International Standpoint

MAHAK – the Society to Support Children Suffering from Cancer – has always strived to operate in line with international standards and has consistently welcomed audits of its performance by international organizations that set global benchmarks.

Achievements

• 1. Winner of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) World Cancer Day Spirit Award in 2020 for its nationwide awareness campaign on cancer prevention and early detection
  2. Gold Winner of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) Global Project Achievement Award 2018 in the category of Sustainable Development Projects
  3. Ranked the #1 NGO in the world by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) NGO Benchmarking Audit in 2018
  4. Recipient of the Gold Award from the “Top Ten Award International Network” in 2017
  5. Recipient of the Silver Prize for Green Project Management (GPM) in 2014
  6. Recipient of the Gold Award from IPMA in 2014
  7. Awarded the Level-Three Certificate in Delta Assessment by the International Project Management Association (IPMA) (year not specified)
  8. Recipient of the Silver Trophy for Quality from GIC International Institute in 2011
  9. MAHAK’s founder honored with awards for women’s contribution to development from the International Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Women’s Guild (UNWG) for the purchase of hospital equipment in 2008

Collaborations

• 1. Active participant in the Union for International Cancer Control’s (UICC) World Cancer Day campaign since 2016, raising awareness on cancer prevention, early detection, and patient needs; recognized with the Spirit Award in 2020
  2. Educational collaboration with Relief International since 2016
  3. Collaboration with LÖSEV, the Foundation for Children with Leukemia in Turkey, since 2013
  4. Collaboration with Kurdistan Save the Children (KSC) since 2012
  5. Collaboration with Gustave Roussy Institute (IGR), France, since 2007
  6. Collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since 2007
  7. Collaboration with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital since 2007
  8. Consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2001

Memberships

1. 1. Member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2016
   2. Member of the Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) since 2015
   3. Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) since 2014
   4. Member of the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) since 2009
   5. Member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) since 2008
   6. Member of the Iranian National Cancer Network since 2003
   7. Member of CCI’s Regional Committee since 2012
   8. Member of MedicRes Institute since 2011
   9. Member of Childhood Cancer International (CCI) since 2000

Sister Organization

• • Iranian Children’s Cancer Society in Hamburg (IKKH), Germany

Joint Projects with National and International Institutes and Organizations

• 1. Study with the University of Tehran on mechanisms regulating emotion and emotional adjustment in children with cancer
  2. Cooperation with CAF in Russia on childhood cancer projects
  3. Research with Gustave Roussy Institute on the effects of delayed treatment in childhood cancer
  4. Research with Iran University of Medical Sciences on the impact of apoptosis induction by Noscapine on lymphoblast cells in leukemia patients
  5. Joint study with the Iranian Cancer Institute on the geographical distribution of childhood cancer patients
  6. MOU signed with Istituto Giannina Gaslini (Italy)

Over the past years, MAHAK representatives have actively participated in international conferences, seminars, and meetings of the above-mentioned organizations, showcasing MAHAK’s activities in combating childhood cancer.

Examples include:

• 1. Presentation of “The Week of Leukemia” in cooperation with LÖSEV
  2. Organizing joint cultural nights, exhibitions and circus events in collaboration with foreign embassies