The organization received the Norman Borlaug Award in 1998, Equator Initiative Prize of the United Nations in 2002 and the Columbia University Award from Rosenthal Centre of Columbia University and College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, in 2003.
In 1998, the organization was honored with the Norman Borlaug Award.  The United Nations bestowed upon it the Equator Initiative Prize in 2002.  Finally, in 2003, the Columbia University Award from the Rosenthal Centre of Columbia University and College of Physicians and Surgeons was presented to the organization.