Growing up Fatima has always been passionate about helping people, especially her peers or those younger than her. Throughout her education, she has been involved in many leading organizations. In high school, she was involved with a youth leadership program which helped her to volunteer with many events around the school. Fatima was able to organize a black history month event for the school, while organizing the entire logistics behind the event as well as putting together a Rehabilitation organization.
In college and University Fatima was able to work with an organization called African Community Services of Peel, it was through that program she developed a passion and focus towards at-risk youth and youth within the immigrant communities. While working with this organization Fatima was able to start the programs to engage youths and out of trouble, or help youths fulfil their court order in gaining hours.
Although Fatima has been an active participant and volunteer within the Sierra Leone Community, it was when she moved to Edmonton that she became very determined to work with the youths in her community. Fatima started a youth program which was focused on empowering youth with goals to promote leadership, knowledge, and success of their own. Whether it’s a phone from one of the youth’s parents or the youth themselves in the middle of the night, Fatima would make sure she up and out helping those families.
Currently; Fatima works as a youth intervention specialist at The Family Centre, and she also volunteers with Sinkunia as a youth mentor on weekends.
