We are proud to announce that the founder member of Beyond Boundaries was selected as winner of Mary Fran Mayer's award for gender and disasters for the year 2009, co-administered by Gender and Disaster Network and Natural Hazard Centre, Colorado. It was in recognition of her significant contribution to bridge the gap between research and practice. To link takes to her profile as well as to the past winner of the award:

http://www.gdnonline.org/mfm_award_2009.php

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