facilities for them. The meeting was held at Sitakund on Monday…
YPSA Celebrated International Migrants Day 2020
YPSA observed the International Migrants Day 2020 in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar with the collaboration of district administrations. In celebration of International Migrants Day, YPSA has taken various initiatives in…
YPSA recognized Best Migrant-friendly NGO in Chattogram for the third consecutive year
For three years in a row, YPSA has been recognized as the Best Migrant-friendly Non-governmental organization in Chottagram. The Chattogram District Employment and Manpower Office has awarded to YPSA on…
Congratulations! United Nations General Assembly declares 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing
YPSA extends its sincere congratulations that the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing, on 14 December. The UN Resolution, which follows recent endorsement of…
On World Human Rights Day’ 2020, YPSA appealed for safety in all ship breaking yards
On the occasion of World Human Rights Day’2020, the sustainable organization, YPSA, has arranged a press conference appealing for safety in all the shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh and provided several…
YPSA observed International Volunteer Day 2020
YPSA organized various events with the urban community volunteers of 19th Bakalia Ward of Chittagong City Corporation to mark the International Volunteer Day’ 2020. Under YPSA’s Prayash-II project, an awareness…
27th founding anniversary of NIRAPAD SHARAK CHAI celebrated
YPSA and NIRAPAD SHARAK CHAI (We demand safe road) jointly organized corona virus awareness campaign, mask distribution and video show on 1 December at Kawkhali Upazila of Rangamati, on the…
YPSA Safety First Cycle Rally
YPSA organized a cycle rally, on 27th November, 2020, on the safety awareness and personal protection in the ship breaking yards and in all sort of the society including all other…
YPSA and SUNY Korea Launched a Research Project on Increasing the Mobility of PWD’s, Aged People and Disadvantages Group on Challenging Environment
YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) and SUNY Korea (The State University of New York Korea) launched a project on Redesigning Mobility Aid For Challenging Environments. The other partners of…
Meeting with Campaign RED on menstrual hygiene and stigma
A discussion meeting between YPSA and Campaign RED was held at the YPSA Head-Office on 22 November 2020. Campaign Red is a voluntary organization working on menstrual hygiene and stigma…
Training on Disability Rights and Protection act 2013, UNCRPD and SDGs held at Chattogram
YPSA’s Inclusion Works Project organized a two-day training session on Capacity Building on Disability Rights and Protection act 2013, UNCRPD and SDGs from 18 -19 November 2020 at Bangladesh Shishu Academy…
Country Director of Save the Children visited YPSA in Ukhiya
Mr. Onno van Manen, the Country Director, Save the Children visited activities of YPSA-EiE Project in Rohingya Camp#18, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh on 10th November 2020. He appreciated the strategies…
Capacity Building training on Disability Rights and Protection act 2013, UNCRPD and SDGs”
25 Person with disabilities attended a 2-day training session on Capacity Building on Disability Rights and Protection act 2013, UNCRPD and SDGs organized by YPSA’s Inclusion Works Project supported by ADD…
Sharing meeting on “Covid 19: Elimination of Child Labour” held
“Child labor could increase due to the economic impact of Covid-19. So, new plans and guidelines are needed to be added to eliminate child labor”. This was stated by the…
YPSA has obtained membership at the HelpAge Global Network
HelpAge Global Network is a diverse group of 158 like-minded organisations in over 80 countries, which supports millions of older people to live safe, dignified and healthy lives. The HelpAge…
YPSA and Nirapad Sarak Chai demanded full enforcement of Road Transport Act 2018
Demanding full enforcement of traffic laws, Nirapad Sarak Chai (NiSCha) organized press conferences simultaneously all over Bangladesh on November 1, 2020. With the support of YPSA, Nischa arranged a press…
Training on Protection Mainstreaming held at Cox’s Bazar
On 28 t0 29 October’ 2020, YPSA senior team participated in a daylong training of Protection Mainstreaming. This training was organized by International RESCUE Committee (IRC), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The…