Retiring to private life and with the passion to continue to serve the less fortunate in society and to empower communities, and to leave behind a legacy of selflessness and humility, the former Vice President of Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, envisioned and established the Joseph Nyuma Boakai Foundation in 2018.

Anchored on six fundamental pillars, the Foundation was formerly launched on November 30, 2018, in keeping with the realization that government has limited capacity to address the needs of all its citizens. These pillars are Agriculture, Education, Health, Youth and Gender Development, Sanitation, and Environment.

With the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2019, immediately following the launch of the foundation, the foundation became resource challenged. Two fundraising events were cancelled, including the book launch in Nigeria and the cassava farm rally with the Cassava Farmers Union.