…mirroring the deeds of an African revered Princess.
By Alex Nwankwo
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
She is beautiful, bold and radiates happiness. She’s full of smile that emanates from within and little wonder she has a knack for dispensing smile and joy anywhere she goes. She has an unparalleled passion for being a bringer of succour to souls in desolate, shoulders in need and hearts in troubled moment. She may have been spurred by the above quote from the American writer and poet, Albert Pike who believes that good deeds are ingrained in the golden slab of eternity where generation after generation reads from to draw inspiration.
Dr. Mercy Uwakwe
Born into the family of His Royal Majesty, King Solomon Uwakwe, The King of Kings of Bende LGA, Abia State, Nigeria, and the Supreme Ruler of Amaofufe, Igbere Autonomous Communities, Princess Dr. Mercy Seaphrora Uwakwe(IV) is a Nigerian -American medical doctor, an established business tycoon, and a philanthropist of great repute.
Call her Africa’s favorite princess, you won’t be wrong. She is indeed an embodiment of God’s perfection in creation. Like a morning star, she glitters not only in the layers of her golden skin but in the innermost part of her, being a rallying point for light in the lives of many.
She attended America’s most prestigious, distinguished, and eminent Universities: Johns Hopkins University and the University of Texas.
Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe has deep passion for medicine and business, which has indeed been an oxygen in her humanitarian campaign. She relies on her self-sponsorship to embark on all of her charity campaigns. Thanks for her entrepreneurial skills which also became a backbone.
True to her humanitarian nature and unwavering love for humanity, she is an active volunteer at few of her nonprofit hospitals Passioncare Hospital and Cure Stripes Foundation.
In 2010, she founded the Mercy Wave Foundation (alias Dr. Mercy Uwakwe Foundation) a humanitarian organisation committed to improving the quality of human life, dignity and enhanced living standard. Through her foundation and other local, national and international platforms, this Africa’s favourite princess has executed life-touching programmes such as free surgical, medical, and preventive services. Her love for humanity is unpretentious and devoid of political patronage or pecuniary rewards. She is driven by her unparalleled and unconditional love for humanity.
The Foundation which has soft spot for widows, orphans, teenage girls, the sick, and prisoners has as some of its specific objectives to include but not limited to providing educational, financial and economic assistance and empowerment to the less privileged, safeguarding their rights and providing for their wellbeing.
The organisation also identifies the interests of the less privileged and assists them via empowering them or by sponsoring their vocational and skills training programmes and/or based on their individual preference. The goal of the financial empowerments is to help the less privileged establish their own businesses. The foundation’s medical and prison outreaches provide financial, medical and legal aid to those in need. One of the major aims of the medical outreaches is to pay the hospital bills of the less privileged, help them purchase their medications, wheel chairs, hearing aids etc. Aside the provision of free legal services to the less privileged, one of the primary aims of Mercy Wave Foundation Prison Outreaches is to help release innocent victims in prisons.
Under the foundation’s scholarship scheme, several students in the universities have seen their dreams of becoming graduates come to reality through Mercy Wave Foundation. As at the last count, it has awarded fully-funded scholarships to over 3800 students of tertiary institutions. Its entrepreneurial cash prize awards range from two hundred and fifty thousand Naira to a whopping five million Naira. The scholarships and entrepreneurial cash prize awards are issued on a weekly basis. Winners are announced on Friday of every week.
Within the past few years, Mercy Wave Foundation has provided empowerment grants to over one hundred Nigerians from various parts of the country. The Foundation is known for the transformation of the lives of people within African region and beyond.
Her Mercy Wave Face of the week contest where participants smile home with thousands to millions of naira for their participations in scholarly and intellectual competitions has also proven to be a source to discover talents. The Foundation also organises an annual Talent Hunt show. The maiden edition which was held in Owerri in 2019 witnessed a massive turnout, and a grand prize of two hundred thousand naira and numerous consolation prizes were issued to the crowned winners.
Not long ago, the foundation organised a Hand Wave contest, where participants were rewarded with cash prizes ranging from one hundred thousand Naira to Three hundred thousand Naira for depicting the Mercy Wave sign. The turnout was very impressive.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Dr. Mercy Seaphrora Uwakwe has also carved for herself, a niche in the tech world. As a futuristic entrepreneur with visions that are clearly in line with the dynamic contemporary demands of her society, she has partnered with numerous highly-rated tech industries in Africa while acquiring a few others. She is the owner of Easy Worship, PAYEC, Fusion mobile, and Deximal Academy.
Africa’s favourite princess,” “Her majesty,” “our queen,” “Adaolisa” which means God’s favourite daughter, “beautiful soul,” has consistently put on the cloak of the destiny helper to many. In 2020 and 2021, the foundation took it upon itself to provide palliatives in order to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 which at that moment held the world to a standstill, locking people at home, putting business and commercial activities to a halt. Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe through her foundation provided various foodstuffs worth millions of Naira which was distributed to citizens in the 26 out of 36 States in Nigeria.
After then, several other expanded outreaches were carried out. This was a groundbreaking, unsurpassed and unmatched history in Nigeria. The distribution was done effortlessly to the excitement of the beneficiaries. Till today, these outreaches are still celebrated across Nigeria as countless Nigeria citizens continually voiced out their unreserved praise and words of blessings for Africa’s favourite Princess, Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe. Mercy Wave Foundation single-handedly carried out the COVID-19 palliatives in 26 states out of the 36 states in Nigeria, something the federal government failed to do.
According to Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe’s Spokesperson, the COVID-19 Palliative Outreaches were in line with keeping Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe’s self-imposed mandate to see many families lifted out of poverty and lack at all times. It’s noteworthy to mention that Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe’s foundation, the Mercy Wave Foundation continued her distribution of palliatives throughout the pandemic period in all 26 states in Nigeria out of the 36. Oh! What a show of kindness and love for humanity. No wonder she was crowned the Grand Matron of Abia State on the 11th of December, 2020 by the Abia State, Nigeria High Court of Justice. It is indeed a meritorious crown. Still wonder why she’s so loved by all?
Mercy Wave Foundation is also expanded to multi-dimensional services to the people. Today, Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe owns several health facilities some of which are nonprofit and for profit. She transcend across all sectors from Tech to education, agriculture, construction, and so on.
Mercy Wave Tech is also in the services of trailblazing approaches in Information and Communication Technology and providing E-learning platforms for most renowned universities in Nigeria and overseas.
One cannot over-emphasize her kindness. Is it her show of love to orphans, physically challenged, and destitute? More frequently, through Mercy Wave Foundation, basic human needs are provided and distributed to destitute homes, orphanages, and even prisons. The weekly cash giveaways are carried out across all Mercy Wave social media handles; putting smiles on people’s faces.
She has transcended every life sector ever known to humans. As a global leader in education, she used her formidable technological excellence to champion the primary educational challenges in Africa. This is why topnotch universities sought her partnership to enable them to overcome their ICT-related challenges. As such, she’s the CEO and founder of the University of Port Harcourt, University of Lagos, Babcock University, and the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike E-learning Platforms. It’s safe to say that the wave is quickly sweeping through the country in particular and Africa at large.
She also has a visible presence in agricultural and entertainment sectors. As the founder and CEO of Mercy Wave Conglomerate, she owns the Mercy Wave Farms and Livestocks, the Vaygo Farm, and the Mercy Wave Rice Distribution Company. Unarguably, the wave she has brought is sweeping every part of the economy and impacting positively on the lives of Nigerians.
Also in the list of the company she has founded are, Mercy Wave Oil & Gas, Mercy Wave Aviation, Deximal Academy, Merik, Easy Worship App, Mercy Wave Conglomerate, Fusion Mobile, Mercy Wave Tech, Peaceful Missionary Schools, Wave Hospitals, just to mention but a few.
Her distinct philosophy about life is to sprinkle love and kindness everywhere and anywhere. Extraordinary act of generosity has become a way of life for Dr. Mercy Uwakwe. She has embedded a footprint of philanthropy in the sand of time which cannot be erased nor forgotten. She has shown unconditional and genuine love for humanity; she has set the pace. At her young age, she has achieved a lot beyond the imagination of her contemporaries and to the amazement of all and sundry.
Little wonder she is heavenly blessed. The most instinctive lover of the poor, the adorable Princess, a rare gem, the solution giver. We hear praises and blessings showered on her by the people her wave of love reaches; most of whom she does not know.
A personification of humility, she empathizes not sympathizes with people. She is a succour giver and a restorer of hope. Making the waves of joy flow in the hearts of many is her hobby.
It is not surprising why she has bagged lots of awards and nominations from several notable organizations across the globe. She is an honourable representative and Chairperson in : Bende Congress Media, Abia State, Nigeria, Bende Healthcare Alliance, Bende Abia State, Nigeria Congress Media, World Humanity Commission, Abia North Healthcare Committee, Senior Advisor to all Bende and Abia North Monarchs and lots more.
She is addressed as a Passionate Patriotic Daughter. She speaks for the voiceless. She is an advocate for the down-trodden. A manifestation of this is her intervention in a case of an innocent lady Blessing Anyanwu who was sentenced to death by hanging.
She had suffered fatal domestic violence from her husband a few months into their marriage. When her husband subsequently passed on, she was accused of having a hand in his death and therefore sentenced to death by hanging. After she had spent eight years in prison, a wave of freedom came her way when Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe mobilized a formidable legal team who has ensured Blessing’s death sentence is dismissed and her freedom is assured. Today, Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe’s uncle, Benson Anya—Abia State High Court Justice—presently works with her legal team to expedite Blessing’s appeal process to freedom.
She has undoubtedly raised the bar of humanitarian intervention beyond boundaries. She has caused the wave of joy to flow in the hearts of many. May God continue to bless her immeasurably and give her the wisdom and strength to do even more. With her likes, the world will become a better place.
Long live Her Royal Highness Princess Dr. Mercy Uwakwe, long live Mercy Wave Foundation, long live our most cherished and adored Africa’s Favourite Princess.
