Tanja Lirgg is the new executive director of the Usthi Foundation established in Jona. Tanja Lirgg stands at the Rapperswil railway station. You can’ t tell from the 30-year-old’s face that the last few weeks have been turbulent: She has just returned from a trip to India scheduled at short notice.
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]