Update on the Covid-19 situation in India by founder Kurt Bürki (in Swiss German).
Covid-19 Update
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 […]