JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation Fuels Youth Empowerment with Support for UNUH Positive Development App Pilot

The JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the JMMB Group, has reaffirmed its commitment to youth development with its support of the UNUH edutainment app pilot programme at Irwin High School in St. James. The Foundation provided two months of mobile data for 50 tablets, ensuring participants have full access to the app’s learning modules and to facilitators throughout the pilot period, a critical enabler of real-time engagement and completion.

Developed by Limitless Transformation Coaching & Training Services Ltd., UNUH is a positive-youth-development programme that blends edutainment, neuroscience, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Positive Psychology, and culturally grounded storytelling to help Jamaican teens strengthen self-awareness, emotional intelligence, resilience, and conflict-management skills. Designed for ages 13–19, the three-module, 30-lesson curriculum helps students build confidence, set goals, navigate challenges, and make healthier life choices.

The pilot cohort comprises student leaders in grades 7–9, who will engage with the UNUH app over two months. At completion, participants are expected to demonstrate improvements in behaviour, interpersonal skills, and self-agency; graduates will transition into peer mentors, supporting other students on their development journey.

The Foundation’s support aligns with its mission to develop, steward and support transformational initiatives in education and entrepreneurship, guided by the Vision of Love — values of love, openness, honesty, integrity and care. “UNUH meets young people where they are — on their devices, in their language — and helps them build the mindset, skills and confidence to make better choices, for life,” said Kim Mair, CEO, JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation. “Our role is to remove barriers, like data access, and to partner on solutions that unlock the inherent greatness in our youth. That’s what our Vision of Love looks like in action.” The Foundation has supported the UNUH project on and off since its early development phases, recognising its potential to unlock the inherent greatness of Jamaica’s youth through culturally relevant, practical life skills.

At the recent orientation and handover at Irwin High School, the Foundation’s representative, Marlene Shim, formally presented the donation. The contribution complements tablets supplied by e-Learning Jamaica, enabling the programme to launch with 50 fully enabled devices.

As the Foundation continues its dedication to nation-building and people empowerment, initiatives like UNUH play a vital role in shaping confident, purpose-driven, emotionally resilient young Jamaicans, equipping them not just for school, but for life.