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Terubeimoa (Ruby) Nabetari

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Ruby Nabetari is a member of Te Toa Matoa, the umbrella organization for people with disabilities in Kiribati. She is a theater director and a composer who works with women and youth with disabilities and NGOs to help deliver their messages to communities through drama and song. Nabetari also teaches music and theater to youth groups from various churches. She is an officer for a program through Te Toa Matoa that works to build the capacity of persons with disabilities in Kiribati. Her dream is for her country’s government to include and prioritize people with disabilities when creating new policies and laws on issues like responses to climate change and plans for new infrastructure.