VENUE: Dignity
Date: 22 March 2025 | Time: 12:00 – 13:30 | Presented by: IBIS Reproductive Health
Overcoming misconceptions and expanding access
An interactive workshop on the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act
The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1996 (CTOP) gives access to legal abortion in South Africa, however a substantial gap remains between policy and implementation. In this workshop, attendees will engage in interactive learning activities and discussion on three main topics:1) Basic principles and stipulations of the CToP Act and common misconceptions about the law; 2) Findings from a national-level study related to CToP knowledge, misconceptions, and opinions, 3) Resources and strategies to support safe abortion and overcome barriers to access. Facilitators will present and guide activities, and attendees will be invited to participate in an interactive questions and answer session.
Duduetsang Mmeti
Senior Communications Manager
Duduetsang Mmeti serves as the Senior Communications Manager in Ibis Reproductive Health’s Africa Region office. Duduetsang holds a degree in Politics and International Relations from Wits University. Throughout her career, she has led communications efforts for the Defend Our Democracy Campaign, Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG), and Equal Education (EE). Career highlights include her involvement in the scholar transport campaign for EE and her contribution toward encouraging young people to engage with the Parliament of South Africa more meaningfully through civic education programmes run at PMG.
Jewelle Methazia
Jewelle Methazia serves as a She supports quantitative and qualitative projects focused on expanding access to safe abortion care, ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health, and comprehensive sexuality education for adolescents and the intersection of reproductive health and HIV specifically in key populations. She holds a Masters in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Witwatersrand, where her dissertation focused on predictors of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among adolescent girls and young women.
Sesona Buyeye
Communications Assistant
Sesona Buyeye is a Communications Assistant at the Africa Region office of Ibis Reproductive Health. Leveraging her expertise in communication management, backed by a diverse background in development, strategic, and integrated communication, she actively supports Ibis’s projects aimed at advancing access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE). Sesona’s dedication to advocacy for sexual and reproductive health has been longstanding, dating back to her university years. Her multifaceted skill set, and unwavering passion significantly contribute to Ibis’s mission.
Tanya Robbertse
Research Coordinator
Tanya Robbertse joined the Ibis Reproductive Health Africa Region office as a Research Assistant in 2023 and is currently the Research Coordinator. She supports Ibis’s projects which aim to expand access to SRHR and abortion services in South Africa. Before moving into SRHR, she worked as a speech-language pathologist in the public health and education sectors, and as a junior research analyst in the private sector. Tanya holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Pathology from the University of Pretoria and a Master’s degree in Sexual Reproductive and Perinatal Health from the University of Dalarna.
