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.
