Our History & Leadership

Founded with the belief that every person deserves a fair chance to succeed regardless of background, circumstances, or socio-economic conditions.

Our Story: A Journey From Struggle to Systemic Change

Human potential should never be restricted by barriers of access or inequality. At the heart of this conviction is the life and journey of Abraham Saye Martey—a Liberian-born Electrical Engineer, Researcher, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Philanthropist, whose path from adversity to global excellence has become the foundation’s living blueprint.

Governance Objectives

  • Ensure strong oversight and ethical leadership.
  • Maintain transparent financial management.
  • Strengthen accountability mechanisms.
  • Follow global best practices in nonprofit governance.

Strategic Roadmap 2025 – 2030

Our five-year plan to scale impact, build institutional capacity, and ensure long-term sustainability.

Strategic Planning

Establishment & Launch

Setting up the core infrastructure, legal frameworks, and launching flagship pilot programs.

  • Launch $5M Scholarship Fund
  • Deploy first 5 Mobile Health Units
  • Open Monrovia HQ

National Expansion

Expanding reach to all 15 counties and deepening program depth.

  • 50 STEM Centers Operational
  • 1,000 Women Entrepreneurs Funded
  • National Telehealth Network

Regional Leadership

Exporting successful models to neighboring West African nations and ensuring endowment sustainability.

  • West Africa Fellowship Program
  • Self-Sustaining Endowment Fund
  • Global Innovation Summit Host

Humble Beginnings in Liberia

Abraham S Martey was born and raised in Liberia, a nation of immense promise yet long challenged by socio-economic hardship and fragile systems that often make opportunity uneven and uncertain. Like countless young Liberians, his early life was shaped by limited access to quality education, financial instability at home, and structural barriers that turned schooling into a privilege rather than a guarantee. Behind his academic journey stood his mother—a woman of quiet strength and unwavering sacrifice—who fought relentlessly to keep her son in school, term after term, despite mounting costs and constant uncertainty. Her struggle mirrored that of thousands of Liberian parents who continue to endure in silence, sacrificing daily so their children might access an education they themselves were denied

Abraham rose through discipline, perseverance, and purpose to achieve academic and professional distinction in electrical and electronic engineering, advanced research in artificial intelligence and wireless communication systems, and success as an entrepreneur and investor. Yet his ascent never distanced him from his roots. A defining moment came through his mother’s words, reminding him that his success carried responsibility beyond himself—to uplift others facing the same struggles they once endured. That conviction gave birth to the Abraham S. Martey Foundation, a global, impact-driven institution rooted in Liberia and committed to education, health equity, and economic empowerment. The Foundation exists to transform personal testimony into collective progress—turning scholarships into generational impact, health interventions into lasting wellbeing, and economic support into sustainable independence—ensuring that talent and ambition are never lost simply because of where one is born.