CKS Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding access to quality education, digital literacy, and skill development for underserved communities in Delhi and rural Uttarakhand. Founded in 2010, the Foundation has grown from grassroots teaching initiatives into a network of education centers and community learning hubs that empower children, youth, and adults through holistic, future-ready programs.
Our team of educators, project directors, and community mobilizers deliver learning across multiple platforms—through on-site classes, distance learning, and online modules—reaching students historically lacking access to academic and vocational opportunities.
Beyond education, CKS Foundation is committed to addressing interconnected challenges through nutrition support, relief work, skill-building, mentoring, and job placement assistance. By combining academic education with performing arts, digital literacy, English language training, and career counselling, we equip students to learn and thrive in higher education, employment, and leadership.
Our work is guided by a belief in equitable education, gender inclusion, and community empowerment, aligning with national development goals such as Digital India and Skill India, and contributing toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Today, CKS Foundation operates in multiple centers across Delhi, Chamoli, and Rudraprayag, serving hundreds of learners each year and building pathways for long-term educational, economic, and social mobility.
Chandra Kumar Sharma started his career as a history lecturer in Delhi University. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971. During his thirty- seven years of service he has had extensive experience in policy formulation and implementation of projects for afforestation, rural development, education, health and disaster relief operations. In different capacities he has been instrumental in formulating and implementing environmental protection schemes and medical benefit schemes for industrial workers.
He has also served in the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and participated in the UNESCO Conference in Belgrade. Besides being the President of CKS Foundation he is also passionate about teaching History and Political Science to his students.
Poonam Sharma has been associated with education, both in India and in the United States of America. She has organized and implemented various educational programs at the community level. From being a Girl Scout Leader in New York to working with children of leprosy patients in New Delhi, she has a wide range of experience in working with children and addressing their social, emotional, educational, health and nutritional needs.
Priya Sharma is a writer and filmmaker. She actively engages with issues of gender and social equality. As a single parent she is deeply interested in children – what makes them tick, what they need and how each child can be given a chance to lead a fulfilling life. At CKSF she aims to bring a little fun into the day of every child there, through theatre, dance, creative writing, film screenings and play.
Project Director and Teacher
CKSF Delhi
Project Director and Teacher
CKSF Uttarakhand
Center Supervisor
CKSF Uttarakhand
Head and Teacher
Computer Center, CKSF Uttarakhand
Teacher
CKSF Uttarakhand
Teacher
CKSF Uttarakhand
Theatre and Social Sciences Teacher
CKSF Delhi
CKS Foundation
25-D, 1st Floor
H-Block, Saket
New Delhi - 110017
Email: contact@cksfoundation.in
Mobile: +91-9313034752, +91-9350867052
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