Geberit in India

A lot has happened at the Ananda School recently! During that time, blue Geberit uniforms were not an uncommon sight.

Over the past two weeks, apprentices from Geberit have visited the Ananda School in Hudarait to install new sanitary facilities.

In workshops with the trainees, the schoolchildren learnt how important thorough hand washing and tooth brushing are for their health. Commitments like this enable Usthi to offer schoolchildren not only access to education, but also access to adequate hygiene.

During their time at Ananda School, the Geberit apprentices visited the surrounding neighbourhoods, where the schoolchildren live with their families and gained a deeper insight into the work of Usthi and its impact. The Geberit team soon became a welcome part of everyday school life with visits to lessons and shared lunches. This resulted in a valuable exchange between the trainees and the schoolchildren and teachers at the Ananda School.

To remember their time together, the apprentices and the schoolchildren created a memory wall on the school grounds.

The collaboration between Geberit and Usthi has its origins in Rapperswil-Jona. Not only are the Geberit headquarters here, but the Usthi Foundation was also founded here. Thanks to this neighbourly relationship, Geberit apprentices travelled to Puri back in 2010 to carry out renovation work at the Penthakata School. We are all the more pleased that another successful collaboration has taken place this year. Geberit is also financing further renovation work at the Ananda School, which will be finalised next year.

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