Vicky Guzman

About

Known best for founding ASAPROSAR (The Salvadoran Association for Rural Health), this physician and health activist also directed the Salvadoran office of Habitat for Humanity International.

Before Fame

After graduating from Mexico's Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, she worked in rural health clinics in El Salvador.

Trivia

Her humanitarian honors include the Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice and an honorary law degree from the College of the Holy Cross.

Family Life

She was born and raised in Santa Ana, El Salvador.

Associated With

She and Florence Nightingale both worked for rural access to healthcare.