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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...


May 31, 20231 min read
Pacific Mobile Makerspace is opening soon.....
Over a decade ago, Field Ready was getting started and was brimming with new ideas and innovative concepts. We're proud to say that many...

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 12, 20234 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....


May 9, 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...

Jan 10, 20222 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 6, 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...


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...

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...


Jun 10, 20213 min read
Working Together to Protect the Frontline
Although some Western countries are emerging from quarantine, the pandemic rages on in much of the rest of the world where vaccines and...

May 5, 20214 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....


Mar 11, 20212 min read
Breaking new ground in Baghdad
After much work and collaboration, our partner IoT Maker Space in Baghdad has opened! Along with the founding IoT Maker Space team...

Sep 30, 20202 min read
Digital designing for good
Over the last year, our Nepal team has participated in the Humanitarian Design Challenge (HDC). The Challenge was initiated to increase...

Sep 24, 20202 min read
High-tech humanitarian innovation for the win
The European Innovation Council announced five winners of its EIC Horizon Prize on Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid today during...
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