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ARSOBO

Tucson, AZ, United States

DisabilityHealthEmployment & Skills
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: August 13, 2026

About

ARSOBO is a non-governmental organisation based in Tucson, United States working on disability, health, employment & skills.

ARSOBO (Arizona Sonora Border Projects for Inclusion) is a binational non-governmental organisation with 501 status in the United States and a sister NGO in Mexico. It improves the lives of people with disabilities by providing affordable medical devices, including all-terrain wheelchairs, prosthetics and orthotics, and hearing aids, built locally by people who use such devices. It also provides physical therapy and employment and skills training, and works across the U.S.-Mexico border region from Tucson, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.

Location

Tucson, United States

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

disabilityprostheticsorthoticswheelchairshearing aidsassistive technologyborder regioninclusion

Languages

ENES

Causes & programmes

Causes

DisabilityHealthEmployment & Skills

Works for

People with disabilitiesChildren

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity building

Programmes

Phase 1: All-Terrain Wheelchairs

Disability

Builds standard and custom all-terrain wheelchairs for people with disabilities, staffed by wheelchair-user technicians, in Nogales, Sonora.

Phase 2: Prosthetics & Orthotics

Disability

Fabricates prosthetic and orthotic devices locally in Nogales, Sonora, reducing delivery time from about two months to 3-4 days.

Phase 3: Hearing Health Program

Health

Runs a hearing health clinic and distributes low-cost hearing aids across the border region, with monthly clinics staffed by University of Arizona faculty and Ph.D. candidates.

Countries of operation

United StatesMexico

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsIndividual donationsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Andy Nichols Award for Social Justice

Arizona-Mexico Commission2012

Partnerships

University of Arizona, Technical University in Nogales, Sonora, Tichi Munoz Fundacion, Shipley Family Foundation, U.S. Northern Command

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