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Seven Years of Innovation: Field Ready’s Impact in the Pacific
From 3D-printing weather station parts to disaster response, we’ve spent 7 years innovating for resilience across the Pacific Islands.
Feb 25, 20242 min read


How a Mobile Makerspace can reach more Pacific Islands
In Field Ready’s commitment to increase local capabilities and localized resources in every country program, the Pacific Region has made...
Dec 13, 20233 min read


First Innovation Business Center Launched in NW Syria!
Field Ready has successfully launched the first Innovation Business Center in Northwest Syria. The Business center will specifically...
Jun 19, 20231 min read


Field Ready brings Local Manufacturing WASH to High Schools in Fiji
Group Hand-Washing Stations help High School students and evacuees to stay healthy Field Ready is manufacturing and installing Group...
Feb 23, 20232 min read

Earthquake Response for Türkiye and Syria
Situation Update The recent series of earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye and Northern Syria are unprecedented in recent memory....
Feb 12, 20234 min read


Sometimes safety arrives in a box
This spring and summer we were privileged to deliver thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment to various Kenyan community...
Oct 13, 20222 min read


Producing PPE to keep Bangladesh safe
While most developed countries have cut back or even removed COVID-19 restrictions, the pandemic and other diseases are still very much a...
Jun 29, 20223 min read


Building a future and keeping it clean in Kakuma
Finding ways to survive as a refugee is always a challenge - and even more difficult during a pandemic. But our "Protecting The...
May 9, 20223 min read


Powering up after Super Typhoon Rai/Odette
When an enormous storm has knocked out power and your phone is out of juice, how do you reestablish communication? How do you power your...
Mar 24, 20225 min read


Getting Disaster Ready in Fiji
Field Ready often helps people after a disaster has already hit. But our efforts also focus on local development and disaster prevention....
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Disrupting The Cold: Waste For Warmth
In Syria, millions of people live in more than 1,500 camps for displaced people. The shelters they live in are flimsy tents with little...
Jan 11, 20221 min read

Getting Ready To Launch
You might have seen projects we hosted last year in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. An exhibit of the groundbreaking "Nobody's Listening" virtual...
Jan 10, 20222 min read


Our Humanitarian Of The Year
Field Ready has named Ravin Rizgar its Humanitarian of the Year. Rizgar, Field Ready’s Iraq program lead, is being recognized for her...
Jan 6, 20222 min read


Field Ready wins international award for Surprise Soaps
Helping kids practice good hand hygiene has won us some global recognition. Field Ready won a 2020 Honey Bee Network Creativity and...
Dec 9, 20212 min read


A look at the future of humanitarianism
On a recent episode of the "Trumanitarian" podcast, host Lars Peter Nissen spoke with our Executive Director Eric James about the...
Nov 4, 20211 min read


Shelter by Design Thinking
The problem of inadequate shelter has long frustrated those who live or work in refugee camps. Tents provide little protection from the...
Oct 4, 20212 min read


Training for success
Learning a new skill can be intimidating. But for 28 women in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp in September, learning to make healthcare items...
Sep 29, 20212 min read

Making a clean start
If you and your family have to flee your home, your first priorities are usually safety, water, food and shelter. But once those needs...
Aug 27, 20212 min read

Making it better
More than 600 people in rural Fiji are now enjoying improved sanitation thanks to our latrine installation campaign! Our team in Fiji...
May 20, 20211 min read

Open Know-Where launched
April’s end bought the unveiling of a new model that can help people find what they need where they’re looking for it - Open Know-Where....
May 5, 20214 min read
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