by Thrive Ansanm | Nov 3, 2024 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Marie France lives with her mother in a small house on the outskirts of Jérémie. Thirteen years ago, her father passed away leaving just her and her mother. Since childhood, Marie France has dreamed of becoming a nurse or a doctor, a passion deeply rooted in the...
by Thrive Ansanm | Oct 16, 2025 | Notre Dame University of Haiti
Naïka recently completed her first year at the University of Notre Dame in Jérémie, where she is studying management. She made it through her first year with financial support from her sister, who was working in the States, but her sister lost her job, so she couldn’t...
by Thrive Ansanm | Sep 15, 2022 | University of the Renaissance
Patrick hasn’t been able to find steady work, and his father is also unemployed. His mother is a street vendor, but her income is very small. Given this situation, he would never have been able to afford college on his own, but now he is a psychology major at...
by Thrive Ansanm | Dec 6, 2020 | Notre Dame Elementary
Peter lives with his mother and 5 siblings in a very poor neighborhood in the Carrefour district of Port-au-Prince. Ever since his family lost their home in the 2010 Earthquake, they have lived in extreme poverty, struggling to survive. Neither of his parents are...
by Thrive Ansanm | Oct 16, 2025 | University of the Renaissance
After completing high school in Port-au-Prince, Philibert earned a certification in French and English translation and began teaching those languages at an elementary school in Jérémie. He continues to work as a teacher today, but his income is limited and primarily...
