Violet A. Akurut
Violet A Akurut also known as Akurut Violet Adome (born 25 August 1976) is a Ugandan politician and teacher by profession.[1] She is the district woman representative of Katakwi District in the 10th Parliament of Uganda.[1][2][3][4][5] She is a member of the National Resistance Movement political party.[1][2] She was the aspiring Woman Member of Parliament 2021–2026, of Katakwi under NRM political party.[6]
Education
In 1989, she completed her Primary Leaving Examination from Madera Girls Primary School and later joined Kangole Girls Senior Secondary School for her Uganda Certificate of Education in 1993.[1] In 1996, she finished her Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education from Tororo Girls School.[1] In 1999, she obtained a certificate in project planning and management from Uganda Management Institute.[1] In 2003, she was awarded a bachelor's degree in education from Makerere University.[1] She holds a post graduate diploma in resource mobilization and management from Uganda Management Institute, which she got in 2010. She later went back to get a master's degree in diplomacy and international studies from Uganda Martyrs University in 2016.[1]
Career life before politics
From 2012 to 2016, she worked as the commissioner at Uganda Human Rights Commission.[1] In 2012, she was the co-ordinator at Women of Uganda Network. Between 2010 and 2011, she was employed as the programme manager at Transform Uganda.[1] From 2009 to 2010, she was the programme officer at ANPPCAN.[1] She worked as the programme co-ordinator at World Vision International in 2007–2008.[1] In 2002–2005, she worked at Education Department, Soroti Catholic Diocese, as the programme manager.[1] She was the gender officer at Katakwi District Local Government in the year 2000–2001.[1] From 2012 to date, she has served as the chairperson of the Advisory Board at Katakwi Grassroots Women Development Initiative.[1] Also from 2015 to date, she has worked as the executive treasurer at Uganda National AIDS Services Organization.[1]
Political life
From 2016 to date, she served as a member of Parliament at the Parliament of Uganda. While at the Parliament of Uganda, she was the member on the Committee on HIV/AIDS & Related Disease, and Committee on Education and Sports.[1]
Personal life
See also
- List of members of the tenth Parliament of Uganda
- Katakwi District
- Parliament of Uganda
- National Resistance Movement
- Member of Parliament
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ a b c "AKURUT VIOLET ADOME". NRM - NETTECH RELIABLE MEDIA. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "Violet Akurut Archives". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "Akurut Violet Adome - 2016 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "Alupo, Ogwang battle for supremacy in Katakwi". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ "VIOLET AKURUT ADOME, Aspiring Woman MP 2021-2026, KATAKWI". www.ugandadecides.com. Retrieved 2021-04-01.