Fati Mahmoud Wattigi has eight years of experience working at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, where she cares for individuals with mental illness. Fati holds a Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Nursing from the University of Cape Coast. She is the queen mother of the Ga-Dangbe Muslim community in Darkuman, a suburb of Ghana's Greater Accra Region, and is also the founder of the Innah Community Foundation where she supplies underprivileged school pupils with educational materials. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Fati will continue with the mission of her non-governmental organization, as well as continuing to work as a mental health nurse and queen mother.