What sounds like a slogan from the old days will create new, future-oriented jobs in 2024 and contribute to the financing of Usthi projects: The textile processing center in Hyderabad, which is run by our local partner organization, was able to acquire new specialized machines for processing knitted fabrics this year. High-quality clothing made from […]
Ohne ein funktionierendes Entsorgungssystem wird Abfall langfristig zum Gesundheitsproblem. Als der Stiftungsrat das Usthi Team 2022 auf der jährlichen Projektreise begleitete, fiel ihnen das mangelnde Abfallentsorgungs-System in Penthakata, der informellen Siedlung um die Penthakata Schule in’s Auge. Der Müll verschmutzt die Strassen, die Strände und das Meer, die Rückstände geraten ins Grundwasser. Grosse Teile des […]
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 […]
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 […]
A lot has happened at 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 […]
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 […]
At the professional skills training centre in Hyderabad, which is run by a local partner organisation in cooperation with Usthi, there is a new training program. The implementation of the course responds to the demand for health professionals, which has increased since the Covid19 pandemic. In addition to trainings as Health Workers and Medical Lab […]
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 […]
In India, children regularly become victims of human trafficking. With the opening of a new children’s home, Usthi prevents disadvantaged children from this fate and offers them new perspectives. In the metropolis Hyderabad, many families are affected by poverty. Children are often forced to contribute to the family’s income. In search of work, they spend […]