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Jul 29, 2019
3 min

A visit from Fab Lab Bhutan

Following Field Ready's assessment visit to Bhutan in November 2018, the Fab Lab Bhutan management team, headed by Karma Lhakyi and Tsewang Lhundup, visited Nepal to lend their wisdom and experience to Field Ready's project partners Nepal Communitere. We have facilitated this collaboration as a part of the Humanitarian Design Challenge project currently running in Nepal and we hope the relationship will continue to grow and expand as Field Ready facilitate the establishment o

Jul 25, 2019
4 min

Hydroponics in Nepal - low-cost systems

Based on the work of Field Ready's Syrian team in 2017/18 Field Ready Nepal team members have been visiting local hydroponics sites in the Kathmandu valley to learn more on the development of low-cost, localised hydroponics systems. Malnutrition poses a significant development challenge for children in Nepal in both rural and urban areas. According to one of the surveys from the Nepal Health Research Council’s 2014 Adolescent Nutrition survey, 71% of adolescent boys and 59%

Oct 2, 2018
1 min

Kathmandu Mini Maker Faire

On September 22 and 23, the Kathmandu Mini Maker Faire was held. Featuring both established international and emerging local “makers,” the Kathmandu Mini Maker Faire is the first maker faire featuring innovations in the humanitarian and international development sector. A family-friendly celebration featuring cutting-edge advanced and appropriate technology, digital fabrication, DIY science, urban farming and sustainability, alternative energy, drones, bicycles, hand-made cra

Jul 6, 2018
6 min

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 incredible developments. Find out more below… Strength in Diversity 3D printing is an unpredictable business to be in. Surprising commissions and projects come up all the time, especially in Nepal. Zener Technologies was set up in 2015 just after the earthquake with the idea of bringing commercial 3D printing to Nepal. Zener have developed their 3D p

May 23, 2018
1 min

Field Ready’s Journey to Scale: Needs assessments in Nepal

Field Ready recently completed an assessment in Nepal. Learn more about how we are scaling in our 3rd HIF vlog. You can visit our past blogs here. #HumanitarianInnovationFund #Nepal

Apr 27, 2018
1 min

Nepal Manufacturing Showcase

On Friday, April 27th, Field Ready and partners organized a conference at the Nepal Innovation Lab. A platform showcasing the projects from makers, discussing ideas, solving design challenges and promoting digital manufacturing in Nepal. The event is to promote local innovations in engineering, design and production. People and organizations working with 3D printers showcased their projects, as well as people interested in learning more about additive manufacturing. Here are

Apr 18, 2018
1 min

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 work in different locations, we have the ability to collaborate even despite the geographic barriers. An useful illustration of this is in the context of our Nepal and Syria program. The lifting airbag first began in Syria, and has been used to rescue people from rubble in the aftermath of bombings. So far this devise has directly saved 20 pe

Mar 14, 2018
1 min

Bharbisya STEAM event

Nepal recently had their first school level STEAM challenge which was organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology as well as other partners. The participants were tasked with building prototypes in compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics in education. Our team in Nepal was happy to help with the event, and while Ram set up the makerspace Ben was one of the judges of the event. He

Mar 1, 2018
1 min

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 open fires and leaky stoves. Most are poor and live in low- and middle-income countries." Nepal is a particularly vulnerable due to the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake that ravaged much of the country, severe flooding and a history of conflict. Field Ready began working in Nepal after the earthquake, developing programs to address needs in hea

Jan 9, 2018
1 min

Partnership with Rotterdam University

Field Ready has a recently developed partnership with Rotterdam University. We will work with design students in their 4th year to develop and test items. While students often have the opportunity to complete a practicum, working with Field Ready gives students the chance to work on meaningful projects and exposes them to the humanitarian sector. By working directly with our team in Nepal, students gain practical experience and mentorship and help us to increase our list of i

Jan 5, 2018
2 min

Recycling Plastic Initiatives

Field Ready’s practices are aimed at sustainability and conscious of environmental impact. It is estimated that 91% of plastics are not recycled and by 2050 approximately 12 billion metric tons of plastic will fill landfills. One of the ways we are addressing this issue is to repurpose plastics to make useful items while creating livelihood opportunities. Outlined below are some of our current initiatives that are combatting the global plastics crisis all while responding to

Jan 3, 2018
2 min

Innovative School Insulation Project in Nepal

Field Ready is working with the International Lincoln School in Nepal to create an innovative insulation project. After a presentation at the Nepal Innovation Lab, Field Ready started a dialogue with staff from the Lincoln School, who are developing an innovation and design thinking-based course for seniors. Field Ready ran a workshop for 15 students and 3 staff on design thinking in the humanitarian sector. Lincoln School is one of Nepal's best respected private schools offe

Aug 30, 2017
2 min

Candy Floss/Cotton Candy Inspired Technology: Polyfloss Factory

Polyfloss is an innovative plastic recycling process, inspired by the principle of candy-floss machines. It transforms neglected waste thermoplastics into a fine plastic wool, which can then be re-used for applications including insulation, packaging, garment production and product design. This unique machine allows the establishment of contextual recycling and small scale circles of re-employment, which is rare for polymers, usually and historically dependent on at-scale man

Jun 27, 2017
1 min

Baby Warmer Bracket Repair

Baby warmers are essential to maintain infants body temperature and to keep them safe and secure. They are an expensive item which can be rendered useless if key parts are broken. At a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal there were many baby beds with corner brackets that were broken. The hospital was unable to simply order new corners because the baby warmer was no longer in production. As a result, hospital workers improvised a design to try and fix the broken corners, but due to

Feb 10, 2017
1 min

Cook Stove Site Visit Reveals Improved Environmental and Health Outcomes

Field Ready recently conducted a site visit in Kathmandu Valley to document the impact of improvements made to cook stoves in the area that grew out of collaboration with local innovator Madhukar KC. His improved cook stove design, a decade in the making, resulted in a better burner to get more oxygen to the wood so that it burns more efficiently. Demonstrating one of the more powerful ways in which an off the shelf FDM 3D printer can be used, the work of Field Ready during

Oct 12, 2016
2 min

3D Printing Spare Parts for Vital Medical Equipment in the Field

Field Ready has worked in Nepal with Trishuli District Hospital to fix and maintain vital medical equipment using 3D printed parts. The hospital was badly affected by the earthquake, and with many of its buildings destroyed, it has been running services from tents. Harsh conditions and lack of technical staff mean that medical equipment often breaks down. There are particular challenges around mending damaged equipment; much of the equipment is donated by aid agencies and im

Oct 11, 2016
1 min

3D Printing Easy-to-Assemble Custom Antennas for Emergency Communications

HAM radio enthusiasts played an important role in the Nepal earthquake response, relaying important messages to the army and police during search and rescue. However, their impact could have been amplified if there had been greater radio coverage of the earthquake affected area. Many ground stations were destroyed in the earthquake, leaving some locations unreachable. In a new initiative to increase radio coverage across Nepal - even in the event of vital ground stations in t

Oct 4, 2016
2 min

Making Water Pipe Fittings in the Field

In the recovery from the earthquake, aid agencies are working hard to rebuild water systems in communities. However, making an effective and safe water system is challenging due to the lack of availability of suitable parts. Water systems are typically constructed from flexible HDPE piping, which should be joined by plastic fittings that seal the pipe with an o-ring. However, local markets only contain galvanised iron fittings, which do not seal to the pipes and are easy to k

Sep 22, 2016
1 min

Field Ready Prints 430 Spare Parts for World Vision Distribution

World Vision Nepal recently procured 430 improved cook stoves from South African-based company African Clean Energy to distribute as part of the Earthquake response. The stoves are beautifully made and well regarded in the sector, but the team at World Vision identified that the knob used to adjust the temperature was at risk of being lost or broken in the Nepal context. Transit via Nepal’s rough, mountainous roads can be very tough on humanitarian supplies being shipped to t

Aug 30, 2016
1 min

3D Printable Educational Tools for Reconstruction

One of the more common requests Field Ready receives for 3D printing in Nepal includes educational models for teaching reconstruction practices. Build Change has a module that focuses on explaining the correct arrangement of beams and columns for concrete rebar structure. Field Ready developed a simple educational tool to enable course participants to experiment with different arrangements of columns and beams. Tools like this can be created for any number of educational cont

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Syria Crisis
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