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Hurricane Dorian Response Launched

Sep 7, 2019
2 min

Hurricane Dorian Response Launched

In these earliest of days, the destruction’s extent isn’t known. What is known is that Hurricane Dorian made landfall over the Abaco Islands on Sunday, September 1st, with sustained wind speeds of approximately 180 miles per hour (classified as a Category 5 storm). The next day, the hurricane then cut a path to Grand Bahama Island, resulting in heavy rainfall, flooding, and storm surges of up to 23 feet. At least 70,000 people have been left homeless and the death toll is exp

Makerspace in Iraq

Jun 6, 2019
2 min

Makerspace in Iraq

Field Ready is pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new makerspace in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Field Ready: Erbil Makerspace will form part of a growing network of innovation and co-working spaces across Iraq. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is supporting Field Ready to deliver GIZ's ICT for Iraq program, it will give Field Ready’s existing

Disaster Risk Reduction Technical Paper Excerpt

Oct 12, 2018
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Disaster Risk Reduction Technical Paper Excerpt

Trends in disaster impacts – lower mortality, but higher cost Over the past decades, number of disaster events across the world have devastated many communities. According to the Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), over 600,000 people died, 4.1 billion people were injured, or became homeless and needed emergency assistance over the last two decades due to natural disasters. A recent trend is observed that the substantial investments in economy and soc

Solar Bottle Lights for a Classroom in Zaatari Village

Nov 21, 2017
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Solar Bottle Lights for a Classroom in Zaatari Village

Field Ready arrived at the host community of Zaatari Village to set up a classroom of solar bottles. The room was made from mud and dirt and we installed the bottles into the foundation of the walls. The team brought bottles and bleach to place bottle lights into the holes present in the roof top. Some holes at the roof tops were big and some were small, big holes were filled with 2.5 litres bottles and small holes were filled by 1.5 liter bottles. Before placing the bottles,

Zaatari Village Site Visit

Nov 17, 2017
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Zaatari Village Site Visit

Field Ready was recently on an assessment in Zaatari village, Jordan which is around 20km from the Syrian Border. Just a mere few kilometers from the village is Zaatari refugee camp, the largest Syrian camp in the world with approximately 80,000 inhabitants. With lack of opportunities in the camp many people choose to leave and settle in the village with the hopes of building a better life. However, this is incredibly difficult because those outside of the camp are not given

Digital Technologies for Resilience

Nov 16, 2017
1 min

Digital Technologies for Resilience

Andrew Lamb, Field Ready Innovation Advisor attended the Digital Technologies for Resilience Workshop November 14-15, 2017 in Bangkok. The event was organized by FHI 360 with funding and support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This interactive workshop included technology implementers, organizations working on resilience, and investors/donors with an interest in the intersection of digital technology and resi

SDGs and our Approach to Livelihoods

Aug 30, 2017
2 min

SDGs and our Approach to Livelihoods

While our aim is to transform the way humanitarian aid is delivered, we seek to improve people’s overall quality of life and provide livelihood opportunities. This is especially true for those trying to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of disaster - the long and often slow recovery and reconstruction process. A key aim of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) includes eradicating extreme poverty. Field Ready has the capacity to improve livelihoods for people living in

Field Ready’s work on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Disaster Prevention and Preparedness (DPP) and

May 18, 2017
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Field Ready’s work on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Disaster Prevention and Preparedness (DPP) and

Getting ahead of the curve is a nice idea in theory but this is often neglected in practice. In humanitarian aid, activities like risk reduction, prevention and preparedness have usually been treated as after thoughts. After years of scarce funding, at most 6% of funding goes to such activities. Nonetheless, a range of projects and practices can be undertaken as part of well thought-out aid. This includes activities that directly supports community resilience. According to UN

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

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

3D Printable Educational Tools for Reconstruction

Aug 30, 2016
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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

Field Ready speaks at TEDx Adventures Patan 2016

May 14, 2016
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Field Ready speaks at TEDx Adventures Patan 2016

On Friday 29th April 2016, TEDx Patan organized their first ever TEDx Adventures event in the Innovation Lab in Kathmandu. The event was focused on bringing together actors working in reconstruction post the April 2015 Earthquake, and encourage them to engage actively in exploring how new innovations could positively reinforce their efforts. The event featured several speakers including Field Ready’s Abi Bush who focused on using 3D printing to support earthquake reconstructi

Water fittings on the fly

Apr 16, 2016
2 min

Water fittings on the fly

For the last five months, Field Ready has been exploring how best to introduce 3D printing in the field as a way to address supply chain issues in Nepal after the earthquake last year. This would allow specific parts to be quickly created as and when needed. One of the major challenges we have faced to date is the fact that creating the files needed to print parts is a difficult task, requiring a high degree of both engineering and computing proficiency (not many aid workers

RES/CON talk: Innovating in the US and beyond

Mar 4, 2016
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RES/CON talk: Innovating in the US and beyond

This week, Dara Dotz represented Field Ready at RES/CON in New Orleans, an annual international conference focused on the practice of supporting resiliency and disaster management. This is a renamed conference formerly called International Disaster Conference and Expo (IDCE), a gathering of over 800 participants together for the past several years. Dara, alongside Rich Serino (former Deputy Administrator of FEMA and Chief of Boston EMS), presented to over 40 people on frugal

Launching the First Digital Catalogue for Making Basic Medical Equipment in the Field

Feb 26, 2016
2 min

Launching the First Digital Catalogue for Making Basic Medical Equipment in the Field

Field Ready’s vision aims to diminish and eventually eliminate long, costly procurement procedures by ensuring that aid agencies can simply make what is needed, when it is needed, where it is needed. This is particularly important for Health Posts, small medical centres which provide a first point of care for people in remote areas. At present, aid agencies run needs assessments at target Health Posts to identify key equipment needs. With the day-to-day challenges of procurem