Repssi South Africa

26/05/2026

The REPSSI South Africa Country Director, Ms Celeste Matross gave a keynote address at the Masana wa Afrika ECD conference on the Trauma Informed Care Approach and how it can contribute towards creating emotionally safe and supportive ECD settings.

13/03/2026

“In work that holds so much pain, laughter is not a distraction from the mission — it is what keeps the mission alive.”

During a training that we had with our REPSSI social workers, social auxiliary workers and MHPSS facilitators from Secunda, Sasolburg, Soweto and Diepsloot, who work on prevention of and response to Gender Based Violence and Femicide, we found space to renew our spirits through play and laughter.

“If we want survivors to believe that life can hold joy again, the people supporting them must remember how to laugh too.”

27/11/2025

Digital violence is real violence. REPSSI SA joins the world in calling for safe, respectful, and empowering online spaces for all women and girls.

20/11/2025

Repssi South Africa MHPSS Community Facilitator Moshe Malatji sharing his experiences working on the Sweden funded project in Diepsloot.

11/11/2025

Linda Theron, from the School of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria, REPSSI South Africa Country Director Celeste Matross, REPSSI Regional Head of Programmes Kelvin Ngoma, and Regional Head of Advocacy Chilekwa Chisanga participated in a symposium at the 7th Global Mental Health Summit emphasizing the significance of collaborative research, including individuals with lived experience, in programming and advocacy for mental health. The R-NEET study, led by the University of Pretoria and supported by REPSSI SA as a community partner in South Africa, exemplified the importance of co-created research.

10/11/2025

REPSSI South Africa was in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal this past week to facilitate a training of trainers on Psychological First Aid with Disaster Management Services experts from various district municipalities as well as partners from DSD. The training was made possible through the generous support of Old Mutual South Africa through is Humanitarian response unit. Participants were trained through role plays, case scenarios, practice sessions, crisis simulations to support people affected by humanitarian emergencies through this psychosocial support intervention which ensures a reduction in secondary victimisation and better outcomes post emergencies.

29/10/2025

REPSSI South Africa’s Country Director presented on a panel at the 10th International Policy Conference on the African Child (IPC) being held in Ethiopia. The Session was on CSO experiences in addressing vulnerabilities and threats facing adolescents. She spoke on mental health and substance abuse among adolescents. REPSSI

25/10/2025