About Us
Bays Planet Foundation
WHO WE ARE
Who are we?
Bays Planet Foundation is a women, youth-led, registered, non-profit, and non-governmental organisation. Focused on providing adequate and sustainable solutions to victims of sexual abuse and social violence, we are licensed by both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
We are actively involved in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations: good health and well-being (3), quality education (4), gender equality (5), decent work and economic growth (8), reduced inequality (10), sustainable cities and communities (11), peace and justice strong institutions (16) and partnerships for the goals (17).
Since our launch in January 2018, we have embarked on significant outreaches to educate women and girls about menstrual hygiene, enhance advocacy about sexual abuse and violence against women through community engagements, and we’ve also called for a stakeholder meeting which was instrumental in the implementation of Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act in Kwara State in October 2020.
Our impact rate has reached over 20,500 people through our physical projects, online engagements, and partnerships with other reputable organisations.
Our Mission
We are on a mission to create a more sustainable safe space for victims of social abuse and violence by supporting communities with innovative projects, services and advocacy that enhances situational awareness and change on social policies.
Our Vision
We envision an equitable safe world, free of violence and abuse.
WHAT WE DO
Civic Engagement
Children, Youths and Women Empowerment
Creating a Safe Space for Victims of Abuse
Community Development
Achieving the SDGs
OUR WORK
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THE TEAM
Baliqees Salaudeen
Baliqees Salaudeen is the founder of Bays Planet Foundation and the President of Girl Up Nigeria. She is a sustainable social development/communications and media strategist. She has actively volunteered for causes tilted to social and sustainable development in Nigeria for over five years. Her activities and impacts are across environmental management and advocacy, gender based violence, child's right, project development and management, as well as the UN SDGs. She is the Head of Human Resource and Corporate Social Responsibility at Green Republic Farms Limited. She leads notable sustainable environment platforms in Kwara State including PickThatThrash, North Central Climate Conference, Climate Strike, and a few others. Baliqees has led clean ups and community engagements in Kwara State with over 300,000 reach since 2017 through online and offline activities. She is a fellow at the African Youth Leadership Fellowship Program and she holds an E-MBA from the prestigious Accra Business School in Accra, Ghana. She is also a Youth Member at the Federal Ministry of Environment National Youth Climate Innovation Hub in partnership with UNDP Nigeria. Baliqees is a graduate of the 2021 Global Summer Youth Forum from International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (ITCILO)..
Akinwale Peace Akindayo
Akinwale Peace Akindayo is the Communications and Media Officer at Bays Planet Foundation. He is heavily invested in media and physical advocacy against social abuse & violence to achieve policy changes. He has volunteered for different community activities geared towards women empowerment & financial independence. He is interested in international relations, politics, & diplomacy. He is a final year student for a BA in History & International Studies (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria). He is an active student parliamentarian, a supporter of UN SGDs, and a storyteller.
Solomon Abigail
Solomon Abigail is the Community Engagement Manager at Bays Planet Foundation. She is involved in orphanage visitations where she fundamentally talks about sexual health and create awareness on sexual abuse. She is also a fertility coach; she counsels women trying to conceive and offer the best advise/help possible. Abigail volunteers with different NGOs and offer value in numerous capacities. She is an entrepreneur, a fashion designer based on women clothing, and a graduate of Mass Communication from the University of Jos, Nigeria. She loves singing, studying, and storytelling.
Atobiloye Kaosarat Morenikeji
ATOBILOYE Kaosarat Morenikeji is the Partnership and Engagement Manager at Bays Planet Foundation. She is an active volunteer in the non-profit and advocacy space where she provides viable solutions to social and environmental issues. She has been involved in various activities that borders around gender based violence, climate change activism, environmental research. She is a graduate of chemical engineering, from the University of Ilorin with interest in environmental management. She designs and dabbles with frontend development in her free time. She finds art intriguing, fancies storytelling, lover of books, and a learner of politics.
