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. [1]
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. [1] González worked as a midwife from the farm. [1] [2]
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. [3] She was the Americas finalist of the Nansen Refugee Award in 2022. [4]
Personal life
González was 74 years old in 2022 and lived in San José District, Upala. [5] She is a mother to two children, and a great grandmother. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Jenny, Barchfield (4 October 2022). "Former midwife delivers safety and hope to Nicaraguan refugee women".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vicenta González: La mujer galardonada por ACNUR por apoyar a refugiadas nicaragüenses en Costa Rica". www.larepublica.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "Merkel says Nansen prize honours all those who welcome refugees". 11 October 2022.
- ^ "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.