Fatoumatta Njai
2023 Fellow
Member of Parliament, The Gambia
Fatoumatta Njai is a member of Parliament in The Gambia with exposure to legislative and oversight functions. She has extensive knowledge of banking operations and analytical skills with strategic planning experience. She has extensive experience with public relations and maintaining professional working relationships. In 2017, she established a program to empower young children, especially young girls through Yayi-Denton.org. She is also a member of the West African Regional Parliament where she sits at the Bureau of the Female Parliamentary Caucus. Fatoumatta is currently a partner with the UN Women NDI, IRI, and Ecowas Gender Center to work on increasing the number of women in decision-making positions. She has observed elections in the ECOWAS region many times.