Thrive Ansanm Blog

Just a couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in the home of Daniel, one of the two newest students in our university program. Huddled on their tiny porch, I sat across from his father…

College is a challenging and exciting time for young adults as they venture out and prepare for their future. They will inevitably make mistakes, and they will be…

After a nearly 3-month delay because of fuel scarcity and insecurity, schools are opening again in Haiti. Back in early September, one of the most powerful leader…

For more than a year now, a large portion of Port-au-Prince has been controlled by gangs, and since President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination last July, the situation has further deteriorated…

Our staff in Haiti recently visited Chantale, one of our university students, at her home in Jeremie. She graciously agreed to a recorded interview for us…

From our early days as a small education initiative in Port-au-Prince, mentoring has been a core part of our vision. So when we relocated to Jeremie last fall, one…

The quality of education for university students in the community of Jérémie is improving thanks to Thrive Ansanm. By setting up a research center, Thrive Ansanm has changed the game…

She may not be large in stature, but Jubertha is a young woman with a big vision. Born in an impoverished rural community called Anse-d’Hainault, Jubertha is the daughter of farmers…

With our new resource center up and running, we soon realized that we were going to need some help monitoring the space each day, so Maillard, our Jérémie coordinator, talked…