MECC SVF Supreme Heroes
Celebrating & Retooling Grassroots Community Champions Across Jamaica
Transforming Local Passion into Sustainable Enterprise
The Supreme Heroes Programme, launched by the Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF) in partnership with the Mona Entrepreneurial and Commercialisation Centre (MECC) and ChangeMakers Limited, recognizes and retoois micro-entrepreneurs and community leaders who make significant social impacts across Jamaica.
Over an intensive 8-month incubator, participants undergo rigorous capacity-building workshops in finance, governance, branding, and marketing, backed by grant funding from SVF to scale their community interventions sustainably.
Project Partners & Facilitators
Mona Entrepreneurial & Commercialisation Centre (MECC)
Delivers business retooling, financial management, tax compliance, marketing, and leadership workshops at UWI Mona to turn community projects into solvent social enterprises.
Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF)
Provides grant funding, corporate backing, and nation-wide recognition to elevate unsung heroes and elevate their community interventions into sustainable models.
ChangeMakers Limited
Facilitates background research, nominee validation, field monitoring, and on-ground project design support to ensure community needs are met effectively.
MECC Capacity Building Pillars
Business Model Development & Structuring
Assisting entrepreneurs to transition informal business practices into a clearly structured business model using the Business Model Canvas.
Taxation & Financial Management
Training in accounting, cash flow, tax registration, and budgeting to ensure long-term operational solvency.
Brand Building & Marketing Strategy
Developing strong brand identities and outreach channels to attract sponsors, partners, and community support.
Programme Cohorts & Alumni
Honoring the social enterprise champions who participate in the incubator and continue delivering transformative community impact across Jamaica.
Cohort 4
Veneish Wallace
A nurse and the founder of Eliza Care, delivering professional home-based health care and clinical support for the elderly and medically vulnerable.
Kymara Elliott
An educator and the founder of Green Care Training & Workshops, focusing on environmental education and youth development in inner-city communities.
Akeem Brown
The founder of Greenwich Town Youths in Action, leading peace-building, sports, and workforce readiness initiatives.
Jovan Miller
A creative technologist and the founder of Polycloud Interactive, developing culturally relevant educational animations and interactive digital experiences for children.
Daniela Woodbine
The founder of Chapter to Chapter Tutoring Services, providing academic support, adult literacy programmes, and community relief efforts.
Cohort 3
Tishauna Mullings
Educational services enterprise hosting youth development programs and problem-solving academies to cultivate young community change-makers.
Matthew Prendergast
Teaches motorcycle and bicycle mechanics, road safety, and youth vocational skills, while manufacturing mobile vending carts for local entrepreneurs.
Tanisha Richards-Whyte
Community wholesale enterprise supporting local infrastructure repairs, commercial access, and social care initiatives.
Abiathar Neita
Funeral services enterprise supporting community welfare, emergency housing assistance, and youth enterprise starter grants.
Nicholas McKenzie
Defensive driving school providing road safety, vehicle risk management, and conflict de-escalation training for Jamaican drivers.
Cohort 2
Aneisha Miller
A leading wholesale supplies and farm store providing high-quality farming inputs, fertilizers, tools, and agricultural products to local growers.
Andrea Kerr-Finakin
Community organization delivering sustainable social interventions, family counseling, and leadership training.
Emeelia McCallum
Social development initiative focused on vocational skills training, community empowerment, and youth mentorship.
Cohort 1
Jennifer Brown
Community retail hub providing grocery supplies, micro-credit access, and youth mentorship for local families.
Elma Thompson
Hardware and building supplies enterprise providing construction materials and housing support for vulnerable community members.
Life Yard Restaurant
Urban eco-tourism facility and organic restaurant providing community school feeding programs and sustainable urban farming tours.
New Horizons Outreach
Vocational facility equipping unattached youth with practical skills in sustainable bamboo manufacturing and clean fuel production.
Programme Overview Video
Watch the MECC Director briefly discuss the Supreme Heroes initiative and its community impact.