What Skets Hope Centre does

SKETS Hope Centre is a charitable education and vocational training centre located in I.P. Extension, East Delhi, India. It was founded in 2019 by the Shanti Devi Mittal Foundation — a nonprofit established in 2017 by Mr Suresh Mittal in memory of his late mother — in collaboration with SKETS Studio Pvt. Ltd., a Delhi-based architecture firm that acts as the centre's monetary sponsor. The trust operates from a 5,000 sq. ft. facility with stated capacity for over 500 simultaneous students and runs ten programmes covering beauty, coaching, computer, self-defence, stitching, mehndi, AI + digital skills, accountant training, Rubik's cube learning, and a library/knowledge centre. All services are delivered free of charge to underprivileged children and youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in Delhi.

The centre is registered as a charitable trust under Indian law, holding 12AA income-tax exemption (Registration No. CIT (Exemption), Delhi 12AA/2019-20/A/10289, dated 30 August 2019), Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) approval enabling global donations, and Social Stock Exchange (SSE) listing. It is not a for-profit technology company and discloses no proprietary technology platform; its "tech footprint" is limited to a WordPress-based website, Facebook, YouTube, and a Google Business Profile used for outreach and donor engagement. Beyond classroom instruction, the centre organises annual days, festivals, competitions, outings, COVID-19 relief and broader community welfare activities.

Funding flows from SKETS Studio Pvt. Ltd.'s monetary sponsorship and from individual and institutional donations (domestic and international via FCRA). No equity funding rounds, M&A, or paid customers exist; revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organisation is small — five employees — and operates on a single site. Annual Impact Assessment Reports are published for 2023, 2024 and 2025, signalling movement toward formal outcome reporting aligned with SSE disclosure expectations.

Name

Skets Hope Centre

Legal name

Shanti Devi Mittal Foundation

Website

https://sketshopecentre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SKETS Hope Centre is a Delhi-based charitable trust, founded in 2019 and run by the Shanti Devi Mittal Foundation with SKETS Studio Pvt. Ltd. as monetary sponsor, delivering free education and vocational training to underprivileged children and youth across ten programmes on a single 5,000 sq. ft. site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Test Prep & Exam Readiness (K–12) (EDAJALAC)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Charitable education
• Skill development programs
• Free education services
• Community learning center

Headquarters

HQ city

Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Skets Hope Centre is a non-profit charitable trust (legally Shanti Devi Mittal Foundation) that provides free vocational training and educational programs to underprivileged children. Operating from a 5,000 sq ft facility in East Delhi, the centre offers courses in beauty, coaching, computer skills, self-defense, stitching, mehndi, AI+Digital, accountancy, Rubik's Cube, and library studies to more than 500 students.

Product overview

Skets Hope Centre operates as a unified educational and vocational training platform offering multiple skill-building programs for underprivileged children and youth in East Delhi. The centre provides a comprehensive portfolio of 10 distinct training programs spanning beauty classes, coaching classes, computer classes, self-defense classes, stitching classes, mehndi classes, AI + Digital Skills Master Classes, accountant course, Rubik's Cube learning, and a library & knowledge centre. Founded in 2019 and spread across 5,000 sq. ft. with capacity for over 500 students, the centre is designed to remove financial barriers to education and equip children with monetizable skills for lasting economic opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 students can be accommodated at the centre at any given time

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC): Government-backed umbrella entity for skill development in India; comparable as a broader vocational-skills ecosystem player that shares curriculum themes (accounting, computer, digital) with SKETS Hope Centre.
• Teach For India: Large-scale, pan-India education nonprofit addressing educational inequity; comparable as a high-profile Indian education NGO serving underprivileged children, though its model is fellowship-based rather than centre-based.
• Room to Read: International nonprofit operating in India with literacy, girls' education, and life-skills programmes; comparable as a globally funded, curriculum-rich education NGO for underprivileged children.

Direct peers

• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest NGOs focused on quality education for underprivileged children, directly comparable as a free, large-scale education provider for disadvantaged youth, with vocational and remedial learning components.
• Smile Foundation: India-wide nonprofit running education, vocational training, and livelihood programmes for underprivileged children and youth; directly comparable on curriculum breadth and target beneficiary.
• Salaam Bombay Foundation: Mumbai-based NGO focused on at-risk youth, offering skills training, computer literacy, and livelihoods programmes; comparable on serving urban underprivileged youth with monetizable-skills training.
• Barefoot College: India-based nonprofit providing skills training (including digital and vocational skills) to rural and underprivileged communities; comparable on the free-skills-training model for disadvantaged populations.
• Akanksha Foundation: Mumbai/Pune-based nonprofit running schools and after-school programmes for underprivileged children; highly comparable as a free education and life-skills provider with multiple curricula.
• Magic Bus India Foundation: Livelihoods-education nonprofit using a curriculum-based 'Mentoring through Sport' and skills programme for underprivileged youth; comparable on mission and life-skills focus.

Others

• Helpage India: Large Indian charitable organisation providing community welfare services including livelihood support; comparable as a SSE-recognised Indian nonprofit leveraging donations and CSR for social impact, though its primary focus is elderly welfare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGl8o3nOTtHTpyPgGPAGi7A
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sketshopecentre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skets-hope-centre

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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