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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....

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...

Feb 22, 20232 min read

"Survival Cube" - The First Earthquake Innovation

In the bid to search and rescue any survivors, it’s always a race against time. In human survival, there’s the Rule of four minutes...

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....

Feb 3, 20231 min read

The Middle East & North Africa, Shelter & Settlements forum - Waste for Warmth

Field Ready has developed and innovated products that protect the internally displaced population in Syria from the winter cold, and...

Mar 24, 20225 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 4, 20222 min read

Welcoming A New Makerspace in Sulimaniyah

The Field Ready family of makerspaces has grown again! Last month we welcomed Suli Innovation House in Sulimaniyah, Iraq, to our group of...

Jan 11, 20221 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 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 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...

Oct 4, 20212 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...

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 23, 20212 min read

Redesigning for resilience

When earthquakes roll through cities and towns in the Middle East's mountainous regions, they damage the millions of older, unreinforced...

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...

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