Name: Mining Indaba
Start: 2026-02-09T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-02-12T15:30:00+02:00
Location: CTICC

Vuyiswa Sidzumo

Regional Director, Southern Africa Ford Foundation

Vuyiswa has worked within the social justice and development arena for more than 25 years. Over this time, she has worked for the government of South Africa, the United Nations Development Program, and nonprofit organizations. Vuyiswa has been working in philanthropy for more than two decades. She spent over twelve years at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, which she joined in 2005 as an Associate Program Officer and subsequently Country Director for South Africa between 2009 and 2017. Vuyiswa joined the Ford Foundation Office for Southern Africa as a Program Officer in 2017 and has been Regional Director since 2022. She holds Bachelor’s, Honors and Master’s degrees in Science (majoring in Biochemistry) from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. She has also served on various nonprofits boards and chaired the Africa Grantmakers Affinity Group for several years until its closure in 2025.

2026 Agenda Sessions

From risk to responsibility to results: Catalysing sector-wide action on GBV in mining

Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to pose a significant risk to the mining sector – undermining workplace safety, community trust, investor confidence, and the industry's social licence to operate. With mounting global pressure, mining companies face an urgent call to move beyond compliance and toward meaningful, accountable action.

This high-level, interactive workshop will explore the root causes, obstacles to progress, and real opportunities for industry-wide transformation. Join us to engage in honest conversation, share emerging practices, and help shape a new leadership agenda for addressing GBV across mining workplaces and communities. Join us at Mining Indaba 2026 to explore how this shift from competition to coordination can redefine mineral supply security.

Wednesday 11 February 10:00 - 11:30 Okavango Delta Stage (CTICC2 - Level 1)

Add to calendar 02/11/2026 10:00 02/11/2026 11:30 From risk to responsibility to results: Catalysing sector-wide action on GBV in mining Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to pose a significant risk to the mining sector – undermining workplace safety, community trust, investor confidence, and the industry's social licence to operate. With mounting global pressure, mining companies face an urgent call to move beyond compliance and toward meaningful, accountable action.

This high-level, interactive workshop will explore the root causes, obstacles to progress, and real opportunities for industry-wide transformation. Join us to engage in honest conversation, share emerging practices, and help shape a new leadership agenda for addressing GBV across mining workplaces and communities. Join us at Mining Indaba 2026 to explore how this shift from competition to coordination can redefine mineral supply security. Okavango Delta Stage (CTICC2 - Level 1) Africa/Johannesburg

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