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Sep 5, 20191 min read
Presenting at the Aid Forum Global Summit
Field Ready's Executive Director, Dr. Eric James, was one of 50 speakers at the AIDF Global Summit today in Washington, DC, where he...
Aug 31, 20191 min read
Field Ready Named Finalist in Drucker Prize
We are honored to be a finalist in the Drucker Prize. In the third round, there are now just ten (10) organizations from hundreds of...
Jul 13, 20192 min read
Drucker Prize - an amazing opportunity
“Be courageous with your answers and dream big!” This is the advice we got from The Drucker Institute, the organization founded to take...
Jul 11, 20191 min read
Field Ready awarded Platinum Seal of Transparency by GuideStar
Only 2% of nonprofits earn this distinction and Field Ready just joined their ranks. "This is an important marker for us," says Dr. Eric...
Jul 4, 20194 min read
Innovating in Iraq - Profiling Wafa
In celebration of International Women in Engineering day 2019, we decided to interview our Iraq Innovation Advisor, Wafa Al-Attas, who is...
Jun 23, 20194 min read
Iraq's only female-led makerspace
If you visit our newly established Field Ready: Erbil Makerspace, housed in the Re:Coded House co-working space, you’ll find Ravin and...
May 30, 20193 min read
Better Buckets: Achieving mass production wherever and whenever it's needed
It’s such a basic need. A bucket to gather, carry and store life-saving water. It's so vital that we put it in our logo. But it’s a need...
Feb 4, 20191 min read
Connecting and Networking for Critical Human Needs
MakerNet is an initiative providing systems and tools that connect makers and makerspaces to local markets and manufacturing...
Jan 9, 20193 min read
Preparing (not planning) for the Future
When establishing the Scouting movement, Sir Baden Powell devised a brilliant motto “Be Prepared.” For more than a century, this has...
Sep 3, 20181 min read
Shuttleworth Fellowship
The Shuttleworth Foundation is a small social investor that provides funding to dynamic leaders who are at the forefront of social...
Jul 6, 20186 min read
3D Printing Nepal's Future (from Medium)
Nepal’s digital manufacturing sector, focused on 3D printing, is poised to flourish. Over the last six months we witnessed some...
Apr 25, 20181 min read
Fast Company World Changing Ideas
Field Ready is one of the finalists for Fast Company’s 2018 World Changing Ideas. Out of 1400 entries, these are the 240 that made it to...
Apr 24, 20181 min read
Katerva Awards: Field Ready is a Finalist
Field Ready is committed to sustainability. Here's proof: Field Ready was recently nominated in the top 100 Finalists for the Katerva...
Apr 18, 20181 min read
Sharing Knowledge Across Boundaries
The key to sustainability and scalability is in large part due to the knowledge shared between our different programs. While most of us...
Apr 4, 20182 min read
The Problem with Supply-Chains
Over 136 million people need humanitarian assistance today. For this population, and indeed in developing countries generally, poor water...
Mar 8, 20181 min read
International Women's Day
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres stated, "Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of...
Mar 1, 20181 min read
Mr. KC: Breakthrough Innovator in Nepal
According to WHO, roughly three billion people cook and heat their homes using solid fuels (such as wood, charcoal, coal and dung) in...
Feb 16, 20182 min read
Start Accelerator Update
We have been working with Kudra on the Start Program, which works with entrepreneurs from Syria and the host community to enable them...
Feb 6, 20181 min read
Repairing items in Hospitals in Syria
Usamah, a Field Ready colleague resides in Idlib province and has been working diligently to serve those in need in the surrounding area....
Feb 2, 20181 min read
Update on Hydroponics in Syria
The situation in Idlib is dire. With widespread attacks on civilians, hospital’s targeted for bombings and mass displacement, the people...
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