Philanthropy

Charitable Work

• In 2006, he donated the NATEL’s Simi Valley building to California Community Foundation (CCF).
• In 2009, Sudesh gave rent-free operation in Chatsworth, CA, to the Jennifer Diamond Cancer Foundation, which the foundation used to open a 15,000-square-foot facility to offer information, support groups and other programs for cancer patients and their families, as well as a video production facility and television studio.
• Sudesh serves on the National Board of Directors of Pratham USA, the largest educational NGO in India, with a goal of ensuring that every child in India receives a quality education. He first became involved with the organization in 2005, and has been an active in shaping their growth and vision. As a part of his involvement, he has donated heavily to the construction of schools known as the Pratham Arora Center for Education (PACE). PACE schools are vocational training centers in six Indian cities: Aurangabad, Latur, Bapatla, Bhopal, Ralegaon, and Pilani. His vision is to boost literacy among the poor and then create more than one million jobs globally for people to apply their education.
• Investments in education include the creation of the DIL Kaisera School for Girls in Mandianwala, Pakistan, which is named after his mother.