Penthakata Online Class

For months the Usthi schools in India had to close because of Covid-19. During this time, however, teaching activities did not stand still. The lessons were recorded on video and sent to the pupils’ mobile phones.

It was a challenging year for our project partners and staff. But this did not stop them from ensuring access to a good education. They looked for contactless ways to distribute worksheets and supported the pupils in telephone conversations whenever possible.

And they continued to teach. The lessons were held regularly, recorded on video and, if possible, sent to the children and teenagers by Whatsapp. Since not all children have a mobile phone, they join together in small learning groups as far as the situation allows and thus work on the material together.

In the video you can see a motivated teacher of the Penthakata School teaching a lesson about light.

We look back on the Usthi Fest 2023

With 25 degrees and sunshine, the Usthi Fest took place on 16 September in the church community hall in Maur. With joy we look back on a successful evening. Together with Santana Mallick, a former project participant, we remembered the beginnings of the Usthi projects. In the panel discussion that followed, we looked to the […]

Review of the project visit

Members of the Usthi Board of Trustees recount which experiences particularly impressed them on their journey through the projects in India. Christa Vollrath reports on the impression the local partners left on her; Matthias Manz reflects on the Usthi culture he found in the way the partner organisations work; Urs Jaisli talks about the importance […]

Mani’s Story

Inequalities are reinforced by crisis situations. After two difficult years, most people in Switzerland are returning to a normal life. In poorer countries like Nepal or India, the consequences of the current situation are much more evident. According to a newly published report, the World Bank estimates that up to 56 million people in India […]