Young Power In Social Action (ypsa)

What Young Power In Social Action (ypsa) does

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) is a Bangladesh-based non-governmental, non-profit social development organization founded on May 20, 1985, in Sitakunda Upazila under Chattogram district. The organization operates across five core thematic areas: health, economic empowerment, human rights and governance, environment and climate change, and disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response. YPSA serves vulnerable and marginalized populations including Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar camps, rural poor households, women, youth, persons with disabilities, and climate-affected coastal communities. The organization holds Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council and is registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau, Department of Social Welfare, RJSC, and Micro Credit Regulatory Authority (MRA).

YPSA's core products and services span development program delivery and ICT-enabled tools. Key offerings include the Multimedia Talking Book and Accessible Dictionary (inclusive education technology for visually impaired students developed with the a2i Programme), a 76-branch microfinance network across 8 districts under MRA license, Radio SAGOR GIRI FM 99.2 community radio, ICT & Resource Centre on Disabilities, and programmatic interventions covering education in emergencies, NCD care, reproductive health, microenterprise development, village courts, and humanitarian response. The organization maintains four core operating subsidiaries: two Human Resource Development Centre campuses (Cox's Bazar and Sitakund), the community radio station, and the ICT & Resource Centre on Disabilities.

YPSA's revenue model is grant-based, funded through international donors, UN agencies, bilateral development partners, and microfinance interest income. The organization does not charge beneficiaries for development programs; microfinance services follow MRA-regulated interest rates. Programs are delivered through direct field operations via community centers, learning centers in Rohingya camps, Women Friendly Spaces, Age Friendly Spaces, and partnerships with government bodies. YPSA has approximately 1,001–5,000 employees and maintains headquarters in Sitakunda with regional offices in Cox's Bazar and Dhaka, operating across multiple divisions in Bangladesh.

Name

Young Power In Social Action (ypsa)

Legal name

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Website

https://ypsa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Bangladesh-based non-profit social development organization founded in 1985, operating health, education, microfinance, climate, and humanitarian programs for vulnerable populations including Rohingya refugees and rural poor, with 76 microfinance branches and UN ECOSOC consultative status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Community Development Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Community Housing Services (62422), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian assistance
• Community development
• Microfinance services
• Disability inclusion
• Refugee support

Headquarters

HQ city

Sitakunda

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding from Donors and Partners: YPSA receives grant funding from international donors, development partners, and UN agencies for implementing development projects in health, education, economic empowerment, environment, and humanitarian response.
2. Microfinance Operations: Operating microfinance activities under MRA certificate through 76 approved branches in 8 districts, providing financial services to poor households for economic development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

YPSA is a Cox's Bazar-based non-profit NGO that delivers integrated humanitarian assistance (food security, shelter, WASH) and long-term community development services including education, primary healthcare, microfinance, livelihoods, disability-inclusive programming, climate adaptation, and disaster risk reduction for Rohingya refugees, host communities, women, children, youth, and persons with disabilities. It complements these services with locally developed assistive ICT products and a community radio station to reach last-mile beneficiaries.

Product overview

YPSA is an NGO/nonprofit organization for sustainable development rather than a software product company. The organization operates multiple thematic programs across health, economic empowerment, human rights, environment/climate change, disaster risk reduction, and education. Key products include ICT-based inclusive education tools (Multimedia Talking Book, Accessible Dictionary, Digital Talking Books), community radio (Radio Sagor Giri FM 99.2), ICT & Resource Centre on Disabilities, microgreens cultivation innovation for Rohingya camps, and various humanitarian response programs. The organization functions as a platform-plus-programs architecture with specialized initiatives addressing different development needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Humanitarian Assistance Program Integrated humanitarian aid delivering food security, shelter, WASH, and protection services to Rohingya refugees and the host community in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
• Education and Non-Formal Learning Program Formal and non-formal education services including schools and community learning centers for refugee and host-community children and adolescents in Cox's Bazar.
• Community-Based Primary Healthcare Primary healthcare delivery through static clinics, mobile health teams, and community health worker networks, including sexual and reproductive health services for refugees and host communities.
• Microfinance and Livelihoods Program Microfinance, savings, and livelihoods support services targeting poor and marginalized households, especially women, in Cox's Bazar.
• Skills Development and Livelihood Training Vocational, technical, and life-skills training for youth, women, and marginalized groups aimed at employability and self-reliance.
• Disability-Inclusive Development Program Integrated programming for persons with disabilities including assistive devices, rehabilitation, inclusive education, livelihoods, and rights-based advocacy, anchored by YPSA's ICT & Resource Centre on Disabilities.
• Multimedia Talking Book An assistive ICT product developed by YPSA to deliver accessible audio-visual information to persons with disabilities, particularly those who are blind, deaf, or have low literacy.
• Accessible Dictionary An assistive ICT product developed by YPSA to provide accessible reference and learning content for persons with disabilities and low-literacy users.
• Community Radio Service (Radio SAGOR GIRI FM 99.2) Community radio broadcasting service used to disseminate awareness, education, disaster early warning, and rights-based information to refugee and host-community audiences in Cox's Bazar.
• Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Program Community-based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction programming targeting vulnerable coastal and refugee populations in Cox's Bazar.
• Advocacy and Social Mobilization Rights-based advocacy, awareness, and social mobilization on humanitarian, disability, and development issues, supported by YPSA's UN ECOSOC Consultative Status.

Quantifiable outcome

• 237,000 two-pit latrines built in rural water sanitation project
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026National seminar on Rohingya camp structural issues. Joint research on vulnerabilities and psychosocial challenges in camps.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2024AVCB III (Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh) project. Agreement signed for 2nd year implementation across 15 districts. Funded by EU and Local Government Department.
• World Food Programme (WFP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2017Partnership for emergency food distribution to Rohingya refugees. WFP provides food grain support while YPSA distributes to beneficiaries in Cox's Bazar camps. Distributed food to 15,600+ Rohingya families.
• Counterpart InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2013Leadership Development Program (LDP) partnership. ICT training for youth leaders. Building leadership potential for adults and youth.
• British CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Global Xchange program partnership. Youth leadership exchange. BYLC partnership for leadership training.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECW (Education Cannot Wait) and Education in Emergencies project in Rohingya camps. Save the Children Japan team visits and monitors programs. Implementing partner for education programs.
• Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing microfinance, ENRICH, water sanitation projects. PKSF is a major government-backed microfinance institution. Six YPSA branches were recognized for excellence in water sanitation project.
• Community Partners International (CPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDecentralized NCD Care Model partnership since 2021. Implementing community-based healthcare for NCDs in Cox's Bazar. Scaling healthcare solutions for displaced populations.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency relief support for flood-affected communities. YPSA-IOM partnership for humanitarian response in Banshkhali and other areas. Distributed tarpaulins and relief supplies.
• CARE BangladeshmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlood relief distribution partnership. Joint relief efforts in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar. Distribution to 200 flood-affected people.
• DW AkademiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCSDSA project for Rohingya communities. German Parliamentary State Secretary visited project. Communication and community development programs.
• Aspire to Innovate (a2i) ProgrammemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment of Bangladesh ICT program. Supported development of Multimedia Talking Book and Accessible Dictionary for visually impaired students. PM Tarique Rahman recognized these innovations.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation sector support in Rohingya camps. Cox's Bazar Education Sector jointly managed with UNICEF and Save the Children. SHOVA project visits.
• Unilever BangladeshmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Journalism Training Programme on Plastic Waste Management. Jointly organized at University of Chittagong with Chattogram City Corporation.
• International Labour Organization (ILO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated Plastic Waste Management Interventions in Chattogram. Technical guidance on sustainable waste management.
• HelpAge InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAge Friendly Spaces for elderly Rohingya. Training on disability and aging issues. Global Disability Advisor support.
• Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Volunteer Day observances. Youth volunteer programs. Disaster preparedness training.
• BRACmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth sector coordination. SRHR project partnerships. Participated in YPSA's SRHR orientation meeting.
• Chattogram City CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMART project inception workshop. Beach cleaning campaigns. Youth Champions of the Environment event. Plastic waste management initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: BRAC is the world's largest development NGO, headquartered in Bangladesh, operating across health, education, microfinance, and humanitarian response. YPSA directly coordinates with BRAC on health sector and SRHR programming, making BRAC the most relevant broad incumbent peer for comparable scale and program portfolio.
• Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF): PKSF is a government-backed apex microfinance and development fund in Bangladesh that channels funding to partner NGOs including YPSA. As both a funder and comparable institution in the ENRICH and microfinance space, PKSF is a broad incumbent peer for scale and program overlap.
• DRC (Danish Refugee Council) Bangladesh: DRC is a major international humanitarian organization with substantial Rohingya response operations in Cox's Bazar, including protection, livelihoods, and shelter programming. DRC is a broad incumbent peer for the humanitarian dimensions of YPSA's Rohingya portfolio.

Direct peers

• COAST Trust: COAST is a Bangladeshi development NGO working on coastal climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and community resilience in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar divisions. It is a direct peer for YPSA's RHL, CRPARP, and climate-displacement programming with overlapping beneficiary populations.
• CARE Bangladesh: CARE Bangladesh is a direct peer as a humanitarian and development NGO operating in the same disaster response, Rohingya response, and women's empowerment spaces. YPSA partnered with CARE on flood relief distribution, indicating direct operational overlap and donor-coordination dynamics.
• ActionAid Bangladesh: ActionAid Bangladesh is a comparable rights-based development NGO with overlapping programs on humanitarian response, women's rights, and governance. YPSA partnered with ActionAid on Rohingya food distribution and dignity kits, demonstrating shared donor ecosystem and beneficiary segments.
• ASA (Association for Social Advancement): ASA is one of Bangladesh's largest microfinance NGOs with an extensive branch network serving poor households. ASA is a direct peer for YPSA's microfinance operations, competing for the same MRA-regulated lending market in Bangladesh.
• Save the Children (Bangladesh): Save the Children is a core education-in-emergency partner for YPSA in Rohingya camps under the ECW-funded program. They jointly manage Cox's Bazar Education Sector with UNICEF, making Save the Children a direct peer in education-in-emergency programming and donor coordination.
• Concern Worldwide: Concern Worldwide is a direct peer in the Rohingya emergency response and broader humanitarian sector. YPSA received initial Rohingya emergency funding from Concern, indicating comparable operational footprint in Cox's Bazar and shared donor/reporting standards.
• Friendship NGO: Friendship is a Bangladesh-based social enterprise NGO focused on remote and climate-vulnerable char communities, operating health, education, and economic empowerment programs. It is comparable to YPSA in its integrated development model and geographic concentration in Chattogram-adjacent regions.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ypsa-bd

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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