Strategic focus areas
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Expand networks, build partnerships, and launch research to expand abortion access in countries with restrictive laws
Increase Ibis’s visibility, particularly work from the South Africa office, across the Africa region
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Advocate for and advance national and regional policies that promote the right to safe abortion services and care
We seek to expand our research agenda across the Africa region by broadening our networks and intentionally highlighting work conducted out of the South Africa office across the Africa region and beyond. We will identify key partners in the region and build on work we have undertaken to amplify our presence across the Africa region.
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Improve abortion access by building on our abortion stigma research
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Strengthen second trimester and later abortion work to respond to maternal mortality due to unsafe abortion and limited access to the service despite its importance
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Identify and test technology and telehealth approaches to expand safe abortion access
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Lift the profile of Ibis South Africa office leadership
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Highlight strategy and research driven by the Ibis South Africa team
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Identify and participate in key SRH forums, including online forums, across the Africa region
Transform SRH access in the region by responding to gaps in HIV/ AIDS, GBV, and LGBTQI+ research
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Highlight and expand to wider geographies our aim to always conduct work that responds to local issues and lived realities of communities we research
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Develop a communications strategy for expanded dissemination of work led by Ibis’s South Africa office
Ibis aims to explore how we can incorporate questions/assessment of important linkages between abortion access and GBV, learning from extensive expertise/research in South Africa and the region. We strive to better understand intersections with abortion and other SRH focus areas while identifying partners/ways to build on partnerships we have been developing to further flesh out a research agenda that addresses HIV as part of a comprehensive SRH approach.
Transform and expand access to abortion by building our networks, and identify and test bold service delivery and technology innovations Ibis seeks to improve and expand abortion access to wider geographies across the Africa region, exploring innovative ways to expand access— especially in countries with abortion restrictions—while also building on our body of work in the Africa region. We aim to continue working with current partners, including researchers, advocates, youth, policymakers, and broader civil society. Intentional efforts will be made to identify new partners and networks across the Africa region.
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Identify key funders of our SRH research focus areas in Africa and establish where their priorities align with ours
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Establish and highlight sexual and reproductive needs of LGBTQI+ people and strategies to improve related polices and services
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Develop partnerships and leverage data to shift the GBV and LGBTQI+ dialogue
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Use evidence and identify strategies to link HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care with safe abortion care to better meet people’s comprehensive SRHR needs
