Vicenta González
Vicenta González is a Nicaraguan humanitarian, the founder of Asociación Mujeres Emprendedoras de las Comunidades de 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.