Project Development in Nepal

How do we sustainably develop our projects at Usthi?
Personal exchange with the children, families and project partners on the ground provides an insight into the challenges. In order to achieve a sustainable and long-term impact, the “Empowering Children and Families” project takes a holistic approach: Usthi not only provides children with access to education, but also supports the families, schools and teachers in the project region.

In April, Executive Director Alessandra Grosse, Program Coordinator Mirjam Hirzel and the Usthi founder Kurt Bürki visited the 10 schools supported by Usthi in Dhading, west of the Kathmandu Valley. The video gives an insight into our work and the project visit.

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 […]