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Field Ready launches new project in Iraq
Iraq faces a critical time in its turbulent recent history. Different areas of the country face a myriad of humanitarian, reconstruction...
Mar 8, 20192 min read


Localizing Aid: How Field Ready is Making a Difference
Localization is one of the topics of the day in the development sector. This was a key outcome from the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit, ...
Mar 7, 20193 min read


Connecting and Networking for Critical Human Needs
MakerNet is an initiative providing systems and tools that connect makers and makerspaces to local markets and manufacturing...
Feb 4, 20191 min read


Introducing our extended team in Fiji
As our program in Fiji progresses, Field Ready has recently hired five new team members, helping to further build out our local capacity...
Jan 22, 20191 min read


Interview: Iraq Technical Advisor
Reuf (pictured left) is the Technical Advisor to our Iraq project. He is originally from Sarajevo, Bosnia. So he is intimately familiar...
Jan 11, 20192 min read


Preparing (not planning) for the Future
When establishing the Scouting movement, Sir Baden Powell devised a brilliant motto “Be Prepared.” For more than a century, this has...
Jan 9, 20193 min read


‘Hacking’ medical equipment repair in war-torn Mosul
Following three years of occupation by ISIL and intense fighting to remove them, the healthcare system of the Northern Iraqi city of...
Jan 8, 20192 min read


Humanitarian of the Year Award
Field Ready is honored to announce that Mr. Usamah Shamma, Field Ready's team leader in Syria, is the inaugural winner. Without a doubt...
Dec 31, 20181 min read


African Crossroads Conference
The African Cross Roads Conference took place beginning on December 11, focusing on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The conference took...
Dec 19, 20181 min read


Bhutan Assessment
In November, Field Ready's Andrew Lamb, Ben Britton and Ram Chandra Thapa went on an action assessment in Bhutan. The trip's aim was to...
Dec 18, 20181 min read


Lake Victoria Challenge
Ben Savonen is part of Field Ready's emergency response team and was previously deployed in South Sudan. Ben is currently working on his...
Dec 14, 20181 min read


Mobility Aid Production Training in Jordan
Field Ready’s training and production of mobility aids in Jordan in partnership with the Al Hussein Society-Jordan Center (AHS) for...
Dec 10, 20182 min read


Round two of the Start Program
The Kudra Start Program, which works with entrepreneurs from Syria and the host community to enable them with tools in order to succeed...
Nov 12, 20181 min read


Firefighting Machine in Syria
Our team in Syria has been developing some incredibly innovative projects during the past few months, one of them being an improved...
Nov 9, 20181 min read


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...
Oct 12, 20182 min read


Emergency Response Team Training
Field Ready’s emergency response team is equipped to respond to disasters within 72 hours. We have responded to a number of emergencies...
Oct 9, 20181 min read


Iraq Soap Project Outcomes
In acute emergencies, children face a disproportionate risk of disease due to various factors perpetuated by poor water quality, lack of...
Oct 3, 20182 min read


Kathmandu Mini Maker Faire
On September 22 and 23, the Kathmandu Mini Maker Faire was held. Featuring both established international and emerging local “makers,”...
Oct 2, 20181 min read


Latrine Project in Fiji
When disasters occur, WASH supplies are desperately needed. In particular, adequate latrines are often unavailable. In Fiji, Field Ready...
Sep 25, 20181 min read


New Country Program: Fiji
We are pleased to announce that Field Ready is now operating in Fiji. Fiji will serve as the hub of our operations in the Pacific Region,...
Sep 22, 20182 min read
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