top of page

Maximizing Efficiency in Humanitarian Aid

Traditional humanitarian supply chains are slow and expensive, often creating critical delays in delivering life-saving supplies. At Field Ready, we solve this problem by manufacturing essential items locally.

​

Using cutting-edge technology, innovative designs and community-led solutions, we ensure aid is produced faster, cheaper and more efficiently—right where it's needed. We then teach communities how to use and make these solutions themselves, working with local manufacturers and entrepreneurs so they can lead their own emergency response and recovery efforts long after we’ve left.

Why?

More than 150 million people each year are affected by disasters or conflicts, and almost 700 million people worldwide suffer from extreme poverty. Through no fault of their own, these people face unpredictable crises and unstable conditions, making access to life-saving aid critical. We are compelled to act because of our deep passion to help others.

​

We see the opportunity to transform humanitarian aid by making it faster, cheaper and more efficient. Lives can be saved, suffering can be reduced and communities can build long-term resilience. But current supply chains are slow and expensive, with logistics consuming between 60-80% of international aid budgets. Field Ready's on-the-ground approach solves this inefficiency by combining local manufacturing, technology and community-driven solutions. This ensures that essential supplies are produced closer to the point of need—reducing costs, eliminating delays and strengthening local capacity for long-term impact.

visionwhat_edited.png

How?

Our approach is based on best practices from international aid, healthcare, engineering, technology and human-centered design. We achieve extraordinary outcomes through a simple, scalable approach that builds on what works and adapts to the most challenging environments.

​

  • We take on problems others avoid, working in places where solutions are most needed but hardest to implement.

  • We strengthen what already exists, filling gaps, supporting local capacity and ensuring sustainable impact.

  • Our proven method delivers results, by combining innovation, efficiency and community-driven problem-solving.

What?

Making

We specialize in local manufacturing, design, and repair, ensuring essential items are produced where they are needed most. With technical expertise and on-the-ground experience, we rapidly deploy resources to meet urgent needs. Our approach spans multiple humanitarian sectors—including health, nutrition, shelter, and water and sanitation—and thrives on strong partnerships to create scalable and sustainable solutions.

​

Training

We share knowledge through open-source designs and hands-on training, ensuring that aid workers, local businesses and entrepreneurs, and disaster-affected people gain the skills to manufacture essential supplies themselves. This builds long-term resilience, reduces dependence on external aid, and ensures communities can respond effectively to future crises.

​

Innovating

We pioneer smart, flexible solutions that transform humanitarian logistics and bring community-led ideas to life. By combining engineering, technical skills and community development expertise, we create scalable solutions that tackle real-world challenges. Grounded in technology and local knowledge, our approach ensures that the tools we develop are adaptable, efficient, and built for lasting impact.

Vision

We believe that everyone should have the supplies they need, where they need them and when they need them.

 

This means that:​

  • Relief, recovery and reconstruction should be better, faster and cheaper.

  • Reliance on fragile and costly supply chains is reduced and local economies are boosted because 100% of supplies that can be made locally are made locally.

  • Aid is delivered more efficiently and effectively because needed supplies are available.

  • Resilience and preparedness improve because people have access to production tools and support to aid in an area's recovery.

End Goals?

Over the next decade, Field Ready will expand and scale its efficiency-driven approach to humanitarian aid.

 

This means:

  • Reducing the cost of life-saving supplies by up to 90% through local manufacturing and technology-driven solutions.

  • Cutting delivery times from weeks to hours by eliminating reliance on slow, expensive global supply chains.

  • Empowering local communities with the skills and resources to produce their own supplies, ensuring long-term self-sufficiency in disaster response.

  • Sharing our designs, knowledge and technology widely so that aid organizations worldwide can replicate and scale this model.

bottom of page