Abe3D Impact
Abe3D Impact supports social-good projects that use 3D printing, training, and partnerships to improve access to practical solutions in low-resource settings.
Featured Initiative
A collaborative impact initiative supported by Abe3D.
An Abe3D Impact initiative
The Affordable Prostheses Project is a collaborative assistive technology initiative working to improve access to affordable 3D printed prosthetic and assistive technology solutions in low-resource settings.
The project has grown through collaboration with partners from Kenya, Colombia, and Rwanda, including Hugo Esteban Rojas from Colombia and Dr. Salsawit T. Yigrem from Rwanda, alongside student, clinical, and community partners.
Our Mission
To make functional, affordable, and locally producible assistive technology more accessible through 3D printing, training, partnerships, and community-centered design.
Previous Activities
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Collaborators & Partners
Abe3D Impact supports the project technically and operationally while preserving its collaborative identity and partner contributions.
Kenya
Local student, community, technical, and implementation collaborators supporting project activities.
Colombia partner
A collaborator from Colombia contributing to the project’s international and technical partnership network.
Rwanda partner
A collaborator from Rwanda supporting the broader regional and assistive technology collaboration around the project.
Project collaborators
Learners, makers, and community members who help ground project work in practical needs and local capacity.
Technical network
Relevant stakeholders who help guide responsible development, evaluation, and improvement of assistive solutions.
Important note
Our prosthetic and assistive technology work is developed in collaboration with relevant technical, clinical, and community stakeholders. Devices should be appropriately evaluated before use.
Abe3D Impact
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