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Annual Report 2023

DEAR READERS Challenges are best tackled together. This was demonstrated last year not only by apprentices from the sanitary company Geberit through their engagement at the Ananda School, but also by the dedicated individuals involved in Usthis projects year after year. The new Usthi annual report tells stories of learning from each other and of newly […]

Sewing machines for financial independence

Being able to stand on your own two feet financially is one of the most important steps towards self-determination. With our work, we not only aim to enable the self-determination of project participants, but also to promote the long-term independence of Usthi projects. In the context of the Professional Skills Training Project in Hyderabad, sewing […]

Usthi at the Christkindlimärt

A piece of India for Christmas? Usthi will be at the Christkindlimärt in Rapperswil-Jona from 14.-17. December. Rapperswil-Jona is practically the cradle of the Usthi Foundation. Usthi was founded here in 1985. We are therefore all the more delighted to be part of this year’s Christkindlimärt Rapperswil-Jona. For the occasion of the Christmas market, the […]

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 […]

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A Dental Camp at the Penthakata School

With health problems or toothache, it is difficult to go to school and learn. Usthi aims to provide access to education for as many children in need as possible. Health and its promotion play a crucial role in this. Dental diseases are widespread in India, with every second person suffering from caries. A large proportion […]

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 […]

Change in the Usthi team 

On 15th August, Franka Hüttche joined the Usthi team. Together with Christian Rübensaal, she will be responsible for public relations and fundraising.  Since 2021, Tiana Glatt has been responsible for the public relations of the Usthi Foundation. With her creative and open nature, she left a lasting impact on fundraising and donor relations. After more […]

New career opportunities

Im Berufsbildungszentrum in Hyderabad, welches in Kooperation mit Usthi von einer lokalen Partnerorganisation geführt wird, gibt es eine neue Ausbildung. Das neue Angebot reagiert auf die Nachfrage nach medizinischen Fachkräften, die durch die Covid19-Pandemie gestiegen ist. Neu haben junge Menschen neben der Ausbildung als Gesundheitsmitarbeiter:innen und Technisch-medizinischen Labormitarbeiter:innen auch Zugang zu einer Berufsausbildung als Pharmazeutisch-kaufmännische […]

New chief physician in indigenous region

The Tribal Health Centre in Somagiri has a new chief physician. After more than 10 years of dedication to the disadvantaged population of the ‘Scheduled Tribes’, the former doctor retires and hands over his responsibilities to an experienced successor. Since the 1980s, the hospital in rural Somagiri, a village in the eastern Indian state of […]