Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Profile

Grants

2017: $120,000
2019: $298,000

People

Women

Places

Bangladesh

Programs

Phase 1

Helping Households Survive

As sea levels continue to rise, coastlines in places like Bangladesh are becoming increasingly uninhabitable, forcing people to leave their homes. Our grants, totaling $418,000 over six years, to Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) supports capacity-building efforts for people who have been displaced by climate change. Their household-by-household approach helps families relocate, claim their rights, and secure their livelihoods while broadening awareness about the circumstances and needs of their communities.

Why Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)?

YPSA has a long history of tackling difficult human rights issues. The organization is one of few working on relocating people in South Asia displaced by climate change, ensuring that these communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis receive crucial relief and support.

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Implementing Loss and Damage Funding

Implementing Loss and Damage Funding

As the Transitional Committee on Loss and Damage meets for the final time before COP28, we must continue to center the experiences of frontline communities. This brief shares lessons learned from community-led projects.
A Loss and Damage Growth Spurt

A Loss and Damage Growth Spurt

The issue of climate-induced loss and damage (L&D) is coming into its power as a movement—far beyond proof of concept. Although it’s been a budding idea for decades, it became a reality in the lead-up to the Paris Agreement. Now it is ...
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