Laker Jolly Grace Andruvile Okot

Laker Jolly Grace Andruvile Okot also known as Jolly Grace Okot is a Ugandan activist and a board member of the Gender Tech Initiative (GTI) a non profit organisation promoting gender equality in technology education in Uganda.

Early life Jolly Grace grew up in northern Uganda region and in 1986 she was abducted by rebels.

Jolly Grace is also the chief executive officer of Women Empowerment Network and Design (WEND Africa), an organisation based in Gulu (Northern Uganda) which aims to empower women who have been affected by conflict.

Political career During the 2021 general elections, Jolly Grace was a Democratic Party candidate for the Gulu Woman MP seat. However, she lost the seat to Betty Aol Ochan who obtained a total of 14,706 votes and Jolly Grace obtained 10,458 out 33,602 votes in total.

In 2026, she once again stood for the Gulu Woman MP seat, under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party this time round but lost to Phoebe Ayoo Obol during the NRM primaries.

Voluntary role

Board member, archdiocese of Northern Uganda education governing council Vice President Rotary Club of Gulu Fund raising director, Rotary Club of Gulu President elect, rotary year 2023/24 Gussosa Humanitarian Service award, 2021 Lacoba Appreciation award, 2022 Women in Rotary award, 2022