While at law school, Fatou traveled to various countries where she supported local human rights organizations and completed an independent fact-finding mission on transitional justice.  She was also on the Board of the Black Law Students Association and the Muslim Law Students Association. Fatou was the recipient of her law school's Beverly S. Bond and the Osagie & Losenge Imasogie scholarships. She is also a Director of the Muslim Bar Association of New York.