How Can We Help?

BAF works to expand access to psychiatric care, mental-health education, and youth mental-wellness support. We do this through community outreach, referrals to clinical partners, innovation in how care is delivered, and advocacy that reduces stigma.

Our programs are based in Nigeria and also serve the Nigerian diaspora. We maintain offices in Lagos and Washington, DC.

No. BAF is a foundation, not a clinic. We connect people to licensed clinicians and partner organisations; we do not provide diagnosis, treatment, or emergency care ourselves.

BAF's programs are guided by our leadership team, board, and advisors across all five focus areas — charitable services, education and STEM, healthcare delivery, youth advocacy, and agricultural development. Community members help decide what is built, subject-matter experts shape how each program is delivered, and clinicians advise specifically on healthcare and mental-health work.

Dignity-first practice guides how we design programs, speak about mental health, and handle personal information. We ask for consent before sharing anything about a person, avoid stigmatising language, and give people choice over how they take part.

Visit our Get Help page and submit a support request. Share as much or as little as you are comfortable with. A team member reviews requests and, where appropriate, points you toward a clinical partner or community resource.

No. BAF is not an emergency service and our website forms are not monitored continuously. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. In the United States you can call or text 988. Verified crisis lines are listed on the Get Help page.

We maintain relationships with clinical partners and community providers, and we help people navigate toward care that fits their location, language, and circumstances. BAF does not employ clinicians, so any care you receive is provided directly by the clinician or clinic.

We treat support requests as sensitive. Information you share is used to respond to your request, and we only pass details to a partner when it is needed to connect you to care and you have agreed to it. Our Privacy page explains what we collect and how it is handled.

Requests are reviewed by people, not automatically, and response times vary with volume and time zone. Because we cannot guarantee a response window, please do not rely on a website form in an urgent situation — use the crisis resources instead.

Yes. Many requests come from family members, friends, teachers, and faith leaders. Tell us your relationship to the person and only share what you have their permission to share. Where an adult can speak for themselves, we will usually ask to hear from them directly.

Charitable support — such as food distribution, essential items, and holiday programs — is arranged through our team and local partners. Contact us with your location, the need, and how many people are affected, and we will tell you what is currently possible in your area.

Community groups, schools, clinics, and faith organisations can request an outreach program through our program request form. Tell us about your community, the focus area you need, and the local partner who would host, and our team will discuss what is feasible.

BAF's charitable work includes food and essential-item distribution, holiday and Christmas programs, support for orphanages and people experiencing homelessness, and counselling-based support for young people and families facing immediate need.

Support is directed to underserved families and individuals in the communities where we and our partners are active — currently Ekiti State and other parts of Nigeria, and the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. Eligibility depends on the specific program and the local partner hosting it.

Reach out through our contact form and describe your situation, your location, and the kind of support needed. Requests are reviewed by people, and where we cannot help directly we will try to point you to a partner or local resource that can.

Our work spans community outreach, access to psychiatric care, youth advocacy, and mental-health innovation. Each area combines education, navigation to care, and partnership with local organisations.

Programs are open to the communities they are designed with — including young people, families, schools, faith communities, and community health workers. Specific eligibility depends on the program and its host location.

Contact us and select the option that matches your organisation. Tell us about your community, the age groups involved, and what you hope the program will address, and our team will discuss what is possible.

BAF programs are offered to participating communities at no cost to the individual participant. Costs are covered by donors and partners, which is why giving directly widens who we can reach.

Some education and navigation activity happens remotely, and we work with partners who deliver care online. BAF itself does not run a telehealth service, so any clinical appointment is arranged with the provider directly.

We prioritise places where a local partner is ready to work alongside us and where access to mental-health care is limited. Community interest, partner capacity, and the practicalities of running a program safely all shape the decision.

Education & STEM covers our Annual Quiz Competition for secondary schools, academic excellence awards, endowment scholarships, and youth-facing science and technology initiatives such as the MindWorks Youth Lab.

The Annual Quiz Competition is our flagship education program, running since 2017. Secondary schools across Ekiti State, Nigeria, compete in a structured academic contest, with prizes, recognition, and scholarship support for outstanding students.

MindWorks is our youth-facing innovation initiative, where young people work on challenges in their own communities and build skills in problem-solving, design, and technology alongside mentors.

No. Sessions are designed for beginners, and curiosity matters more than prior experience. Participants with a technical background are welcome and are often paired with newcomers.

Secondary schools can register for the Annual Quiz Competition, nominate students for academic awards, or host a MindWorks cohort. Teachers, academics, and technology professionals are also welcome as mentors and volunteers.

Our youth work includes competitive sport, dialogue on socio-economic issues, civic education, mentoring, and annual recognition awards for young people making a difference in their communities.

Young people can join a sports or dialogue program where BAF is active, take part in the MindWorks Youth Lab, or volunteer with an outreach team. Contact us and tell us your age group, location, and interests.

Yes. Schools host dialogue sessions, civic education activities, and recognition awards alongside our education programs. Schools interested in hosting can request a program through our team.

Agricultural Development is our fifth focus area, aimed at food security, farming livelihoods, and youth participation in agriculture. Its programs — including the Go Back to Farm Campaign — are defined and in development rather than actively running, and we will publish launch details once local partnerships and funding are in place.

Complete the volunteer interest form and tell us about your skills and availability. We match volunteers to outreach, clinical support, advocacy, and skills-based roles as needs arise.

Yes. Anyone contributing in a clinical capacity must hold a current, valid licence in the jurisdiction where they practise, and we verify that before any clinical involvement.

Yes. Research, design, writing, translation, technology, and mentoring roles can be done remotely, which is how many diaspora volunteers contribute.

Volunteers working with children or vulnerable adults go through safeguarding screening appropriate to their role and location before they begin. Safeguarding expectations apply to everyone representing BAF.

Visit Ways to Give to see the current options. Our online giving portal is being finalised, so in the meantime our team will arrange a gift with you directly.

Yes — recurring gifts are welcome, and they are especially useful because they let us plan programs beyond a single season. Contact us and we will set up a monthly arrangement with you.

Gifts fund program delivery — outreach, education sessions, navigation to care, and the youth work that grows from them — together with the operations that keep those programs running safely.

Yes. We work with clinics, universities, schools, faith communities, and funders. Reach out through the contact form and choose the partnership option so it reaches the right team.

Yes. Venue space, professional services, training, translation, and technology support are all genuinely useful. Tell us what you can offer and we will let you know where it fits.

Institutional supporters can fund a program area, sponsor a community cohort, or support the infrastructure behind our work. Contact us and we will share what is currently seeking funding.

We collect what you choose to send us through our forms — such as your name, contact details, and the context of your request — plus basic technical information needed to run the website. Our Privacy page sets this out in full.

Submissions are stored in access-controlled systems and are seen only by team members who need them to respond. We limit what is shared externally to what is necessary to act on your request.

A parent, guardian, or responsible adult can contact us about a child. Please share only what is needed, and let us know your relationship to the child so we can respond appropriately.

Safeguarding shapes how programs are staffed, how sessions are run, and how concerns are escalated. People in roles that involve contact with children or vulnerable adults are screened and briefed before taking part.

Use our complaints and concerns route, which goes to the team responsible for reviewing them. Concerns can be raised about anything connected to BAF's work, including how information has been handled.