National Voluntary Organisations Active in Disaster (VOAD) honored Prabin Sharma with the 2025 Empowering Community Resilience Award amidst a ceremony held in Louisville, Kentucky.
Sharma is a Nepali doctoral student pursuing a PhD in Information Science with a specialisation in Emergency Management and Disaster Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York.
Founded after the devastating Hurricane Camille in 1969, National VOAD began as a coalition of seven national disaster relief organisations.
The Empowering Community Resilience Award honors individuals who demonstrate exceptional commitment to strengthening community resilience in the face of disasters.
