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World Human Rights Day 2011 observed in Cox’sbazar
YPSA observed World Human Rights Day 2011 in Cox’sbazar. YPSA and Survivor Voice ‘Onirban’ organized Human chain at the District Administartion Office premises and handover a memorandum to the District…

Radio Sagor Giri FM 99.2 started test transmission from Sitakund , Chittagong
Radio Sagor Giri FM 99.2 has already started test transmission. This is the first Government approved community radio station in Chittagong initiated by YPSA . The name of this Community Radio…

YPSA observed International Volunteers Day 2011
5 December is “International Volunteers Day”. United Nation declared this day as international volunteer decade. This day seeks significant importance to us. We do volunteer knowingly or unknowingly. We help…

YPSA observed World Aids Day’ 2011
YPSA Consortium organized different programs on occasion of World AIDS DAY at Theater Institute of Chittagong on 2 December with the support of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of…

Workshop on “ ICT and Accessibility For The People With Disability” held in the festival of South Asia Social Forum (SASF)
YPSA and Actionaid Bangladesh jointly organized a workshop on “ ICT and Accessibility For The People With Disability” in the festival of South Asia Social Forum (SASF), the program held on…

Meeting on Post Literacy and Continuing Education for Human Development (PLCEHD) in Cox’s Bazar
YPSA consortium organized coordination meeting on Post Literacy and Continuing Education for Human Development (PLCEHD) in Cox’s Bazar on 15 November. Mr. Biddyt Roy Barman, Assistant Director, Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE) under…

YPSA’s CE travels to South Africa to attend The United Nations Climate Change Conference
YPSA’s chief executive and member of Executive Board, Sushasoner Jonny Procharavizan (SUPRO) Md. Arifur Rahman travels to South Africa to attend The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011. He will…

Divisional Workshop on “Enforcement of Tobacco Control Law in Bangladesh” held
A workshop titled “Implementation and Enforcement of Tobacco Control Law in Bangladesh” jointly arranged by National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC), Divisional Health Office of Chittagong and YPSA with the support…

Best Remittance User Family Award received in Remittance Festival 2011
Md. Belal Uddin, Best Remittance user of Sitakund, Mr. Liakat Ali, Program Officer of YPSA and MRIS project beneficiaries received “Best Remittance User Family Award” from Shonar Manush Shommanona and…

Child rescued and handover to his family.
Shajib (10) son of Abdur Razzak and Salina Begum was rescued while he was being trafficked from Cox’sbazar. He was missing from Narayanganj 10 days earlier. Pritim Kumar Chowdhury, Deputy…

YPSA & Chittagong District Administration jointly observed IDDRR
YPSA & Chittagong District Administration Office jointly observed International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, 2011 keeping the slogan “Making Children & Young People Partners in Disaster Risk…

Meeting on “Human Trafficking & Violence Against Women & Children” held at Cox’sbazar
YPSA’s ACT Project organized a meeting on “Human Trafficking & Violence Against Women & Children” at Cox’sbazar. Mr. Selim Md. Zahangir, Police Super of Cox’sbazar presided the meeting. All senior Police…

Meeting with the employers of girl domestic workers held at Mirsharai
YPSA organized meeting with the employers of girl domestic workers at Jorarganj, Mirsharai on 10 October 2011. Child domestic workers are often confined in a house where they are deprived from…

YPSA observed Child Rights Week 2011
YPSA’s Development Initiatives for Social Change project organized different programs in Sitakund to observe Child Rights Week 2011 Emphasizing creating a child-friendly environment in the country through ensuring the safety of children from…

USAID and 8 other representatives from different national and international organizations visited YPSA
Ms. Rumana Amin, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Democracy and Governance Office, USAID and 8 other representatives from different national and international organizations visited YPSA’s ACT program in Cox’s Bazar on 3 October…

Meeting on implementation of Smoke Free Policy with Chittagong City Corporation held
YPSA organized sharing meeting on implementation of Smoke Free Policy in Chittagong with Chittagong City Corp. counselors, officials and smoke free coalition members on 03 October, 2011 at YPSA-HRDC.The meeting…

Leadership training on Tobacco Control held in Laksmipur
Leadership training on Tobacco control is arranged in Laksmipur pouroshova. All smoke free civil society coalition members were participated in the training. The main objectives of the training were to…

Meeting with Khagrachari and Bandarban Pouroshova held
A meeting titled as `Smoke Free Public Places and Environment’ is arranged in Khagrachori,one of the district of hill tract areas, on 29th September in the conference hall of the pouroshova….

Meeting with the employers of girl domestic workers held
Meeting with the employers of girl domestic workers held at ANANDALOAK, a training centre of girl domestic workers, Chittagong on 25 September under the project “The Project of Safer Life Girl…

Asian Women University-YPSA joint photo exhibition ended
Asian Women University (AWU) and YPSA jointly arranged a photo Exhibition on “Visages of the ship breaking workers-an insight in the reality of the migrant workers coming from all over…