Ifenalaife Foundation (CAC 145311) is a registered philanthropic and social intervention Foundation set up by High Chief Henry Iyke Mmerigwo (Onwa Alaife).

Onwa Alaife, the Founder and Chairman, Ifenalaife Foundation is an indigen of Alaife in Uli Anambra state of Nigeria.

Ifenalaife Foundation was established to create a real and measurable values on these key points.

1. Education Support Program: This includes award of scholarships to best brains and indigent pupils and students in the society of which currently the foundation is taking care of 234 pupils and students in Nigeria.
This program helps to facilitate the value of education in the society.

2. Youth Empowerment Program: The youth are usually engaged with skill acquisition programs like fashion and designing, ICT, Hair dressing and other vocational training and thereafter empowered.

This helps to reduce unemployment rate amongst the youth and other social vices.

3. Community Development Programs, Welfare and Health: Recently, the Foundation engaged the services of medical experts to diagnose and treat the women and children of Uli community of various illnesses and keep them in check.

The Foundation also provided palliatives which includes 400 bags of rice and 60 cartons of groundnut oil for the community and her neighbours to cushion the effect of covid 19 pandemic.

However, as part of her yearly festive Celebration program to the Community, Onwa Alaife through Ifenalaife Foundation shared a total of 600 bags of rice, 100 cartons of groundnut oil and 200 pieces of Rappa to the community in January 2021. However, work are already in progress for the forthcoming massive festive Celebration for January 1, 2022.


More to that, in keeping up with her responsibility to the society, the Ifenalaife Foundation in November, 2020 lightened up Uli community with 356 double solar panels light.

Recent and Proposed Achievements

The Foundation was awarded with the prestigious Education ICON award for educational services to the society.

The Foundation has been of great assistance to the needy both in Nigeria and some African countries.

Ifenalaife Foundation in a quest to deliver her social responsibility is in the process of partnering with some Agencies and African countries.

Ifenalaife Foundation, through the Chairman, Onwa Alaife will on November 4 (His Birthday) be unveiled as the Proud Sponsor of Anambra State Mathematics AND Igbo Quiz Competition for Senior Secondary Schools in Anambra state to be held in December 10, 2021 where a million naira worth of scholarships would be awarded to champions.

The Quiz competition program is powered by Best Brain Contest, a registered non governmental organizations that specialises on rendering educational services.

In conclusion, the Foundation has gone from strength to strength and is recognized for its pro-social activities in Nigeria. The organisation is dedicated to improving the socio-economic wellbeing of the nation’s people through improved access to good quality education and healthcare in addition to cultural enrichment.

Our intervention areas range from community development initiatives to food programmes to health schemes.

The Future is bright with Ifenalaife Foundation with so many programs and partnership to be unveiled soon.

Contact us @07030555581
Instagram: @Ifenalaifefoundation
Email: ifenalaifefoundation@gmail.com
Website: www.ifenalaifefoundation.com


High Chief Henry Mmerigwo (ONWA ALAIFE)
Chairman IFENALAIFE FOUNDATION