India: Project trip 2017

Preparations for this year’s project trip to India are currently in full swing. As every year, the Usthi Team Switzerland travels to India in autumn to visit all the projects and exchange ideas with the project partners on site. Our office will therefore be closed from 24 October to 19 November. During this time, we can only be reached via email at hello@usthi.ch.

Even if the preparation requires some working hours, we are always looking forward to the trip to India. We regularly exchange ideas with our project partners via email and Skype – but nothing replaces the direct and personal exchange on site. Together with the partner we reflect on the current year and plan the budget for the coming year. In the luggage we bring along many new insights and exciting experiences, but above all one thing: a huge portion of motivation to continue to work for the Usthi children!

Besprechung des Abfallmanagements am Strand von Penthakata

Handover of Waste Management to the City of Puri

With a formal handover ceremony, the City of Puri has taken over responsibility for the operation and financing of waste management in the Penthakata settlement from Usthi. Usthi remains committed to integrating this topic into the surrounding schools. The new video shows where the waste management project starts – and why. One of Usthi’s schools […]

Sturzflut in Nepal

Flash Flood in Nepal

On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, a devastating flash flood caused widespread destruction in Nepal, north-west of Kathmandu, along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers. Lives were lost and many people remain missing. Homes, roads and vital infrastructure have been destroyed, leaving families without their livelihoods. Usthi is deeply saddened by the devastating events. Our thoughts are […]

der neue Schulbus an der Penthakata Schule

New school bus in Penthakata

The first test drive caused great excitement among the children at Penthakata School. Since July, the new school bus – made possible by the generous donation of an Indian supporter – has been in regular use. Every morning, the children from the informal fishing settlement on the outskirts of the city make their way to […]