Ojok James Onono

Communications Officer

Ojok James Onono holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Gulu University and  a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication from Uganda Christian University, Mukono.

He practiced journalism for over ten years and is well acquainted with the Media, Communication, and journalism landscape in Uganda. As a journalist, Onono did many investigative works that created change in the community, and the active journalism field remembers him for advocating for the restoration of the indigenous tree species in Northern Uganda after the LRA war through journalistic pieces and active activism with Humanity Race Foundation Uganda and ‘Our Trees, We Need Answers’ an environmental activist group.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Gulu University and  a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication from Uganda Christian University, Mukono.

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Publications

James Onono Ojok1*, Uchenna Igwe2, O'Brien Kimani3 & Nyeko Kenneth1 . (2025) . The Role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Influencing Climate Change Policy: The Case of PACJA at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan . African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 4(1), p. 9
James Onono Ojok1, Ajok Beatrice Abonga, Arthur Owor . (2024) . Communication inside the LRA: Militarization of Acoli Language, a Cultural Patriotism or mere Rebel Indoctrination? . International Journal of Advanced Research, 7(1)
Ojok, J. O., Owor, A., & Ojok, K. O. (2024) . (2024) . The Extent of Contribution and Challenges of Women Council Representatives Performance in Decision Making Process: The Case of Gulu District Local Government (2016-2020) . Journal of Gender Related Studies, 5(1). Gulu, Uganda: , pp. 1-20
James Onono Ojok, Arthur Owor . (2024) . Public Communication for Effective Service Delivery to Refugees in Uganda. The Case of Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement . East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 7(1)
James Onono Ojok, Prof. James Kiwanuka-Tondo . (2024) . Public Relations and Service Delivery in Local Government in Uganda: Assessing the Impact of Public Relations and Challenges in Service Delivery in the Case of Gulu District Local Government in Northern Uganda . East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 7(1)

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Fellowships and Consultancy
African Young Leaders Population, Health, Environment Fellows (PHE) Lilongwe Malawi 2019. (Goal Malawi/ Population Reference Bureau, USA)
Member of Goal Global Citizen Forum to-date (GOAL NextGen)
PHE/PED Consultant for People-Planet Connection 2022 (Johns Hopkins University)
2022 Youth for Policy (Y4P) Migration Fellow Kampala, Uganda (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung)