Location: Pallabi, Dhaka

Website: https://yes-bangladesh.org/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/yesbangladesh19

Email: yesbangladesh@outlook.com

Mission and Vision:

Mission: To ensure young people, especially women and adolescent girls, are able to positively influence policy decisions that affect their lives; and The young people in Bangladesh, especially women and adolescent girls, are empowered to become active and equal citizens who are able to reach their full potential.

Target population/beneficiaries:

  • Adivasi
  • Climate vulnerable population
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Policy makers
  • Population in hard-to reach areas
  • Third gender
  • Urban floating population
  • Women and children
  • Youth (Age between 18-35)

Geographical coverage: Both (National and Sub-National)

Type and focus:

  • Youth led and youth centric programmes
  • Youth network
  • Youth volunteer organisation

Focus/areas of current programme:

  • Advocacy and Awareness Building
  • Environment, Climate Change, and Disaster Management
  • Gender Equality
  • Humanitarian Response
  • Integrated Development
  • Mental heath
  • Rights to children, Adivasi Rights and Development
  • Volunteerism
  • Women Empowerment

The main areas of the youth programme(s): Youth skills and capacity development

Title of the programme (1): Y-Moves Project

Duration or time period: 4 Years

Targeted beneficiaries:

  • Children (below 18 years)
  • Young Men (Age between 18-35)
  • Young Women (Age between 18-35)

Districts covered: All 64 Districts

Youth involvement: Actively/directly engaged in project delivery and implementation

Government Ministries and/or Departments involved: Ministry of Women and Children Affairs