About HHCF
Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation (HHCF)
HHCF is a 501C3 small public charity with a big vision, located in Conshohocken, PA, USA. Currently supports Gayatri Public Senior Secondary School (GPS) a not-for-profit, full-fledged, English language school located in a remote village in the foothills of the Himalayan mountain region in India, where I was born and raised.
Building
Bright Futures
Together
for Education
As you know, young minds are a terrible thing to waste and a wonderful thing to invest in.
An educated world is much better; to help and provide high-quality education needs to be a key mission for all of us.
Why do I do what I do?
I believe that talent, genius, and intelligence are equally distributed on this planet, but opportunities are not.
Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation and Gayatri Public School strive to provide that opportunity.
I (Hans Sharma) personally visit Gayatri Public School twice a year.
Please take a few minutes to visit Gayatri Public School website: www.GayatriPublicSchool.Org.
Here are the recent updates
GPS is still not a self-supporting school. Tuition fees cover around 70% of the operational expenses, and any shortfall is covered by the Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation.
We anticipate that next couple of years, with an enrollment of over 350 students, GPS will be on the path to becoming a self-supporting school.
Currently, there are 60 merit and need-based perpetual scholarships at GPS. All these scholarships are listed on the scholarship pages of two websites:
www.HimalayanHopeCharitableFoundation.com and www.GayatriPublicSchool.org.
All these scholarships are established by individuals like yourself, either in their own name or in the name of their choosing, such as parents or grandparents, etc.
Every year, they receive a letter from the student who receives the scholarship.
Please consider establishing the “Merit Scholarship” in a name of your choosing.
All the information about creating a scholarship is listed on the Scholarship page of HimalayanHopeCharitableFoundation.com.
Right now, Gayatri Public School is in the process of building 25 additional classrooms to meet the growth and development needs. This large project will cost around $250,000.
One can donate to build a classroom in his or her name, or in the name of their choosing. Donor name will be engraved on a granite plate and placed at the entrance of the classroom.
Currently, we have a commitment to build six classrooms. We need to complete this project by the spring of 2026.
Please share this with your family and friends.
We at HHCF and GPS do appreciate your involvement in this noble cause. Your contributions will greatly help us accomplish our mission in the months and years ahead, and we remain most deeply grateful to you for your generosity.
Gayatri Public School has an yearly magazine: Dreamers magazine and also a monthly newsletter. Please review these in the recent events.
Please take a few minutes to view this. I am sure you will find this quite informative.
Thank you for taking time to review the Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation website:
Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation - Board Members
| Name | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Hans R Sharma | 2009 | Founder President, Director |
| Poonam Sharma | 2017 | Treasurer, Director |
| Dev R Sharma | 2015 | Director, General Secretary |
| Dr. Jordan Ermilio, PhD | 2016 | Director |
| Dr. Pritpal Singh, PhD | 2019 | Director |
| Sudha Sharma | 2024 | Director |
| Alex Poultner | 2025 | Director |
Current Projects
🌺 From Classrooms to Communities — Together We Rise.
Gayatri
Public School
Gayatri Public School, not-for profit English language school, up to 12th grade and has an enrollment of 159 students from nearby villages.
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Gayatri Professional
Education Institute
Currently, Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation is developing this Institute in conjunction with universities in the United States to provide job-oriented skills-based...
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Gayatri
Sports Club
Initiated by a Drexel University Co-op student, Alexandra Pickens (Founding Member), a sports club for the children in this remote village, is being developed...
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GPS
Marathon
The GPS Marathon promotes a healthy lifestyle through physical activity to sharpen the mind. This marathon is held annually on the last Saturday of September...
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Help
How Can I Help Right Now?
Building is still under construction and needs additional resources over and above to meet the funding gap in operational budget.
Lighting Paths to Knowledge
Nurturing Dreams in Himalayas
A small contribution from lot of well wishers and friends will go a long way to meet the current urgent needs and funding gap in operational budget.
We hope and pray that you will find a small place in your heart to support this worth while cause of providing high quality education, especially to girls, in a remote village in the foot hills of Himalayan mountain region in India.
100% of your donation / contribution goes meet these urgent needs.
One can contribute at website with credit card or write and mail an income tax deductible check to:
Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation
124 Scarlet Drive, Conshohocken, PA 19428, USA
For additional information or have any question, Please contact
Hans R Sharma by phone - Text or Email
Email: HansSharmahCFP@gmail.com
Phone or Text: 610-613-1924
About GPS
Gayatri Public School
GPS is the only not-for-profit, English language high (K-XII) school in the area. At the present time, it is not self supporting;
The total yearly operational budget (expense) is around $72,000 ($6000 per month). GPS generates around $3000 per month from tuition and transportation fee etc and the operational monthly deficit of around $3000 is funded by Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation.
With the increased enrollment and better quality of education, hopefully GPS will be self supporting with in three to five years.
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Send A Gift For Children's
Every year GPS provides 1000 plants and trees saplings to the parents of GPS students to plant trees in their own land or near by community land. Last year GPS also provided monitorial support to take care of the trees. As we all know it is the first year that is crucial for the survival of any living entity.
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In year 2022 GPS will provide 2000 samplings of fruits, flowers and tress such as walnuts etc to the GPS parents. if you like what you see, please support and share with your family and friends. A tax deductible contribution can be made through the website.
