News Category: Rohingya Response Program
Plan International’s Country Director visited YPSA’s Program in Teknaf
Ms. Orla Murphy, Country Director of Plan International Bangladesh (PIB) visited the on-going activities of YPSA in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar on 28th September, 2020. She was accompanied by Mr. Mohammed…
International Development Story: Humanitarian response for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh by YPSA
Dr. Hasan, Professor Social Work at Centennial College, Toronto, hosted this episode of Podcasting Social Work and had conversation with Mr. Arifur Rahman, CEO, YPSA. Bangladesh has the world largest…
DFID Head of Humanitarian and Protracted Crisis team visit YPSA Response Program in Rohingya Camp
A high level team of DFID visited YPSA Age Friendly Space (AFS-5) at Camp-13, Burmapara, Tasnimarkhola, Thaingkhali, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar on 25 November, 2019. Mr. Robert Watt OBE, Head of…
Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau Abdus Salam visited YPSA Rohingya Response Program
YPSA has been implementing various social and human development programs in Cox’s Bazar District since 2001. After 25, 2017, various humanitarian assistance programs had been implementing for the forcefully displaced…
Nahim Razzaq MP along with 53 local and foreign youths visit YPSA’s humanitarian assistance programs
Honorable Member of Parliament of Bangladesh and Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nahim Razzaq along with 53 local and foreign youths visited various humanitarian assistance…
YPSA celebrated “International Day of Older Persons’2019” at the Age Friendly Space in Ukhiya
YPSA celebrated “International Day of Older Persons’2019” at the Age Friendly Space (AFS-05), Camp-13 (D4), Burmapara, Tasnimarkhola, Thaingkhali, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar on 01 October with the technical support of HelpAge…
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister visits YPSA’s humanitarian response project for the forcefully displaced Rohingya
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne visited YPSA’s humanitarian response project for the forcefully displaced Rohingya in Coxs Bazar on 4th September 2019. Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, H.E. Julia Niblett…
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…
Singing out against human trafficking – Rohingya Response Project
The UN Migration Agency IOM and Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) are raising awareness of the danger of human trafficking through drama and folksong at Cox’s Bazar in…
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…
Inception Workshop of Sustainable Livelihood Project
YPSA organized an Inception Workshop of ‘Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives for the Host-Community People Highly Affected by Rohingya Influx in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar’ at Whykong Union Parishad Hall Room, Teknaf, Cox’s…
Phunthi Phather Ashar at Age Friendly Space for displaced Rohingya
Phunthi Phather Ashar (পুঁথি পাঠের আসর) is one’s performance of reading book or reciting poetry or story telling with nice melody in a traditional way on the courtyard or small stage…
PKSF visits YPSA’s humanitarian response to displaced Rohingyas
YPSA, an organization for sustainable development, has been praising the administration and the community by implementing various social development programs in greater Chittagong since 1985. YPSA has been implementing various…
PKSF senior team visits YPSA Age Friendly Space for Rohingya people
Deputy General Manager (DGM) of PKSF A.H.M Abdul Kaiyum visited YPSA’s Rohingya projects at Balukhali, Ukhia, Cox’sbazar on 10 January 2018. He visited YPSA’s Age Friendly Space and Women Friendly…
“Ins and outs of Rohingya crisis” featured by Channel 24 TV
Md. Arifur Rahman, Chief Executive at YPSA speaks about the ins and outs of Rohingya crisis at a program featured by Channel 24 TV. Television : CHANNEL 24 Program :…
YPSA to establish Age-friendly Spaces for elderly Rohingyas
To respect, promote and ensure the human rights of aged Rohingya people who fled to Bangladesh due to persecution against Rohigya Muslim in Myanmar, YPSA is going to establish two…
Rapid Need Assessment on elderly displaced Rohingya started
Since 25 August, renewed violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has forced more than half a million men, women and children, to flee their homes to escape brutal crackdown by Myanmar…
Another 8500 displaced Rohingya families received food
YPSA has started food distribution among the persecuted & displaced new arrival unregistered Myanmar Nationals “displaced Rohingya” in Cox’s Bazar District in Bangladesh with the support of CONCERN WORLDWIDE. Each…
Women Friendly Space (WFS) for Rohingya establised
More than fifty percent of forcefully displaced persons of Rakhine state are women. Rohingya women, who were worst victims of the violence and the easy prey for the rioters and…
YPSA distributes food to 1200 Rohingya families
YPSA, with the support of Action Aid Bangladesh, has started food distribution among the displaced Rohingya people in Cox’sbazar. Each food package contains 4Kg Dal, 1 litter Oil, 1Kg Sugar…