Tsitsi Midzi

Head of Partnerships and Development

Urgent Action Fund – Africa

Tsitsi Marylin Midzi is Head of Partnerships & Development at Urgent Action Fund-Africa (UAF-Africa). Tsitsi is committed to promoting philanthropic models and eco-systems that embody values of; equity, reciprocity, solidarity, and harmony steeped in feminist praxis.
Tsitsi is a pan-African feminist who advances African-led efforts to ground inclusive and intersectional political and feminist agendas for justice and liberation of all people of African descent. She has over twenty years’ experience in grant-making, managing transnational partnerships, resource mobilisation and philanthropic advocacy. Grounded in the realities of African women, Tsitsi is a conduit and voice in sustaining feminist movements.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
06:30 pm EEST	08:00 pm EEST	Walking the Talk: Equitable partnerships for movement-building in Africa Side Event M-Hotel - Ball Room	In this learning event, funders and African feminist organizations will meet in a conversation on funding practices, successes and challenges to achieve gender equality Read More In this learning event, funders and African feminist organizations will meet in a conversation on funding practices, successes and challenges to achieve gender equality and SRHR in Africa. Participants will gain insight into feminist approaches to fundraising and grant-making. Donors will have an informed understanding on how to move towards more equitable and collaborative partnerships with grassroots movements. The ambition is that this conversation will result in an Op-ed article that raises the questions and solutions that emerged from the side event. Organizer: SIDA Read Less Speakers Tsitsi Midzi Head of Partnerships and Development Urgent Action Fund – Africa Torbjörn Pettersson Assistant Director General and Head of Department at Sida Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) Yvette Kathurima Manager, Equity, Gender & Youth Field Building Lead Children’s Investment Fund Foundation Lisa Mossberg Coordinator for Sweden's Global Strategy for Gender Equality Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Rouzeh Eghtessadi Executive Director SAfAIDS Regional