Visit of our programmes in India and Nepal

At our visit in February 2020 in India and Nepal, we were cordially welcomed by the local partners, children and staff.

In the schools the final exams were in progress. All the students worked with much discipline and concentration, because everybody want to bring home good grades.

The education Center in Pentakatha and with it its daily schoolroutine have recovered from the cyclone of April 2019. In the short video you will easily feel the emotions of the participants, performing their dance in colourful costumes.

 

 

Besuch der Botschaftsdelegation in der Penthakata-Schule

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 […]