Our Founder

Our Founder
FORF’S founder Odette Roy Fombrun was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on 13 June 1917. She is a prolific author whose many books and articles are devoted to the twin objectives of education and development for Haiti. Mrs. Fombrun has received a variety of prizes and awards over the years. In 2009, she was named a “Living National Treasure” by the Fondation Françoise Canez Auguste and Image et Marketing S.A. Also in 2009, the DEFI Foundation named her a “Woman of Merit”, and the mouvement ‘Aimer Haiti’ recognized her for her continuing efforts to build national unity through Konbitism.