By Odette Roy Fombrun, ‘konbitisme’ advocate, dies at 105
Port-au-Prince — Writer Odette Roy Fombrun died Dec. 23 at her residence, officials of the foundation bearing her name announced via Facebook. She was 105.
Known for proposing ‘konbitisme’ as a way to rebuild Haiti, the writer, educator and youth advocate sought to improve Haiti’s education system and her ideas helped shape several generations of Haitians.
“This is a great loss for the Haitian intelligentsia and in particular for the education sector and civil society,” said Joël Lorquet, founder and advisor of the Lorquet Foundation for a New Haiti, which collaborated with Fombrun. “She was a great voice of Haitian conscience and had made the promotion of Konbitisme her hobby.”
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