Thrive Ansanm Blog

When we started a small education program back in 2012, we had no idea that it would grow into an independent organization called Thrive Ansanm. All we knew was that families…

Peterson (Peter), Wideline, and Lovelyca are siblings, and their family lives along the coastline not far from the Thrive Ansanm resource center…

Little Lovna bounded across the rooftop, paper plane in hand. At 6 years old, she is the youngest daughter of our friend Monique who keeps our house full of people well-fed

I recently joined Etienne, one of our Thrive Ansanm mentors, to visit Peter and Tyson who are two of the young men in our program. They currently live in a shack in a poor neighborhood along the...

The first time you meet Guethie (known to some by her nickname Cassandre) she will greet you with a soft voice and a warm smile but don’t let this fool

On a typical day when school is in session, you will see countless children wearing uniforms on their way to and from school. The sounds of children laughing and chattering bellow up from…

Since the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic, kids all around the world have been forced to stay home from school. This has made life tough for students everywhere, but it has been especially

It is mid-morning and the sun is already high and bright. The heat of the day is building steadily and is hotter than most people would find comfortable. A rooster crows, bellowing from the street...

The other day I was sitting in traffic by the well-known Gran Cimetiere (Grand Cemetery) of Port-au-Prince. As is often the case during busy days on the streets…