Timeline / Milestone

1985

“Young Power”- A Youth Led and Youth Managed Club Established on 20th May 1985 (UN International Youth Year) at Sitakund under Chittagong District of Bangladesh
Youth and Anti Drug – Anti Smoking Programs

1987

Youth and Sports Programs

1988

Youth and Tree Plantation Programs

1989

Registered with Bangladesh Government as voluntary , non profit , non political organization

1990

Start short-term welfare activities with and for Youth and disadvantaged community

1991

Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Activities after the Devastating Cyclone of 29th April

1992

“Young Power” transformed into “Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)” as social development organization

1993

Transition to long-term development Program based on community needs and vulnerabilities
Start Sustainable group formation and Capacity development of target peoples and community
Start Participatory Savings & Credit Program (PSCP) for Economic Development of community

1994

Non-Formal Primary Education Project Started

1995

Maternal, Child Health Care & Family Planning (MCH & FP) Project
NGO Home Gardening and Nutrition Surveillance (NGNSP) Project
Registered with NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh Government (Foreign Donation)

1996

STD AIDS Prevention Program Started: Youth and Lower cast community

1997

Emergency Relief operation in Cyclone affected Coastal areas and Islands
Finalization of YPSA 1st Strategic Plan (1997-2001)

1998

YPSA represented in UN World Youth Forum & Festival in Portugal
Urban Development Program (UDP) starts in slum areas of Chittagong. City
Established formal school EVERGREEN International School (EIS)

1999

Strengthen Health and Population for Less Advantaged Program(SHAPLA)
Community Based Rehabilitation for Person with Disabilities (CBR for PWD’s)
Established YPSA Human Resource Development Centre HRDC – Sitakund Campus

2000

YPSA awarded International Youth Peace Prize IYPP 1999
Head Office set up in Chittagong (Commercial capital of the Bangladesh)
Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP) started
Long term development partner of Action Aid Bangladesh (DA 12)

2001

YPSA represented in Global Forum of International Year of Voluntarism in Switzerland Inauguration of YPSA
Centre for Youth and Development CYD by Global president of International Association of Voluntary Effort
IAVE Dr. Kenn Allen
Full Membership of INFOYOUTH Network (UNESCO – INJEP) France
Finalization of YPSA 2nd Strategic Plan (2002-2007)
Integration of Right Based Approach RBA as core organizational programmatic approach

2002

Women Empowerment through Decent Employment (WEDE) Project
STD/AIDS Prevention Program with floating and street-based sex workers of Chittagong City Corporation area

2003

Youth led Poverty Reduction through Digital Opportunities (YPRDO) Project
Advocacy for Public Policy for Ensuring Human Rights in Ship breaking Industry Project
Reproductive Health Initiative for Youth in Asia (RHIYA) Project
Broad-based Coalition and Advocacy for Human Rights (BCAHR) Project
Micro Health Insurance for Rural Poor Women in Bangladesh (MHIB) Project
Established YPSA Human Resource Development Centre HRDC – Chittagong Campus

2004

Establishing Partnership for Disaster Preparedness (PPDP) Project (DiPECHO- II)
Gender Awareness and action for Grassroots Enterprises (GAAGE) Project
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project: Drug User Intervention
Program Office set up in Chittagong Hill Tracts CHT
YPSA official website www.ypsa.org

2005

Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) For All (DFA)
Established ICT & Resource Center on Disabilities (IRCD)
Bangladesh Childhood Cataract Campaign in Chittagong division (BCCC)
Established Youth Community Multimedia Center (YCMC)
Prevention of HIV/AIDS among young people in Bangladesh (GFATM Package # 902)
Working area and program coverage extended to greater Chittagong division
Established YPSA Dhaka Office as National Advocacy and Networking office (Main Capital City of the Bangladesh)
YPSA sponsored website on Ship breaking issues www.shipbreakingbd.info

2006

Partnership with Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)
Micro Enterprise Savings-Credit Program (MES-C)
Reducing Risk of the Vulnerable Communities to Flood and Earthquake Project (DiPECHO- III)
Campaign to End Domestic Violence (CEDV) Program
Capacity Building for Ensuring Safe Labour Migration (CABSLAM) Project

2007

Partnership of the South Asia Civil Society Development Initiative (CSDI) Project
Global Exchange GX Program (with British Council, VSO-Bangladesh and Nagorik Uddog)
Prevention and Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking in Bangladesh (PPVHTB) Project
Promoting Rights for Persons with Disabilities (PRPD) Project
Mobilizing Communities for Disaster Risk Reduction Project (DiPECHO- IV)

2008

Strengthening Adolescent Reproductive Health in Bangladesh (SARH) Project
Self Employment by Promoting Income generation to Youth (PAP CHT) Project
Community Based Child Development (ComBaCD) Project
Primary Prevention of HIV & Risk Reduction through Work- place Interventions in Garments Industries in the Chittagong Division (GFATM Package # 912)
GFATM Round-6 (Malaria Component) Project
Women Entrepreneurs through Skill Development Project
Strengthening Capacity of NGO’s to better perform in Disaster Management project
Finalization of YPSA 3rd Strategic Plan and Business Plan (2008-2013)
Established YPSA Human Resource Development Centre HRDC – Kawkhali Campus
Registered with Micro Credit Regulatory Authority of Bangladesh Government to work as Micro Finance institute

2009

Community Managed Local Health Services & Water Sanitation Project in South East Bangladesh
Promoting Smoke free local Government & public spaces in Chittagong Division Program
Post Literacy and Continuing Education for Human Development Project-2 (PLCEHD-2)
Restoration and conservation of biodiversity in the denuded hills in Sitakunda and Mirsharai, Chittagong
Disaster Preparedness by Ensuring Water and Sanitation Facilities in Relief Shelters
Enhanced Disaster Preparedness among Communities and institutions in Bangladesh (DIPECHO-V)
Project on Promoting basic services to survivors in trafficking through integrated approach
Holistic Program for Sustainable and Environment Balanced and Safer Ship Recycling in Bangladesh (SEBSSR)

2010

Safer life of Girls Domestic Workers Project.
Promoting pro-poor policy programs and public services for all
GFATM- Round-8 (TB- Control program )
YPSA received National e-Content and ICT4D champion Award 2010 for DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) for all in Social Inclusion and participation categories. YPSA also awarded Special Mention award For Ship Breaking in Bangladesh web portal (www.shipbreakingbd.info) under e- enterprise and livelihood categories from D.Net in association with Ministry of Science and ICT, Government of Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh.

2011

Make Community based Disaster Risk Management inclusive South Asia (CBDRM)
Community Radio for building awareness on early warning system and climate change and health issues for the coastal population

2012

Unique Interventions for Quality Primary Education-UNIQUE II Project
Construction of Youth Training Center (YTC) in Cox’sbazar under GGHSP of Japan
Bangladesh Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) Rights Initiative
HIV/AIDS Prevention Services for Street Based Sex Workers and their Clients (Package SP-2)

2013

Mainstreaming the Children of Street Based Sex Workers (CSBSW) through Integrated Education Programs
Climate Change Adaptation by ensuring Water and Sanitation facilities in Cyclone
Empowering Youth with Disabilities through Market Driven ICT Skills
YPSA awarded special consultative status of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Livelihood Support Program for landless Forest dependent community in Mirsarai Upzilla
Leadership Development Program (LDP)
Climate Resilient Participatory Afforestation and Reforestation project (CRPARP)
Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGER)
Production of Multi Media Digital Talking Book (Access to Information 2)
LaborVoices SmartLine Implementation
Intervention for Hotel, Street and Residence based Female Sex Worker (Link up Package #02)

2014

Uplifting the Children of Sweepers Living in Slums (CSLS) through Integrated Education program.
Community Legal Services (CLS) for Access to Justice
Promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights – Universal Access to Reproductive Health
Engaging Private Sector to Increase Access and Use of LARCs services
Cox’sbazar Youth Training Center (CYC) launched.

2015

Creating and enabling environment for young people to claim and access their sexual and reproducing health rights in Bangladesh
Essential HIV prevention , Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRHR)
Service for most at risk adolescent female street based sex worker in Dhaka
Creating Evidence at the Grassroots for National Advocacy on Leadership program.
Youth Empowerment for Development
3rd Round of Service Innovation Fund for Accessible Book Production (Grade-6 to Grade-10) by Prime Minister Office.
Wining of International Excellent Award , 2015, London Book Fair (LBF)
Securing a Better future for Working Children in Ship Breaking Yard.
Community Engagement in Environment Protection Initiatives (CEEPI).
Emergency WASH support to the people affected by the South-East flood and Cyclone KOMEN
Relief support for flood and cyclone affected Population in Need in South-East Bangladesh (RESONSE) project
Strenthening Health Outcome for Women & Children (SHOW)
Ashshash: A project for social and economic reintegration of the victims of trafficking

2016

Strengthening Health Outcome for the Women and Children (SHOW)
Advance Program for Improved Lifestyle of the Urban Poor (APILUP), LRP-48
Capacity buildings activities in Bangladesh for the production of books in accessible formats
Sustainable Livelihood and Inclusive Development of Persons with Disabilities
Production of accessible Dictionary and reading materials for all through DAISY standard
YPSA received award on Innovation of Policies and Practices 2016 by zero project
Strengthening Health and Other Opportunities for Vulnerable Adolescents –SHOVA
HIV Prevention Program for Female Sex Workers (FSW) and their Clients
Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Cox’s Bazar (CEVEC)
Emergency Assistance to Cyclone ROANU affected Communities in Southern of Bangladesh
Emergency Life Savings Support to Cyclone Roanu Affected Communities in Kutubdia, Coastal Bangladesh
Relief Support for Cyclone Roanu Affected Population in need in South-East Bangladesh
YES Center-Youth Empowerment through Skills
UNDP-Early Recovery Facilities(ERF) Project
Disaster Response for Tropical Cyclone ROANU project
Transitional Shelter Relief for Family Affected Severely by Cyclone ROANU in Bangladesh
Building Resilience of Returning Migrants from the Andaman Sea through Economic Reintegration and
Community Empowerment in Cox’sBazar
Reducing Irregular Migration by Sea through Awareness Raising in Four Districts of Bangladesh

2017

Ensuring decent Work and Safe conditions for Ship breaking Workers in Bangladesh
Disability Inclusive Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Management (DICCAD)
Fairer Labour Migration in Bangladesh
Promoting Safe Water and Sanitation at East Bakalia in Chittagong
Youth in Action for building Peace and Harmony
Disaster Response Project for Victims of Cyclone MORA in Bangladesh
School Feeding Program
BGD Second Chance Education
YPSA Cultural and Sports program for School student
Improve Livelihood program for Elderly people
Value Chain development program (Goats keeping and expansion program at loft)
Preservation, development and expansion programs of the Red Chittagong Cattle
Program for expansion of high yielding varieties of BARHI date farming technology
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Response in Cox’s Bazar Districts of Bangladesh
Humanitarian Assistance to Unregistered Myanmar Nationals in Cox’s Bazar District in Bangladesh
Integrated assistance package in Cox’sbazar
PARADIGM – Poverty Alleviation through Resilience and Disability Inclusive Graduation Model
Emergency Nutrition and Health Services and Non-food Material Support for Malnourished Children, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mother and Vulnerable Families of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in Cox’s Bazar’
Humanitarian Assistance to the Most Vulnerable Rohangya Women and Girls
BGD General Food Distribution in Cox’sbazar-Rohingya Response
BGD-IKEA Foundation Seed Rohingya Response 2017
Child Centered Care Response to Rohingya Adolescents in Cox’s Bazar Project
Blanket Distribution to Rohingya Communities
Response to the need of older amongst forcibly displaced citizen of Myanmar
Ensured WASH facilities for Rohingya communities
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Response in Cox’s Bazar Districts of Bangladesh
Disaster Response project for victims of Cyclone Mora in Bangladesh
Promoting Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities through DPO (Disable people organisation) Mobilization
A Path to the Phased Elimination of Malaria From Bangladesh
To Increase Access and Use if Injectable and LARC Services under Mayer Hashi II project

2018

Developing a project for Community-driven Planned Relocation of Highly Vulnerable Climate Displaced Households in South-Eastern Coast of Bangladesh
Integrated Response to the needs of Older People amongst Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National
ASTHA: Strengthening Access to Multi-sectoral Public Services for GBV Survivors in Bangladesh
Strengthening People’s Safeguard to Protect Land Rights of Marginalized Community (FGGII) Project
BGD-IKEA-2 Rohingya Response 2018
Development of Ecotourism Industry in Sitakund and Mirsarai
Alternative crop production for controlling tobacco cultivation
Initiatives to Prevent Human Trafficking in Emergency Response
Response to the Humanitarian Crisis-Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Citizens In Bangladesh
Response to the needs of older People amongst Host Community in Bangladesh
Sustainable Livelihood Initiatives for the Host-Community People Highly Affected by Rohingya Influx in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.
Protect Refugee Women/Girls from Gender Based Violence and their Resilience
Distribution of Non Food Items (Dignity Kits) to Women with Nutritionally Vulnerable Children for forcibly displaces Myanmar Nationals Living in Camps in Cox’s bazaar
Recovery Support for the disrupted livelihoods of Host Community in Cox’s Bazar District
Meeting the Emergency Needs of Displaced Rohingya Households
Mc Government International Food for Education and Child nutrition Program.
Humanitarian Response to the Waterlogged Affected Community in Moheshkhali Upazila Under Cox’s Bazar District of Bangladesh.
Enhancing WASH Facilities to the Waterlog Affected Household at Matarbari Union of Moheshkhali Upazila, Cox’s Bazar.
HER Finance Digital Wages Program
YPSA NFI Distribution Project
PROYASH Phase II
Protect Environment through Women Entrepreneurship Development Program in Sitakund
Bangladesh Shekher Khil Village Disaster Risk Reduction Project

2019

Accessible resource center in central library for visually impaired students at University of Chittagong
Empowering women with disabilities through market driven ICT training and accessible information on
sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR)
Strengthening the ICT and Resource center for Persons with Disabilities in Chattogram
Safety First Raising Awareness of Ship‐recycling Workers Needs and Providing Training on Occupation
Health and Safety, Bangladesh
Prevention and Response activities implementation on counter trafficking issues
Child Protection for Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Enabling Forcibly Displaced Nationals of Myanmar and extremely vulnerable host community members
to build a safer living environment
WISH2ACTION (Women Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Project)
Peace for Justice in Chattogram and Cox’sBazar
Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB) Project
Promoting Education and Child Protection among Children and Adolescent in the Crisis Affected area in
Cox’sBazar
Holistic Response to Counter Trafficking and Child Marriage issue in Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar
Holistic Response to Counter Trafficking and Child Marriage issue in Host Community in Cox’s Bazar
Technology and Expansion of High Value Fruit and Crop Cultivation
Microenterprise Development Project
Active Citizens Bangladesh Project
Inclusion works
Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Chattogram Division
Addressing the rights and needs of climate forced displaced people in South-Eastern Coast of Bangladesh

2020

Development of advocacy narrative for collective actions of CSOs in Climate Justice
USAID’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Activity in Cox’s Bazar
SLNG Livelihood Enhancement Programme
Community Communication Skills Development for Social Awareness in Cox’s Baza
COVID 19 Response in Bangladesh
COVID 19 response under Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Chattogram
Division
CPiE and EiE in COVID 19 Emergency Response Project
YPSA-BCTIP COVID 19 Response in Cox’sBazar
Emergency Food Support for Shipbreaking Workers
YPSA-Youth Led COVID 19 Response Project
Redesigning Mobility Aid to Function in Challenging Environments and Limited-Resource Settings
Emergency Health, Wash and Protection Assistance for COVID-19 Response in Underserved Areas of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Vetkhi/ Koral-tilapia-carp mixed culture for income generation of poor people
Knowledge Platform for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

2021

Combating Early Marriage in Bangladesh
Women and Girls Empowerment in Chattogram Hill Tracts through Education and Skills
Checklist for Promoting Disability Inclusion and accessibility in the SRHR Sector
Promoting decent employment and SRHR for COVID-19 affected women with disabilities
From Sheikh Mujibur to Bangabandhu, Liberation War and Bangladesh – A Multimedia Talking Book Project of the Mujib Year
Shukhi Jibon
Capacity strengthening of marginalized coastal communities through low-tech solutions
BGD AHP Rohingya Response Phase # 3 – CP Theme
Shelter Assistance for Forcibly Displaced Rohingya and Host Populations in Bangladesh
COVID-19 affected FDMN & Host Communities Response Project in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Youth from Host Communities and Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar as Agents of Change (YHCRCCAC)
Integrated Assistance Programme in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Emergency Fire Response for Rohingya Refugees of Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
Emergency NFIs support to the victims of massive fire incident at camps, Cox’s Bazar
Immediate Support to Fire Victims in Rohingya Camp
Emergency Multi – Sector Rohingya Crisis Response Project (EMRCRP)
Integrated SRH and SGBV service delivery for Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh
Health, Protection, and Cash Assistance for refugees and Host communities in Cox’s Bazar
COVID-19 affected FDMN & Host Communities’ Economic Recovery and Response Project in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Emergency NFIs and Cash Grant supports to the massive fire affected people in the camps & host community in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar
Food Distribution Project 2021 for Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) Shifted to Bhasan Char under Noakhali District of Bangladesh
Addressing host-community’s emergency needs of Health, WASH, and Protection due to COVID-19 in underserved areas of Cox’s Bazar
Addressing emergency needs through multipurpose CASH Programme for food security and livelihood support for the flood affected host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
YPSA-BSRM Integrated Agro Development Project at Sitakund and Mirshari
Prioritizing Web Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities living in Bangladesh
Harm Reduction and Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) Service Package for Male and Female PWID (Service Package-26)
Education Cannot Wait (ECW)
General Food Assistance Program
Safe meat and dairy products market development sub-project under the Rural Microenterprise
Transformation Project (RMTP)
Economic development program for poor people through distribution of vans
Economic development program for poor people through goat rearing

2022

Plastic Waste Management in Chattogram City Corporation Area
Community Partnerships to Strengthen Sustainable Development (Compass) program
Green and Safer Ship Recycling in Bangladesh
Extension and Marketing of High Value Fruit Crop Varieties Farmers Value Chain Sub-Project (RMTP)
Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE)
Bangladesh Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Human Capital Development Project
Self-Reliance Disability and Age Inclusion
Food Distribution Project for Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) in Bhasan Char, Noakhali District, Bangladesh-2022
Fight Slavery and Trafficking-In-Persons (FSTIP) Activity
Sustainable and Comprehensive Protection Program for Host Communities impacted by the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh
Integrated protection and Health program for Rohingya Refugees and Host community in Cox’s Bazar
Sustainable Community Development for Disaster Risk Reduction Management in the Rohingya camps

2023

Integrated protection and Resilience Intervention for Host communities in three sub-districts (Ramu, Chakaria and Ukhiya) of Cox’s Bazar
Prioritized HIV prevention services for key populations in Bangladesh
BGD Global Fund C19RM Response Mechanism
RISE (Reimagining Industry To Support Equality) Project
Advancing the Leadership of Women and Girls Towards Better Health and Climate Change Resilience (Dishari Project)
Protect children from hazardous labour in Dried Fish and Metal factory Sector (Free Kids) and enlighten their future
Advancing Livelihoods through Sustainable Water and Sanitation Solutions (Alive Wash) Project
Youth are Resilient, Interconnected, Socially Cohesive and Engaged (YouthRISE) Activity
Early Childhood Development (ECD) HomeKit for a Playful Home in Cox’s Bazar -Play to Learn
Emergency Support for Flood Affected People of Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
MOCHA Emergency Response Project
YPSA-YES Center-a2i ISEC Project in Cox’s Bazar
Integrated Response to Needs of Older People and Persons with Disability amongst the Rohingya and Host Community
Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh Phase III
Building Agency of Youth in Climate Action
Support to FDMN in Cox’s Bazar in Education and WASH sector, Phase – 4
SWAPNO II Project
Cyclone Hamoon Emergency Response Project
Road Safety Program
Building and Inclusive Platform for PWD’s Rights and Climate Justice

(Updated on January 2024)