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Edafe 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 former executive director of the RDJ Refugee Shelter in Harlem. The shelter helps refugees transition to life in America.

Edafe is the author of the forthcoming book ASYLUM, a Memoir & Manifesto by Simon and Schuster and founder of The Pont. Edafe graduated from Enugu State University with a major in Food Science and Technology and now a Master’s degree student at New York University School of business.

His work includes trying to build an inclusive society, both in and out of the workplace. The inclusion of LGBTQ people, refugees, and marginalized people is a path to building an inclusive workplace. Edafe is among the inaugural winners of the David Prize 2020, The David Prize is a celebration of individuals and ideas to create a better, brighter New York City. Honoree Logo 30, LGBTQ pioneers & Activist by Viacom CBS.

Edafe Okporo (born 1990) is a Nigerian LGBT rights activist, writer and the executive director of the RDJ Refugee Shelter in Harlem New York.