Social Achievements

Social achievement

1.Treatment of Legal, Illegal and Stateless Refugee Children and Bringing Them Back to Normal Life

Iran is one of the host countries for refugees. Most of these refugees are Afghan and due to their economic and cultural poverty are very vulnerable to different disease in three field of orthopedic, cardiac and reconstructive. Refugees are categorized in three group of legal (with residence card), illegal (without residence card) and stateless. Treatment of the refugee children specifically the illegal and stateless group who do not receive any support from UNHCR, is very challenging. While Zanjireh Omid Institute’s main goal is to provide the best medical and treatment services based on international standards to indigent children under age of 18 regardless of race, religion and nationality; solving the treatment challenges of Afghan refugee children and bringing them back to their normal life is one of its projects.

The refugee children just like Iranian children receive all the required treatment services by Iranian specialized surgeons and foreign surgeons dispatched by La Chaine de l’ Espoir- France.

2. United Nations Special Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Zanjireh Omid Institute has been selected as UN special consultative status by the economic and social council (ECOSOC) on May 1, 2014.

Economic and social council of United Nations coordinates the UN general assembly in achieving its goals and development of economic and social issues. This council was established in 1945 and its secretary is selected in an election for one year by its members.

NGOs who want to participate in official decision-making of United Nations should receive their special consultative status certification from ECOSOC. While at the beginning of ECOSOC activity it had just 41 NGO members now more than 2870 NGOs are members of ECOSOC. This increase shows that United Nations is eager to benefit from NGOs’ experiences. Non-governmental organizations should have a certain headquarter and at least 2 years should be passed from their establishment. They should also have a democratic method of decision-making and clear organizational structure. Zanjireh Omid Institute is now UN special consultative status with ECOSOC and will continue to improve its services based on the international standards. It should be noted that this consultative status has no financial outcome for the institute.

3. Receiving National Hippocrates Golden tablet

The secretariat of Hippocrates annual prize identifies institutes active in the field of health and awards the Hippocrates annual prize in order to encourage the institutes and organizations which have delivered remarkable services in this field.  This prize is awarded every year in different categories and in three levels of Golden, Silver and Bronze tablets. Jury of the National Hippocrates Prize nominated Zanjireh Omid Charity Institute to receive Hippocrates Golden Tablet due to its best quality therapeutic and medical services provided to underprivileged children below 18.

4. Receiving UNWG award

UNWG (United Nations Women’s Guild) is a non-profit organization which was established in 1970. One of the main goals of UNWG which is based in Vienna is to financially support the underprivileged children. The organization donates grants to the institutes every year. Institutes should meet some specific qualifications to receive this grant. The organization is the sponsor of children who have severe difficulties in education, treatment, health and etc. Zanjireh Omid Charity Institute received 8000 Euros grant for its cardiac project last year. Moreover, the institute has received an award from UNWG under the title of “Helping the Iranian children”.

5. Nominated as the Best Donor in Congress of Honoring Health Donors by Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Zanjireh Omid has carried out valuable services in medical and therapeutic fields. The institute interacts with doctors and medical professors through trainings and also by construction of medical centers; the institute has been nominated as the best health donor by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

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