BASMA (BAttling to SMile Again), is a nation-wide volunteer-powered NGO that supports children with cancer and their families. BASMA saw the light in April 2006. However, work on the ground has started since October 2005 and the seeds of the cause began in November 2003.

BASMA seeks to improve the health and social conditions of children with cancer in Syria, through providing psychological and moral support to the children and their parents during the treatment period, as well as the financial support to treatment cost.