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Dec 13, 20233 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...


Nov 5, 20233 min read
From Interns to Innovators in the Pacific
Field Ready internships empower young emerging engineers to make a tangible impact in their communities through technical innovations....

Oct 28, 20232 min read
Field Ready Responds to TC Lola in Vanuatu
Severe Tropical Cyclone Lola hit Vanuatu on October 25-26 leaving significant damage in its wake and over 50,000 people in the affected...

Aug 29, 20231 min read
First Pacific Mobile Makerspace in Action!
Field Ready Pacific’s Rapid Response Team recently deployed to Nabila village in Fiji for the initial field test of our first Mobile...


Jun 19, 20231 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...

May 16, 20233 min read
Manufacturing for disaster response in Honiara, Solomon Islands
Field Ready, with the support of the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) – USAID and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change,...

Apr 21, 20232 min read
World Creativity and Innovation Day 21 April
The United Nations designated 21 April as World Creativity and Innovation Day to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation...


Mar 12, 20235 min read
Field Ready-Vanuatu: Response to Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin
Field Ready designed and locally manufactured emergency latrines ready for distribution to evacuation centers On March 2nd, 2023 a Severe...


Feb 23, 20232 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...


Oct 13, 20222 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...


Jun 29, 20223 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...


Dec 21, 20212 min read
Field Ready Responds to Typhoon Rai in the Philippines
On December 16th, a deadly typhoon slammed into the Philippines. Super Typhoon Rai, or Odette as it’s called locally, first made landfall...


Dec 9, 20212 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...


Nov 10, 20212 min read
Working together to keep it clean - 12,000 times
Our Iraq makerspace partners broke new virtual ground recently; in a new collaboration, they produced 12,000 plastic toys for a large...


Nov 4, 20211 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...


Sep 29, 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...

Aug 27, 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...


Jul 2, 20212 min read
Surprise Soaps: Starting small, with a big impact
Sometimes small steps - taken by the smallest people - can make a huge difference. We're hoping that's exactly what happens with our...

May 20, 20211 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...


Apr 22, 20211 min read
Voice of a Climate Champion
Devex, the global development community's media platform, spotlighted our very own Fiji Operations Manager Jean Matthias this week as...
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