Fatuma Mohamed
Youth Advocacy Officer

Fatuma Mohamed is a committed community organizer and youth advocate passionate about contributing to the creation of a just and equitable society. She graduated from Northeastern University with a major in Political Science/International Affairs and minors in African Studies, History, and Women’s and Gender Studies. As a high school student, Fatuma served as a youth organizer for Boston Mobilization, working on various campaigns such as the campaign to increase the minimum wage in Massachusetts. Her passion for community organizing followed her into college where she served as Vice President and campaign leader for Students Against Institutionalized Discrimination (SAID), advocating for increased culturally competent mental health services for students from marginalized communities, among other projects. Fatuma is also passionate about research, and has previously conducted research on Environmental Justice and water system sustainability as well as a thesis project on the experience of Boston Somali youth with policing and surveillance. Additionally, Fatuma has served as an organizer for Hormar Academy, a mentorship program for Somali High School students in the Greater Boston Area, working to address barriers of access to higher education faced by first-generation low-income immigrant students. Fatuma is inspired by all the freedom fighters before her.