Merfrey Help FoundationWe stand with women, protect the girl child and support the elderly across Nigeria. Since 2003, through education, healthcare and justice.
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In 2003, Dr Mercy Omobude noticed something that most people had learned to look past: the most vulnerable members of her community were facing a severe erosion of their basic dignity. Widows were being stigmatised. Girls were being pulled from school. The elderly were eating alone, or not at all.
She did not write a report. She started the Merfrey Help Foundation and walked into the gap herself. Two decades on, the mission has not changed: true empowerment starts with education, is secured by healthcare and is protected through justice.
Education and skills
We provide formal scholarships for young girls and practical vocational training for women. By teaching marketable skills (whether in catering, hairdressing or business management), we offer the most direct route to financial independence and self reliance. To date, we have trained over 500 women and girls and awarded 18 full educational scholarships.
Healthcare and welfare
With a 15% national inflation rate and a recent 40% surge in fuel costs driving up the price of basic food and transport, the most vulnerable are being pushed further to the margins. Isolated elderly individuals and widows are often the first to be overlooked. We step into this gap: direct food distribution, essential medical care, nutrition and hygiene support for over 230 people who would otherwise go without.
Our founder
Educationist, Humanitarian, Author and Film Producer
Dr Mercy Omobude has spent over two decades transforming lives through systemic educational reform and direct community intervention. As Executive Director of the Nosakhare Model Education Centre (NOMEC), she led the strategic restructuring of the institution, established the NOMEC Technical Training Centre, integrated international curricula through the British Academy stream and hosted the French Embassy to strengthen bilingual and cultural ties.
Her impact extends well beyond the classroom. She is the producer of the award winning film "Lost Treasure" (endorsed by the Edo State Government) and the 26 episode television serial "Dignity of Womanhood." She has authored numerous educational resources on Montessori methodology and published the official biography of NOMEC's President and Founder.
A certified Montessori instructor (London Montessori Centre), a certified strategist (ISMI) and an ordained minister, she combines pedagogical expertise with robust organisational leadership and a deep personal faith. Everything she does is guided by a single conviction: that the most vulnerable deserve more than survival.