Rama Jacqueline Aol (née Aol Jacqueline), also Aol Rama, (born 26 January 1969) is a female Ugandan politician and a social worker. She is the district woman representative of Nebbi District in the 10th Ugandan Parliament (2016 to 2021). Aol belongs to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party.
Background and education Aol is married. Below is her educational background:
Aol obtained her Uganda certificate of Education (UCE) in 1985 from Sacred Heart Gulu. She also has a certificate in counseling and guidance from Nsamizi training institute for social development obtained in 2004 and later a certificate in addiction studies from Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi in 2007. In 2014, she sat her Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education from Arua Hall. +Year attained QualificationTypeInstitution1985UCEUganda Certificate Of EducationSacred Heart Gulu2004Counselling and Guidance CertificateCertificateNsamizi2006DiplomaDiplomaNsamizi2007Addiction Studies CertificateCertificateNkozi University2014UACEUganda Advanced Certificate of EducationArua Hall (UNEB)2014Certificate in Monitoring and EvaluationCertificateNdejje University2014Certificate in Oil and Gas ReportingCertificateAfrica Centre for Media Excellence2014Certificate in Radio ProductionCertificateBBC World Service2014Certificate in Peace and Conflict Sensitive ReportingCertificateInternews Network2014Certificate in Farm Talk ProductionCertificateFarm Radio International2014Certificate in Online JournalismCertificateLearn BBC World Service Trust2014Certificate in Computer ApplicationsCertificateNdejje University2017Bachelor of Development Studies (ongoing)Bachelor's degreeNdejje University
Career before politics In 2005, she worked as a counselor at Serenity Centre. Later in the same year, she joined Community Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse as a director to date. Between 2006 and 2013, she served as board member at the Arua Technical Institute, Ragem. Between 2010 and 2014, Aol worked as the chairperson at the West Nile Consortium on Elimination of Gender Based Violence. From 2007 to 2015, she worked as a journalist at the Arua Diocese Media Centre-Radio Pacis. From 1991 to 2001, she served as the Clerical Officer at Nebbi District Local Government and also worked as the Clerical Officer at the Judiciary Department between 1986 and 1991.
Political career Before joining the Parliament of Uganda as the Member of Parliament for the Nebbi District in 2016, Aol served as the speaker of Oluk Sub-County, Arua District from 2011 to 2014.
Aol serves on additional role at the Parliament of Uganda as the Committee on Equal Opportunities and Agriculture. She also serves under the full membership of professional bodies of the Uganda Journalists Union.
She has expressed concern about girls dropping out of education early in Nebbi as a result of marrying young.
Career after leaving parliament
In 2019, she set up the West Nile Women Development Agency (WEWODA).
See also Parliament of Uganda List of members of the tenth Parliament of Uganda Nebbi District
References
External links Website of the Parliament of Uganda Aol Jacqueline Rama on Facebook Aol Jacqueline Rama on Linkedin