Usthi wishes happy holidays

The Usthi Foundation looks back on an eventful year and wishes its supporters peaceful holidays and an excellent start to the new year. 

Shortly after the start of the new project year and the successful expansion of the projects in Hyderabad, cyclone Fani hit the Usthi School in Penthakata. Thanks to the generous support of numerous private individuals and individual institutions, Usthi’s local partner organisation was able to provide emergency relief to the school children and their families immediately after the storm and resume school operations on time for the new school year.

The great solidarity of long-standing donors continues to impress the Usthi team. Thanks to the great support that Usthi receives day after day, the Usthi projects in India give numerous children, teenagers and young adults better opportunities for the future and a dignified life.

The Usthi Team wishes all supporters and partners a happy holiday season and a good start into 2020!

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 […]