Contributions and Awards
Fatmatta is active in the literaray community in Mississauga, Ontario where she currently lives and is a contributor to the following anthologies:
In 2015 Fatmatta was honored at the inaugural Canadian International Black Women Event (CIBWE) as one of Canada's 100 black women to watch.
Contact Fatmatta for information about booking her as a speaker at your next event.
- Canadian Voices
Volumes I & II - Canadian Imprints
- Extraordinary Lives: Inspiring Women of Peel
In 2015 Fatmatta was honored at the inaugural Canadian International Black Women Event (CIBWE) as one of Canada's 100 black women to watch.
Contact Fatmatta for information about booking her as a speaker at your next event.
Awards:
- 2019 Trailblazer Award, Nigerian-Canadian Newspaper annual mother's day award.
Canadian Federation of University Women, 100 year anniversary notable women award.
- 2016 CIBWE Pioneer for pioneering families, refugees and communities in Canada.
- 2015 CIBWE Canada 100 black women to watch.
- 2013 & 2011 Writers and Editors network certificate of appreciation for contributing to members' reading program.
- 2012 & 2011 Appreciation certificate in recognition of hard work and dedication as the first vice president of the Annie Walsh Old Girls Association Toronto branch.
- 2011 Appreciation Award for participation in Black History Month, Issued by Judith Nyman Secondary School. (Brampton, Ontario)
- 2009 Certificate of appreciation in recognition of major contributions and overwhelming support of the Sierra Leonean community. Issued by Concerned Citizens and Friends of Sierra Leone, on the occasion of the 48th independence anniversary celebrations of Sierra Leone. Toronto, Ontario.
- 2001 Recognition for outstanding services and contribution as a volunteer - by the Government of Canada. The year 2001 was proclaimed the International Year of Volunteers by the United Nations General Assembly to highlight the achievements of millions of volunteers worldwide.