Since the end of June 2018, young people and young adults in Hyderabad have also been able to attend vocational training courses for craftsmen. The programme has got off to a good start and already surprises with the first female participants. The vocational training courses have proved very successful over the last few years and […]

The new women’s shelter for girls and women who have become victims of temple slavery has already helped the first inhabitants to step into a new life. For several years now, Usthi has been offering women who have had to flee abuse and violence a place to regain courage for a step into a new, […]

When Olga Egli joined Usthi in April 2018, she was only supposed to temporarily support the management in fundraising and public relations. From August 2018, however, she will be a permanent member of the Usthi team and will be responsible for the foundation’s fundraising in the future. Born in Zurich, she studied Islamic Studies, Sociology […]

The annual report is also published for the year 2017. The Usthi Annual Report provides detailed information about all projects in India as well as important activities in Switzerland. With its 40th anniversary, 2017 was a unique year for Usthi, which was duly celebrated with a film premiere and an anniversary concert at Rapperswil Castle. […]

In April, apprentices celebrated their successful graduation in Hyderabad. Around 230 young women without school-leaving qualifications completed Usthi vocational training in the fields of information technology, beauty care or textile processing in recent months. A total of more than 950 young people completed such training in 2017. The 230 new graduates are the first to […]

What began in the 70s with a simple street kitchen has developed over the last 40 years into the Usthi Foundation with over 13 projects in which more than 2,500 children participate every year. We take 40 years of commitment as an opportunity to toast to what we have achieved together with our faithful donors […]

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 […]

The Usthi Foundation in Rapperswil-Jona celebrated its 40th anniversary. The anniversary was marked by a special premiere: for the first time, a documentary film was shown which impressively records the Foundation’s work. The visitors were delighted. Click here for the article in Südostschweiz from October 01, 2017.

40 years ago Kurt Bürki from Rapperswil founded the children’s charity Usthi, which supports street children and orphans in India. Usthi invites you to a birthday party with a film premiere. Click here for the article in the Zürichsee Newspaper: Zürichsee-Zeitung Obersee – September 26, 2017