Joy was awarded Uganda Law Societys best Female Human Rights Lawyer 2018/2019 and recognition as an emerging mid-career woman leader in Global Health at the Women Leaders in Global Health Conference (2017) at Stanford University.
Joy alitunukiwa tuzo ya Chama cha Wanasheria nchini Uganda (ULS) ya Mwanasheria Mwanamke Bora wa Haki za Binadamu kwa 2018/2019 na akatambuliwa kama kiongozi mwanamke chipukizi katika Afya ya Dunia kwenye Mkutano wa Wanawake Viongozi duniani uliofanyika Chuo Kikuu cha Stanford mwaka 2017.