Ruby Novello is a Global Advisor on Equity & Inclusion at Water For People where she provides support to mainstream gender and social inclusion within the organization and its water, health and sanitation (WASH) programming in 9 countries. Ruby has a MA from American University’s School of International Service where she focused on the inclusion of persons with disabilities throughout peacebuilding processes. She was previously an Inclusive Governance Global Specialist at Humanity & Inclusion where she worked with HI country teams, civil society and government representatives to promote participation, inclusion and accountability at all levels within public disability governance. Ruby started her career at Mobility International USA where she coordinated a variety of international development and exchange programs for persons with disabilities. Ruby believes that the voices of the most marginalised must be amplified in order to create widespread and sustainable change.