In 1998 she graduated from the l'Ecole de Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes (EBAD) at Cheikh Anta Diop University.
In 2002 she continued her studies at the same university in the Centre d'études des sciences et techniques de l'information (CESTI), with a focus on television and graduating in 2002.
[2] Upon Ndour's move to Montreal, she worked at the non-profit, Vues d'Afrique, on their film festival while studying.
The network offers monthly meetings, entrepreneurial training workshops, and help finding work, housing and healthcare.
[1][8] Oumy Ndour chose to wear a hijab on television and was a member of Collective Muslima, an activist group against stigmatization of veiled women, making them more visible citizens of society.