Make a gift with a Donation Certificate

Are you still looking for a special gift? Whether for a birthday, a wedding or as a Christmas present – with a Usthi donation certificate you are giving presents to several people and helping a young person in India or Nepal to find their way into a self-determined future.

In the case of an online donation, please let us know in the message field which name the certificate should be issued for. If you prefer to order a donation certificate in the classical way by payment slip or bank transfer, please do not hesitate to contact us by mail or telephone (+41 55 511 21 25).

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Swiss Ambassador Tissafi Visits Usthi

Three and a half days full of encounters, impressions and truly heartfelt moments in the Indian state of Odisha are now behind us. We are honoured and grateful for the visit of Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, and Simon Schäfer, First Secretary of the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi. Together with […]

Project Handover: Thaddeus School in Bhastara, India

The Thaddeus School began operating in 2006 with 45 small children. Since then, the school has grown significantly, received its own school building, and now teaches around 200 children from kindergarten to 10th grade. At the end of 2025, Usthi will hand over the project entirely to the Indian partner organization. A meaningful moment and […]

“I now feel I can dream again”

Despite economic growth, securing a livelihood remains a major challenge for many families in India. The majority of Indians work in the informal labor market, usually without social security or employment contracts and often under precarious working conditions. Access to the labor market and to fairly paid jobs is marked by glaring inequalities: women in […]