YPSA (Young Power in Social Action)

The youth community makes up half of the world’s population. With a view to creating worldwide awareness about this youth community and to ensure youth participation in development programs, the UN General Assembly on 3rd November 1978, according to its resolution no. 33/7, declared 1981 to 1990 as the “Youth Decade” and designated 1985 as the “International Youth Year”. A massive campaign was carried out to involve youth in social development programs across the world, including Bangladesh. Being inspired by spirit of the “International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace”, the Founder General Secretary and Chief Executive Md. Arifur Rahman encouraged and organized the local youth community with the aim of establishing a youth development organization in Sitakund under Chattogram district of Bangladesh. In this way, on May 20, 1985, the youth organization “Young Power” was established which later transformed as social development organization “Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)” and began its course of participation in the development process. Currently, as an organization for sustainable development, YPSA is continuously moving forward with its vision, mission, and values as per its constitution and strategic plan.