The Bisi Alimi Foundation (BAF) is a
non-profit organization founded in 2015, and registered in
England and
Wales, but operating in Nigeria as a result of the
Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act 2013 (SSMPA). The
foundation aspires to create a Nigeria in which everyone is treated equally, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.[1][2][3]
Bisi Alimi is the founder and director of
Bisi Alimi Foundation.[4] In 2019 Bisi Alimi Foundation, in partnership with
Elton John AIDS Foundation, organised a
Gay Pride event in Nigeria; the event tagged “Night of Diversity 2019” held in Lagos, Tuesday 29 October 2019.[5] In 2018 money from the Whitsun Tournament outreach campaign was allocated to Bisi Alimi Foundation. Whitsun Tournament Outreach campaign supports an LGBT organisation, movement or initiative abroad.[6][7][8]