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Nicaraguan humanitarian

Vicenta González (born 1948 or 1949) is a Nicaraguan humanitarian, the founder of Asociación Mujeres Emprendedoras de las Comunidades de Upala (English: The Association of Women Entrepreneurs of the Communities of Upala), and a retired midwife. She was the Americas winner of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2022.

Early life

González was born in Nicaragua and has four siblings; her parents were farm workers.

Adult life and career

González married a man from Costa Rica and in 1967, at the age of 19, moved with him to Costa Rica, where they purchased a farm near Upala. González worked as a midwife from the farm.

González is the founder of Asociación Mujeres Emprendedoras de las Comunidades de Upala a Costa Rican organisation that supports women who have fled domestic and sexual abuse. She was the Americas finalist of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2022.

Personal life

González was 74 years old in 2022 and lived in San José District, Upala. She is a mother to two children, and a great grandmother.

References

  1. ^ Jenny, Barchfield (4 October 2022). "Former midwife delivers safety and hope to Nicaraguan refugee women".
  2. Prensa, La (2022-10-06). "Vicenta González, la migrante nica-tica que recibirá el Premio Nansen para los Refugiados de las Américas". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  3. "Vicenta González: La mujer galardonada por ACNUR por apoyar a refugiadas nicaragüenses en Costa Rica". www.larepublica.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  4. "Merkel says Nansen prize honours all those who welcome refugees". 11 October 2022.
  5. "Vicenta 'la rebelde' será reconocida en Suiza por su vida de servicio a migrantes en Costa Rica". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-27.

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