“The only Thing constant in Life is Change. Heraclitus ’ statement from over two thousand years ago was not only applicable to Usthi in 2015. In Nepal, it only took a few seconds to change the lives of the population completely. Deeply affected by the terrible earthquake in a country where Usthi has long been involved, we decided within hours and despite the diffi cult conditions, to offer assistance as best we could to the population and our programme-partners in Nepal.
In India we have also achieved important successes and were able positively to infl uence the lives of over 3,000 children and young people – a valuable investment in the next generation. Our educational projects enable young people to take their lives into their own hands and to contribute to changing their surroundings, e.g. in our programme against child abuse, which started in the summer of 2014, 40 abused youngsters and former prostitutes have already completed the training programme and have successfully been integrated into professional life.”
