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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the remote region of Dhading, the journey to school is long and arduous. Many children walk for several hours to attend classes. An impossible undertaking for children with visual impairments. For this reason, over 20 children with visual impairments live in a hostel on the campus of one of the project schools in the […]
Five friends traveled in two rickshaws from Fort Kochi in the south of India across the country to Jaisalmer in the north. They used the adventure of a life-time to collect donations and support children and young adults in India and Nepal. The five adventure-seekers from Switzerland embarked on their most eventful journey to date […]
Neighbors, former residents, staff, and friends – they all, along with many others, made the annual Contribution Day at the children’s homes a memorable experience. Every year, people connected to our partner organization in Hyderabad come together to share memories and celebrate with the children. The local community generously supports the operation of the children’s […]
Usthi’s latest project is off to a strong start. At the end of September, the first workshop for teachers in the region took place as part of the waste management project in Penthakata. But what does waste management even mean? And what does it have to do with schools? These and many other questions were […]
What sounds like a slogan from the old days will create new, future-oriented jobs in 2024 and contribute to the financing of Usthi projects: The textile processing center in Hyderabad, which is run by our local partner organization, was able to acquire new specialized machines for processing knitted fabrics this year. High-quality clothing made from […]
Ohne ein funktionierendes Entsorgungssystem wird Abfall langfristig zum Gesundheitsproblem. Als der Stiftungsrat das Usthi Team 2022 auf der jährlichen Projektreise begleitete, fiel ihnen das mangelnde Abfallentsorgungs-System in Penthakata, der informellen Siedlung um die Penthakata Schule in’s Auge. Der Müll verschmutzt die Strassen, die Strände und das Meer, die Rückstände geraten ins Grundwasser. Grosse Teile des […]