Where is Kiribati

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Where is Kiribati?
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TE TOA MATOA

• Kiribati Association of People with Disabilities
• 1999

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Te Toa Matoa is an Adult Disabled Group (ADG)

• Self-help group
• Initiated awareness through social activities-
  fundraising, shows, gatherings
• Advocate for PWD and struggling in raising
  awareness on CRPD

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TE TOA MATOA (Definition 1)

• 1. TOA A STRONG GIANT
• Reflects strong minds, wills and strengths to
  live life to the optimum as an individual
• Reflects strong desires, aspirations and
  ambitions of the org. to work for full
  participation equalisation of opportunities for
  PWDs in Kiribati

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TE TOA MATOA (Definition 2)

• 2. TOA A STRONG PARTNER
• Partner refers to our disabilities
• Disabilities are part of ourselves for life
• Positivistic perspective disabilities are our
  sources of strength, encouragement motivation.

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Philosophy of TTM

• Promotes principles that PWD must have strong
  voice in decision-making processes on issues
  impacting their lives
• Upholds concepts of full integration of all
  services programmes into general infrastructure
  of society
• Assist in ensuring that infrastructure, services
  programmes are conducive to the needs of
  disabled people

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Te Toa Matoa aims to progress beyond their
capacities in order for the Kiribati Government
to ratify the convention of the rights of people
with disabilities.

• All activities of TTM
• are premised on the belief that
• all human life has equal value.

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Mission Statement

• To advocate and lobby on behalf of PWD
• To create a consistent awareness in wider
  community of the need for equalization of
  opportunities in all respects of life
• PWD will be able to lead fulfilling and
  independent lives.

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Vision

• TTM envisions that
• A PWD as one who is educated, socially secured,
  economically productive and happily living with
  own family in a barrier free environment.
• An association as an affective, democratic,
  self-reliant organization or men and women from
  all disability groups, able to work for the full
  participation and equalisation of opportunities
  for PWD in Kiribati

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Current Activities 2007 - 2009

• 2007
• Drama
• Prevention of TB Tuberculosis
• Elimination of HIV?AIDS
• Working on the Convention.
• Kiribati Disability National Policy
  through the assistant of PIFS Mr.
  Frederick Miller and UNESCAP Mr. Alastair
  Wilkinson.
• Public shows on CRPD awareness
• The group travel to reach out into the
  outer island (Abaiang) and do this disability
  awareness.
• They participate in the Women National Day.
• Attended the Australian Leadership Award
  Fellowship Workshop in Australia.
• PDF Capacity Building Workshop held in Tokatoka
  Resort Nadi in December.
• 2009
• March Workshop in CRPD

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CRPD WORKSHOP

• Change your life with CRPD