Salimatou Fatty

Personal life 
Fatty was born in Kerewan village in the North Bank Division of the Gambia in 1994 to Aja Fatoumatta Jarra Ceesay and Alhajie Saikou Fatty. She is the seventh of her mother's nine children.  She attended Oustass Keita Dara, where she learned to practise her religion, Islam.

 Awards 
Fatty received the “African Leadership Award” in 2016 for her work in girls' education. She was also included in the list of the 2017 100 most influential young Africans across the continent.https://allafrica.com/stories/201708310718.html | Gambia: Young Gambian Activist Among Most Influential Africans - allAfrica.com

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Category:1994 births
Category:Gambian people
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Category:African lawyers
Category:Living people
Category:Youth activists