About Us

The H T Parekh Foundation was established in 2012, the birth centenary of Mr Hasmukh Thakordas Parekh (H. T. Parekh), the Founder Chairman of HDFC Limited*. The Foundation commemorates the significant contribution of Mr H T Parekh towards not just the Indian housing finance sector but also his deep commitment to the development sector in India.

We, at the Foundation, champion Mr H.T. Parekh’s philosophy of providing “service to society” – a belief that has been a driving influence in our work. The Foundation works across India in partnership with non-profit organisations across the focus areas of Education, Healthcare, Environment and Persons with Disabilities.

(HDFC Limited merged with HDFC Bank w.e.f 1.7.2023)

Our Philanthropic Credo

The H T Parekh Foundation envisions an inclusive India where vulnerable communities have the access and opportunity to transform their lives and move from a state of surviving to thriving. Our philanthropic culture is based on the tenets of mutual trust & respect, integrity and a humility around giving. We stand in as a long term supporter to our partners, that are working to enable India’s excluded children, women and youth overcome poverty, disability and gender-discrimination and live with purpose and dignity.

How We Work

Our approach has been shaped by our experience across sectors and geographies across the country. We recognise opportunities by identifying gaps and needs that we are able to address in the fields we support. Using our rigorous, outcome-led grant-making process, we find and partner with effective organisations and innovative programmes that can play a critical role in promoting and enhancing opportunities for people, especially in places where systemic barriers unfairly hold them back.

identify

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Through trusted networks and collaborations, we identify and partner with exemplary and experienced organizations across our focus areas.

Region Agnostic

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We work in areas of established need, rural and urban, not limiting our support to HDFC's business presence.

Evaluation

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Our prospective partners go through a rigorous evaluation process based on qualitative and quantitative parameters as well as the potential to be transformative, irrelevant of their size.

Monitoring

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We support qualitative and quantitative evaluation, monitoring and evaluation frameworks for our projects.

Outcome-led Support

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We drive accountability and define comprehensive grant-term outcomes for continued long term partnership.

Through trusted networks, we identify and partner with exemplary and experienced organisations.

We work in areas of true need, rural and urban, not limiting our support to HDFC's business presence.

Prospective partners go through a rigorous evaluation process based on various parameters and the potential to be transformative.
Relevant and not intrusive so that our partners focus on maximising the impact of the projects we support.
Drive accountability by defining comprehensive grant-term outcomes for continued support.

Board of Directors

Mr. Deepak S. Parekh
Mr. Deepak S. Parekh
Mr. Jajaj Dani
Mr. Jalaj Dani
Mr. Amit Chandra
Mr. Amit Chandra

Team

Ziaa Lalkaka
Ziaa Lalkaka

Chief Executive Officer

Sweety Thomas
Sweety Thomas

Chief Operating Officer

ujjwal
Sonal Mandhayan

Company Secretary

Deepa Walawalkar
Deepa Walawalkar

Monitoring & Evaluation

Navin Shetty
Navin Shetty

Accounts and Finance

vishakha
Vishakha Vareshi

Accounts

ujjwal
Ujjwal Banerjee

Education

Meenu Thomas
Meenu Thomas

Education

Jency Anna Abraham
Jency Anna Abraham

Health

Indhu Kotiyan
Indhu Kotiyan

Communications

Kaviya Shree
Kaviya Shree

Research

Satyavati Kotian
Satyavati Kotian

Office Administrator

Vishal Gharat
Vishal Gharat

Administration