Edafe Okporo was born in Warri, Nigeria. A native of Egbo Uhurie, Ughelli South Local government in Delta State Nigeria. He migrated to the United States in 2016 as an asylum seeker and now a refugee of the United States, residing in New York. Edafe is a global gay rights activist and the executive director of the RDJ Refugee Shelter in Harlem. The shelter helps refugees transition to life in America.

He is author of the forthcoming book Asylum, a memoir & manifesto by Simon and Schuster and founder of The Pont. He is passionate about extending a hand to communities in need and teaching leaders in communities and organizations on how to motivate their members to act. His work includes trying to build an inclusive society, both in and out of the workplace, that will spark JOY. The inclusion of LGBTQ people, refugees, and marginalized people is a path to building a joyful society.

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