News Category: Women Rights
Orientation on YPSA’s Child Protection Policy and Gender Policy held at Cox’s Bazar
Women in Bangladesh, including South Asia, are persecuted only because of their gender identity. Women are deprived of their basic rights in all areas including food, health, education, security, physical…
YPSA distributed sewing machines among 20 women entrepreneurs at Sitakund
YPSA distributed sewing machines among 20 small women entrepreneurs under the project “Women Empowerment through Skills Development” supported by Bangladesh NGO Foundation (BNF), on 24 December 2019 at the YPSA-HRDC Sitakund….
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation team visited YPSA-HERfinance project
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation team paid a visit to Next Collections Limited (Ha-meem Group) on 17 November. The representatives from the international Brand Li & Fung and Global team…
Networking meeting with Government officials and different stakeholders held in Sitakund
YPSA organized a networking meeting with Government official and different stakeholders of Sitakund Upazila under the project titled “Protect Environment through Women Entrepreneurship Development Program in Sitakund” supported by HSBC….
Workshop on Cluster Management Committee Formation held in Sitakund
Workshop on Cluster Management Committee Formation was held on 29 August 2019 at Freedom Fighter AKM Mafizur Rahman Auditorium of YPSA HRDC at Sitakunda Upazila under Chattogram District. The workshop…
Women with disabilities are getting market driven ICT training at YPSA-IRCD
20 women with disabilities are getting market driven ICT training at YPSA-IRCD since March 2019 under the project, Empowering women with disabilities through market driven ICT training and accessible information…
Community Tree Plantation program held at Sitakund
YPSA arranged a Community Tree Plantation program on 6th July at the Hasnabad Government Primary School in Sitakund under the project “Protect Environment through Women Entrepreneurship Development program” supported by…
Workshop on SRHR for women with disabilities held
A workshop on content selection with identification of problems on Sexual and Reproductive health Rights (SRHR) under the project “Empowering women with disabilities through market driven ICT training and accessible…
Staff Capacity Development and Refresher Training held at Cox’sBazar
YPSA has arranged “Staff Capacity Development and Refresher Training” for the Multi-Purpose Women’s Centre (MPWC) under the project “Humanitarian Assistance to the Most Vulnerable Rohingya Women and Girls” supported by…
YPSA celebrates and provides award to the champions of MNCH/ASRHR in Khagrachari Hill District
YPSA arranged a special program to celebrate the positive outcomes of MNCH/ASRHR (Maternal, New-born & Child Health/Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Rights) in Panchari, Khagrachari Hill District on 19 November 2018….
Multi-purpose Women’s Center for displaced Rohingya opens at Ukiya
If woman become economically self-reliant then they can take part in the decision-making process. Women’s participation in development activities helps women empowerment, prevents discrimination and violence against women. With the…
YPSA-SHOW Project initiate a Unique Model of Online Based Referral System in Khagrachari
MART (Maternal Awareness and Referral Tracking) System is a unique intervention of SHOW project in Bangladesh for online based referral system. This is a piloting initiative. If the system could…
YPSA visited YPSA-SHOW and EC-SRHR Project in Khagrachari
Md. Mahabubur Rahman Director (Social Development) YPSA visited a 5 day long residential training on ‘Audio Visual SBCC Materials Use Guideline and Facilitation Skills ‘ under YPSA-SHOW Project on 31…
YPSA celebrates International Day of Peace 2018
YPSA, with the support of ActionAid Bangladesh, has been implementing “Action for Impact” project which aims ensuring women’s rights, child rights, preventing domestic violence, child marriage improving youth skills as…
Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner visits YPSA’s Rohingya Humanitarian Response Program
“The honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh has earned a reputation as a symbol of world humanity by temporarily providing asylum to the hundreds of thousands of displaced Myanmar nationals who…
Inauguration of ‘Women Support Center’ in Cox’s Bazar
In order to provide legal support to women, ‘Women Support Center’ has been inaugurated at the District and Sessions Judge Court premises in Cox’s Bazar. District and Sessions Judge Mir…
Project induction to support victims of gender-based violence in Cox’s bazar
To provide proper support to the women and girl victims who faced gender-based violence in Cox’s Bazar, YPSA has come up with a new project ASTHA: Strengthening Access to Multi-sectoral…
The time is now for women: they are now driving force of development
“The time is now for women: they are now driving force of development – urban and rural living condition being changed” focusing the topic, YPSA’s Development Resource Center (DRC) with…
Dignity kits distributed to displaced women who fled violence in Myanmar
YPSA and ActionaAid Bangladesh have come together with humanitarian response for forcefully displaced Myanmar citizen in Cox’s Bazar. Most of these displaced citizens are women. During the crackdown by the…
YPSA’s senior management team visits Rohingya refugee camps
YPSA’s senior management team led by Md. Arifur Rahman, chief executive of YPSA visited Rohingya refugee camps on 16 September, 2017 at Kutumpalong, Balukhali, Panbazar, Unchiprang under Cox’sbazar district. Rohingya…