"Our hope is that CIFF’s journey will be useful for all
who aim to make development more impactful."

Joy Phumaphi, a Botswana national, began public service in Botswana as a local government auditor. From 1994 to 2003, she went on to serve in Parliament and as a representative to the Southern African Development Community. She entered the Cabinet with responsibility for lands and housing, and developed the first national housing policy. Joy subsequently served as Minister for Health, where she restructured the ministry to make it more focused on results while overseeing revision of the Public Health Act and putting into action a multi-sectoral plan to combat HIV/AIDS. Since 2003, she has worked at the World Health Organisation as the Assistant Director General for Family and Community Health Department, managing a staff of more than 1,100 globally and has worked with colleagues at the World Bank as the World Health Organisation's representative to the GAVI Board. Joy is currently the Vice President, Human Development Network at the World Bank.