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...
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- Jun 29
- 3 min
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...
- May 9
- 3 min
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...
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Delivering Dignity
Making critical items when and where people need them is what Field Ready does. People will always need medical and other devices,...
- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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...
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
The positivity challenge
Recently at Field Ready we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming new team members and having some great talks with staff who’ve been around a...
- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
Combat COVID-19 where you live: Taking local to the next level
COVID-19 outbreaks are now on the downswing in many countries - but the virus is raging again in the U.S., with more than 50,000 new...
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Getting shield ready
Face shields are an important piece of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health care workers. When a person coughs, many tiny,...
- Jun 16, 2020
- 4 min
How to make 150 reusable face masks for your community
Face masks are critical in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Field Ready is working hard to produces these locally in many parts...
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
Helping to shield Chicago from COVID-19
When Jacquelyn Moore saw the devastation COVID-19 was causing in Chicago’s African American community, she put her problem-solving hat on...
- May 9, 2020
- 6 min
PPE Standards: Essential Clarifications
Current recommendations for COVID-19 response outline the need for everyone to wear protection when safe social distancing can't be...
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Shielding the Underserved in the U.S.
Frontline workers everywhere have struggled desperately to find the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to help fight COVID-19's...
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
Beating COVID-19 in developing countries
We've been responding to the terrifying COVID-19 pandemic with efforts across the globe these past weeks, currently helping to produce...
- Apr 15, 2020
- 2 min
Keeping an eye on safety in Bangladesh
Although COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh are still relatively low, the country is in high preparation mode. So when officials put out a...
- Mar 28, 2020
- 2 min
Knowledge sharing during the COVID-19 response
Dealing with border closures, lockdowns or orders to shelter-in-place or stay at home have been hard for everyone while COVID-19...