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We are proud to partner with the following organizations to provide humanitarian aid in the Ajo desert, search for missing migrants and build community along both sides of the US/Mexico border in Arizona. Please click on the links to learn more about the important work that they do…
  • Ajo Community Care Network
  • Aguilas del Desierto​
  • Armadillos Busqueda y Rescate
  • Border Angels
  • Humane Borders
  • No More Deaths
  • Paralelo 31 / Parallel 31
  • ​People Helping People in the Borderlands
  • Shelters for Hope
  • Tohono O’odham Human Rights Network
  • Tucson Samaritans

Latest Border News

Second military style raid in three months: Border Patrol detains 12 people receiving medical attention at humanitarian aid station - No More Deaths Press Release
Protestors block Lukeville highway near border construction - AZ Central
Trump plans to limit US refugee admissions to a record low - Al Jazeera

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Contact Us

Ajo Samariatans
Address: PO Box 793, Ajo, Arizona, 85321
Email: theajosamaritans@gmail.com
Facebook: Ajo Samaritans

Useful Information

Guiding principles of Humanitarian Aid:
  • Principles of Non-Violence
  • United Nations Principles of Humanitarian Assistance

Legal information for Humanitarian Aid volunteers:
  • Civil Liberties Defense Center: Know Your Rights

Local Land Management and the desert environment:
  • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
  • Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
  • Barry M. Goldwater Bombing Range
  • Get or renew your CPNWR and BMGR permit HERE (permits are valid from date of issue until June 30 each year)

Suggested Reading:
  • Kino Border Initiative Reading List
  • More than a wall. - Report by Todd Miller, No More Deaths and the Transnational Institute
  • The Disappeared Report - A collaboration between La Coalicion de Derechos Humanos and No More Deaths to expose and combat those US government policing tactics that cause the crisis of death and mass disappearance in the borderlands
Documentaries:
  • Border Nation - A film by Jason Jaacks. "The Tohono O’odham people have lived on both sides of the US-Mexico border since long before either country existed. As an increasingly militarized border threatens their way of life, Ofelia Rivas journeys across the border seeking to revitalize her ancestral village."
  • Undeterred - Documentary about community resistance to border militarization in Arivaca, AZ
  • Deserted - A film by Jason Motlagh and Mark Oltmanns. Deserted explores the peril of this crossing, and the work done by humanitarians to prevent additional deaths.
  • State of Fear: The US Legacy in El Salvador - A film by Jason Motlagh explores the world of gangs and violence in El Salvador and the effects of migration and deportation on gang membership.

Ajo Samaritans, PO Box 793, Ajo, AZ 85321 Email: theajosamaritans@gmail.com​
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