By Don Peter Okoro.
The UNITED NATIONS Peace and Positive Living Awareness Centre has honoured Lady Chief Veronica Ifenyinwa Ikokwu for her outstanding contributions to the welfare and wellbeing of people of all Nations.
The double honour also came in appreciation of her undiluted love and compassion for the elderly and vulnerable members of the society.
The first event took place on the floors of the United Nations Building New York USA where she was honoured with the title of: International Icon For Elderly Peace on the 21st of March 2025. The second Award/Appointment came on Thursday the 27th of March 2025 at the National Merit Award House Abuja FCT, where she was awarded and appointed as A UNITED NATIONS World Ambassador For Goodwill (WAG-UN).
Both Awards and Appointments entitles her to Diplomatic Rights and Privileges in all the United Nations Countries of the world with the privilege of being addressed as Her Excellency Ambassador-Lady Chief Veronica Ifenyinwa Ikokwu Perpall who is the Osinigwe of Oraifite and Ezenwanyi of Okija is a woman of uncommon benevolence and philanthropy.
On the 6th of December 2024, at the Conference Hall of Hilton Leisure Hotel Awka, Anambra State, she inaugurated the Heavenly Elderly Charity Arena Foundation (HECHARENA Foundation) of which she is the Founder/ President with pomp and pageantry.
The core vision of the Foundation is to address the health challenges that disapproportionately affects the elderly.
This is so because aging brings with it a unique set of physical and mental issues such as chronic illnesses, mobility problems, seeing and hearing impairment, depression, dementia and the likes.
And so, HECHARENA was founded by Lady Vera Ikokwu to provide specialized services that cater for the physical, emotional and mental health needs of the elderly with compassion and expertise.
HECHARENA Foundation is presently poised to build Nursing and Old Peoples Home across the length and breadth of Anambra State. Also on the 18th of December 2024 she sponsored the Anambra State Association Worldwide (ASA World) 2024 Free Medical Outreach at Oraifite,Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State, where thousands of indigenes benefitted stupendously.
She has equally supported many Primary and Secondary Schools with Educational Materials including St. John’s Primary School Okija and numerous Orphanages and Motherless Babies Homes.
It is in the light of the above and other countless humanitarian and charitable activities that the UNITED NATIONS Peace and Positive Living Awareness Centre deemed it fit not just to honour, but to Award and Appoint her as A UNITED NATIONS World Ambassador For Goodwill.
Here is hoping that Lady Vera Ikokwu will see this added feather as a call to more services to God and to humanity.