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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...
Sep 6, 20192 min read


Presenting at the Aid Forum Global Summit
Field Ready's Executive Director, Dr. Eric James, was one of 50 speakers at the AIDF Global Summit today in Washington, DC, where he...
Sep 5, 20191 min read


Field Ready Named Finalist in Drucker Prize
We are honored to be a finalist in the Drucker Prize. In the third round, there are now just ten (10) organizations from hundreds of...
Aug 31, 20191 min read


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...
Jul 29, 20193 min read


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...
Jul 25, 20194 min read


Presenting with the UK Government
Field Ready's Technical Lead, Brynmor John, recently presented Field Ready's work alongside UKAID in sunny Scotland at the Royal Highland...
Jul 19, 20192 min read


'How To' Videos Now Available
In an earlier post, we discussed our effort to produce 'how to' videos with the support of the Anthropocene Institute. We're please to...
Jul 19, 20191 min read


Drucker Prize - an amazing opportunity
“Be courageous with your answers and dream big!” This is the advice we got from The Drucker Institute, the organization founded to take...
Jul 13, 20192 min read


Field Ready awarded Platinum Seal of Transparency by GuideStar
Only 2% of nonprofits earn this distinction and Field Ready just joined their ranks. "This is an important marker for us," says Dr. Eric...
Jul 11, 20191 min read


Innovating in Iraq - Profiling Wafa
In celebration of International Women in Engineering day 2019, we decided to interview our Iraq Innovation Advisor, Wafa Al-Attas, who is...
Jul 4, 20194 min read


Big Things Happening in the Philippines
Manila Maker Faire 2019 On 22nd and 23rd June, Field Ready’s maker extraordinaire in the Philippines, Charles Barrete, attended Manila’s...
Jun 25, 20192 min read


Iraq's only female-led makerspace
If you visit our newly established Field Ready: Erbil Makerspace, housed in the Re:Coded House co-working space, you’ll find Ravin and...
Jun 23, 20194 min read


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...
Jun 6, 20192 min read


Better Buckets: Achieving mass production wherever and whenever it's needed
It’s such a basic need. A bucket to gather, carry and store life-saving water. It's so vital that we put it in our logo. But it’s a need...
May 30, 20193 min read


Another successful emergency response training
Field Ready has demonstrated its approach to transforming humanitarian aid in places as diverse as remote island communities to those...
May 20, 20192 min read


Making Soap with a Difference
Our earlier work in designing, making and distributing soap that encourages children to wash there hands was a definitive success. Last...
May 9, 20192 min read


Hoping for change in Syria
The talks have failed. Those with ill-intentions and the means to cause violence step forward. Military operations are renewed in the...
May 2, 20192 min read


Field Ready receives BBB Accredited Charity status
After an extensive review and auditing process, Field Ready has received the coveted Accredited Charity status carried out by the Better...
Apr 16, 20191 min read


How to Instruction Videos
Field Ready has been working with the Anthropocene Insitute to create "how to" videos: how to repair a solar panel and how to make a...
Mar 28, 20191 min read


Frank Hilton Special School in Fiji
Field Ready's Fiji program has been working with the Frank Hilton Special School in Suva to assess the needs of the students and develop...
Mar 11, 20191 min read
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