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Apr 30, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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...


Apr 6, 20202 min read
The quick and the clean
Providing our technical know-how to help fight COVID-19 has been a large focus for Field Ready staff these last few weeks. In Samoa, that...


Mar 28, 20202 min read
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...


Mar 19, 20201 min read
COVID-19 Preparation in Nepal
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, prevention and preparedness are key. Our first specific product in response to the...


Mar 17, 20202 min read
Field Ready's Strategy and Response to COVID-19
Field Ready is preparing to ramp up our response. Our first priority has been safeguarding our staff and those we assist. Back in...


Feb 21, 20202 min read
Update from the South Pacific Program
Field Ready has been working hard to address several urgent epidemic responses (health and water/sanitation) in the region. Here are a...

Feb 10, 20201 min read
How Field Ready addresses the SDGs
What gets measured, gets improved. This simple idea lies at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals. Created following the...


Jan 31, 20202 min read
Epidemics: Field Ready’s Response to Coronavirus and other Outbreaks
The threat of virus-related illnesses has once again become a stark reality. Measles has recently spread relatively untouched locations...


Jan 22, 20202 min read
Life Jacket Graveyard Given New Life
In the city of Lesvos, Greece up to 1,000 people walk an hour a day to get to the One Happy Family Community Center. The center offers...


Jan 14, 20202 min read
Humanitarian of the Year Award 2019
The Humanitarian of the Year Award, created by Field Ready’s Board Member’s is given to an individual whose passion, dedication, and...


Jan 8, 20202 min read
Erbil Makerspace 2019 Review: A Summer of Inventions
Erbil makerspace kicked off activities during the Summer Tech Festival at Re:Coded House with a range of events that introduced people of...


Dec 23, 20192 min read
A Celebration in Vanuatu: Latrine Program
Last week Field Ready celebrated the launch of its new locally manufactured latrine for rural communities in Fiji, as part of a new...


Dec 16, 20194 min read
A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem
We’ve all seen it too many times. The empty shelves of a rural health clinic. An expensive piece of donated equipment collecting dust...


Dec 13, 20192 min read
From Making to Earning – How Erbil’s Makerspace Fosters Opportunity
As a mechanical engineering student, Ahmad was concerned about his employability after graduation. Wanting to set himself apart from his...


Nov 11, 20193 min read
A Brief Discussion about Standards and Regulations
We're sometimes asked about issues such as product standards, regulations, and related matters. These are points worthy of considered...


Oct 30, 20192 min read
Pacific Islands Humanitarian Makerspace Begins Production of Locally Made Items
Worldwide 60 to 80% of aid funds are spent on logistics - moving items from where they are made to where they are needed. In times of...


Oct 23, 20192 min read
Field Ready Participates in Philippines Fab Festival
The Third Annual Philippine FabFestival is set for November 6th and 7th in Legazpi City, Albay, Bicol. Fablabs from around the island...


Oct 1, 20192 min read
Field Ready funded by USAID to Reduce Disaster Risk in the Pacific
OFDA awards Field Ready regional DRR program in the Pacific.


Sep 6, 20192 min read
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...
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