Dorothy Okello

Dr. Dorothy Okello is a Ugandan technologist and engineer, known for her work in the Women of Uganda Network or WOUGNET.[1]

WOUGNET founder and director Dr. Dorothy Okello has a B.Sc. in Engineering (Electrical) from Makerere University, Uganda, an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas, United States and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada (where she received a Commonwealth Scholarship).[2] She has worked to get more women and rural communities engaged in the information society.

Dr. Dorothy Okello is Africa’s first-ever Digital Woman of the Year, an honor bestowed upon her at an Africa ICT Days gala ceremony for the Digital Woman Award finalists that took place on 16 November in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[3]

She also won the Women Achievers Award for her distinguished service in empowering women and girls through Science and Technology. The award giving ceremony was held on 7th October 2012.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ted Hart; et al. (2010). Internet management for nonprofits : strategies, tools & trade secrets. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. p. 376. ISBN 978-0-470-53956-9. Retrieved 31 January 2011. Mobile phones are affordable to many people even in rural areas,” explains Wougnet's executive director, Dorothy Okello.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Dorothy Okello – Short Profile" (PDF). Retrieved June 2013.
  3. ↑ "African Digital Woman Announced".
  4. ↑ "Dr Dorothy Okello wins Women Achievers Award". College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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