For 40 years, Kurt Bürki from Rapperswil helps street children and orphans in India to access school and health care. For the 40th anniversary of the Usthi Foundation, Kurt Bürki looks back to the beginnings – and tells us, why not everyone was grateful for his initiative.
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 […]