National & International Recognition
Depilex Smileagain Foundation (DSF), under the visionary leadership of Masarrat Misbah, has earned widespread recognition for its extraordinary efforts in supporting acid attack survivors and creating meaningful social change to combat violence against women. The Foundation’s unwavering commitment to its cause has not only transformed lives but has also gathered respect and admiration globally. Among its many accolades, DSF has received the prestigious national awards and international recognition.
| International Recognition | |
| 1 | Best Performance Award by Pains Welfare Trust- 1996 |
| 2 | The Citizen Award for Excellence, 2002. |
| 3 | Genoa: Una Donna Fuori Dal Coro (A Woman Who Is Superior Amongst Other Ladies Due To Her Excellent Deeds and Good Work), Italy 2004. |
| 4 | Awarded by the Governor of FVG, region in Trieste, Italy 2004. |
| 5 | Awarded by Mr.Adriano Labbuci President of Rome Province, Italy 2006. |
| 6 | ILO Award for Best Philanthropist, 2007 |
| 7 | Award by USAID 2018 |
| 8 | Women Excellence Award by Youth Revolution CLAN 2018 |
| 9 | Scotland’s International Community and Business Award |
| 10 | Life Time Achievement Award from Infinity Events: Global Community and Business Star Awards 2021 |
| 11 | The Orion Star Awards Dubai 2021- Philanthropist of the Year Region Asia |
| 12 | Award Waterloo University, Canada |
| 13 | Award by Wilfred Laurier University, Canada. |
| 14 | Award by The Royal Arms of Canada |
| 15 | West of England College |
| 16 | Kings College, UK. |
| 17 | St. Joseph College |
| 18 | TAF Foundation International 2019 |
| National Awards & Achievements | |
| 1 | National women Award, 2003 |
| 2 | Fatima Jinnah Medal- 2005 |
| 3 | Women Excellence award by Sindh Government, 2006 |
| 4 | Civil Services Academy Award, 2009. |
| 5 | Pakistan Air Force Women Association Award, 2010. |
| 6 | Presidential Award (Pride of performance), 2010 |
| 7 | Human Rights Best Performance Award, 2010 |
| 8 | Benazir Shaheed Gold Medal, 2011. |
| 9 | Pakistan Navy Women Association Award, 2011 |
| 10 | Hazrat Khadija Tul Kubra Award, 2012 |
| 11 | Lux Life Time Achievement Award, 2015. |
| 12 | International Women’s Day Award by Governor of Punja 2016. |
| 13 | Pakistan Society for Training and Development Award on 9th WIBCON, 2017. |
| 14 | Huqooq-e-Niswa Award by Legal Aid Foundation 2017 |
| 15 | Best Women National Award 2018 presented by PFUC |
| 16 | Excellence in Humanity Award by Hum TV Network Canada- 2018 |
| 17 | Best Woman Award by Youth Empowerment Society- 2018 |
| 18 | Award for Search for Justice- 2019 |
| 19 | Pride of Pakistan by Pakistan Youth Community (PYC)- 2019 |
| 20 | Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan-2020 |
| 21 | Kashmir Orphans Relief Trust (KORT)- 2020 |
| 22 | Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce-One Can be Anyone- 2021 |
| 23 | Lifetime Achievement Award- Hum Women Leaders Award- 2021 |
| 24 | Fatima Jinnah National Pride Award- 2021 |
| 25 | The National Pride Award- 2022 |
| 26 | Development Leadership Award by Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives- 2023 |
| 27 | Hamdard Hakeem Saeed Shaheed Award- in Pursuit of Excellence: “Aafiyat se Jeetey Raho” |
| 28 | Outstanding Contribution Award by AHPG (Association of Health Care Professionals Globally)- 2024 |
| 29 | Excellence Award by Karachi Press Club- 2024 |
| 30 | Award of Appreciation and Recognition by International Business Professional Corporation (IBPC)- 2024 |
| 31 | Development Leadership Award by Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives- 2023 |
| 32 | Global Ambassador Award by Diplomatic Insight Group- 2024 |
| 33 | University of the Punjab, Lahore |
| 34 | LCWU- Lahore College for Women University |
| 35 | Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi |
| 36 | Lahore University of Management Sciences |
| 37 | GC University, Lahore |
| 38 | IBA Karachi University |
| 39 | University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore |
| 40 | Liaquat University of Health Sciences |
| 41 | International Islamic university |
| 42 | University of Central Punjab |
| 43 | Allama Iqbal Medical College- 2006 |
| 44 | Information Technology university |
| 45 | National University of Communication and Engineering Sciences |
| 46 | Govt. Jinnah Degree College, Lahore |
| 47 | Mazton Pharmaceuticals- 2012 |
| 48 | KFC Women’s Forum- IBA Sukkur- 2013 |
| 49 | Institute for Development Studies and Practices (IDSP)- Pakistan- 2013 |
| 50 | Forman Christian College, Lahore |
| 51 | Dar-e-Arqam College |
| 52 | Agha Khan Social Board of Welfare |
| 53 | Queen Mary College, Lahore |
| 54 | Lahore Grammar School System |
| 55 | Beaconhouse School System |
| 56 | Forman Christian College |
| 57 | Government APWA College For Women |
| 58 | SZABIST, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi |
| 59 | NUST |
| 60 | Paigham-E-Pakistan: Inclusive Islamic Society Peace Building and National Cohesion |
| 61 | Bahria University- 2019 |
| 62 | Azam-e-Taleem, Ghazali Trust |
| 63 | Bahria University- 2019 |
| 64 | Lahore Garrison University, Lahore |
| 65 | Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority STEVTA- 2019 |
| 66 | Dawood Global Foundation- Ladies Fund- 2019 |
| 67 | Beaconhouse School System- Frontier Campus, Peshawar- 2019 |
| 68 | ASHRAE- UET KSK Campus- 2019 |
| 69 | NCBA&E- 2021 |
| 70 | University of Management & Technology- 2021 |
| 71 | Minhaj University- 2021 |
| 72 | Beaconhouse College Programme, Margalla Campus- Shield of Honour- 2021 |
| 73 | PAF Finishing school for Women, Islamabad -2022 |
| 74 | International College of Legal Studies- 2023 |
| 75 | Beaconhouse Liberty Campus- Women of Excellence Award- 2023 |
| 76 | TNS Beaconhouse- Token of appreciation for International Women’s Day 2023 |
| 77 | Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry- 2023 |
| 78 | Indus Hospital & Health Network-2023 |
| 79 | National Speaker : Women in Science- Khyber Medical University PSH, 2024 |
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