News Category: Women Rights
Rabeya Khatun can find opportunities, not challenges in new learnings
Rabeya Khatun is a 22 years old woman who has been working here at Flamingo Fashion Ltd. for the last 4 years. She is from Sherpur. Rabeya had to come…
Story of a diligent and motivated woman who is thriving for excellence
Rumi Akter, a 23 years old woman has been working here in Northern Fashion Ltd for 4 years as an operator. She is from Thakurgaon district and here she resides…
A tale of a determined woman with an optimistic view of life
Sumaya Akter Shova is a peer educator of the HERessentials Program who has been working in the factory for 3.5 years. She is from Rajshahi district. Sumaya has been married…
Sharifa Asha brings satisfactory change to her life
Sharifa Asha is a young woman of 22 from the district of Gopalganj. Sharifa was in class 8 at a local school when she had to leave her studies. Her…
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…
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…
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…
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…
16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Inaugurated in Chattogram
The United Nations is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2022, under the global theme set by the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE campaign:…
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’…
Secretary of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs inaugurated the Safe Space and distributed Dignity Kits among the female students
Secretary of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs of Government of Bangladesh Mosammat Hamida Begum inaugurated the Safe Space and distributed Dignity Kits among the female students as chief guest…
YPSA becomes the Champion of the WSIS Prize 2021 – Video
YPSA’s “Empowering women with disabilities through market-driven ICT training and accessible information on SRHR” initiative has become the Champion of the WSIS Prize 2021 under the category “Access to information…
YPSA observed International Women Rights Defenders Day
YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) observed “International Women Rights Defenders Day” marking the global 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, an international campaign to challenge violence against women…
Inaugural session on 16-day campaign of Orange the World: End Violence Against Woman Now
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. From 25 November – 10 December, the 16 Days of Activism for…