Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Organization's name: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)
Organization's acronym: YPSA
Headquarters address  
Address: House # 10 (F) P, Road # 13, Block-B, Chandgaon R/A, Chittagong - 4212


Bangladesh
Phone: +88-031-672857, +88-031-2570914
Fax: +88-031-2570255
Email: ypsaolr@gmail.com
Web site: www.ypsa.org
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • English
  • Bengali

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Climate Change
  • Development
  • Disabled Persons
  • Governance
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Human Rights
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Labour
  • Micro-Credit
  • Women/gender Equality
  • Youth

Financing for Development:
  • Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
  • Mobilizing international resources for development

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women

Population:
  • International migration

Social Development:
  • Disabled persons
  • Poverty
  • Youth

Statistics:
  • Demographic and social surveys
  • Development indicators
  • Disability Statistics
  • Household Statistics
  • Social Statistics and Social Monitoring

Sustainable Development:
  • Biodiversity
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Disaster management and vulnerability
  • Education
  • Gender equality
  • Health
Geographic scope: National
Country of activity:
  • Bangladesh
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1985
Year of registration (YYYY): 1995
Affiliation with NGO networks: ECOSOC,INFOYOUTH Network, UNESCO- INJEP, France,FAO Rural Youth and Food Security Global Network, Italy,Youth for Habitat International Network (YFHIN), Turkey,International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), USA, UNDPI,UNFCCC
Funding structure:
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other: Foreign and International Grant, Donation and grants from Domestic Resources

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Indigenous people
  • Workers and trade unions
  • Children and youth
  • Local authorities
  • Women
  • Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: Attended COPE 17 Durban 1 and was accredited at Durban Review Conference, April 20-30, 2009. Trusted Intermediary Global Accessible Resources (TIGER) Project funded by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Production of Multi Media Digital Talking Book (Access to Information 2) funded by Prime Ministers Office/Access to Information(A2I), UNDP Climate Change Adaptation by ensuring Water and Sanitation facilities in Cyclone Shelter funded by Coca Cola , Every Drop Matters, UNDP
Affiliation with other organizations: yes NETWORKING National ● Action against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children (ATSEC), Bangladesh ● Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB) ●Bangladesh Anti Tobacco Alliance (BATA) ●Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) ● Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF) ● Center for Disability in Development (CDD) ● Coastal Fisher folk Community Network (COFCON) ● Coordination Council for Human Rights (CCHRB) ● Credit and Development Forum (CDF) ● Campaign for Good Governance (SUPRO) ● Fair Election Monitoring Alliance (FEMA) ● Society for Participatory Education and Development (SPED) ● Forum for Regenerative Agriculture Movement (FORAM) ● National Forum of Organizations Working with Disabilities (NFOWD) ● National STD/AIDS network of Bangladesh ● NGO Forum for Public Health ●Voluntary Health Services Society (VHSS) ● Bio-diversity Research Group of Bangladesh (BRGB) ● Coalition for Urban Poor (CUP) ● Chittagong Society for the Disabled (CSD) ●ECOTA Fair Trade Ltd ● BCCC-Chittagong Division ●NGO Coordination Council for Climate Change (NC4) ● Network for Information, Response And Preparedness Activities on Disaster (Nirapad) ● Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) Forum, Bangladesh ● Civil Society Alliance of Scaling Up Nutrition in Bangladesh(CSA for SUN) International ● Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), United Nations ● United Nations Department of Public Information(DPI), United Nations ● FAO Rural Youth and Food Security Global Network, Italy ●INFOYOUTH Network, UNESCO-INJEP, France ● International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), USA ●International Disability and Human Rights Network (IDHRN), UK ● International Youth Cooperation (IYOCO), Netherlands ●The United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNDCCP), Austria ●The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Germany ● The United Nations Youth Unit (UNYU), USA ●Voluntary Work Information Service (VWIS), Switzerland ●Youth for Habitat International Network (YFHIN), Turkey ● IKKI IKKI ASIA, Japan ●Horizon Cosmopolite, Canada ● AYAD ● IJGD- German ●International Youth Cooperation (IYOCO), The Netherlands ●NGO Platform on ship breaking ●International Federation for Human Rights(FIDH) ●World Association of NGO (WANGO) ●Global Youth Action Network (GYAN) ●World Toilet Organization (WTO) ●IOGT International.
Publications: Study report on Land Acquisition for Climate Displaced Communities of Bangladesh ( http://www.ypsa.org/research-and-survey-reports/) Land Availability for Climate Displaced Communities of Bangladesh (http://www.ypsa.org/research-and-survey-reports/) Study report on The Viability of CHT as a destination for Climate Displaced Communities of Bangladesh – (http://www.ypsa.org/research-and-survey-reports/) Ship Breaking Activities and its Impact on the Coastal Zone of Chittagong, Bangladesh:Towards Sustainable Management (http://www.ypsa.org/research-and-survey-reports/) WORKERS IN SHIPBREAKING INDUSTRIES : A BASE LINE SURVEY OF CHITTAGONG (http://www.ypsa.org/research-and-survey-reports/)
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development: 		www.ypsa.org

Social Development

Affiliation with other organizations: None
Publications: As above: None. We do have existing plans to publish detailed reports on the general state of child orphan affairs worldwide with a focus on medical issues. Reports will also pay attention to: * HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention * Drug Awareness and Prevention * Tuberculosis Awarness and Prevention * Illness Detection and Prevention * Hygiene and Awareness and Care * Education Support * Counseling for Childbirth/Care * Physical Therapy