Alimatou Demba
Alimatou Demba is the Advocacy Program Coordinator for UNCF’s Advocacy Team. She manages the logistics of the K-12 Advocacy’s extensive program through creating and maintaining systems focused on operational excellence. She also provides direct assistance to the Vice President of the Advocacy Team, Sekou Biddle.
Alimatou has experience across program management, research, communications, and graphic design. She maintains a deep commitment to support the work of institutions championing social justice, racial advocacy, and equitable outcomes for marginalized communities.
Prior to her time at UNCF, Alimatou has worked at the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) in The Gambia, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s Thurgood Marshall Institute, The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), and the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative. She also worked as a contributor to Burnaway Magazine and has published literary and visual work in its fourth annual reader, Where I’m Calling From.
Alimatou holds a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in African Diaspora Studies with a specialization in Comparative Literature.