Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Being inspired by spirit of International Youth Year by the UN General Assembly, some socially conscious youths of Sitakund Upazilla under Chittagong District of Bangladesh began to motivate and organise the youth community to establish a development organisation. In this way on 20th May 1985 by active initiation of the socially conscious youth, a social development organisation called YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) began its course of participation in the development process.

YPSA is a voluntary, nonprofit, social development organisation registered with the different department of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh including NGO Affairs Bureau, Department of Social Welfare, Department of Youth Development, Health & Family Welfare, and Copyright office, Register of Joint Stock Companies and Firms and Micro Credit Regulatory Authority.

At present YPSA’s direct program interventions reach in Greater Chittagong Division (including Chittagong Hill Tracts) and Dhaka District. Besides, YPSA doing country-wide and regional campaigning through its advocacy initiatives and joint program with grassroots NGOs through its Networking & Strategic Linkage Unit. Currently YPSA is working for and with a total of 9 million (estimated) disadvantaged and vulnerable people.

Organisational focal Person for the SDG Platform
Mr.Md.Arifur Rahman
Chief Executive
E-mail:ypsa_arif@yahoo.com

Communication Focal Person for the SDG Platform
Mr.Md.Shahidul Islam
Assistant Director & Head of Response Program
E-mail: Shahid_ypsa@yahoo.com

Contact:

Mailing Address:House # 10 (F) P, Road # 13, Block-B, Chandgaon R/A,
Chittagong – 4212, Bangladesh.
Phone: +88-031-671690 / 2570255, 01817-707673
Website: http://ypsa.org/
Email: info@ypsa.orgs , ypsa_arif@yahoo.com
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