Covid Emergency Relief

We asked our partner in Hyderabad how they experience the current situation, what is different compared to the first wave and what they do to help people.

Usthi has a clear goal. We want to distribute 2,000 food packages to the people most in need and provide vaccinations to 1,000 vulnerable people. It doesn’t take much: with just CHF 14, we can provide a family with essential groceries for a week. With CHF 20, we can provide access to a potentially life-saving vaccination.

We need your support to be able to provide help in the current emergency. Every contribution is of great importance.

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 […]