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Colombia: Time to 'make' a difference
Colombia is a beautiful and large country. It has a lot of energy and a great vibe. Last year a peace agreement was signed between the...
May 18, 20182 min read


Soap Making in Iraq: Stage 2
After spending a fun-filled week with our "child designers" (see here), we set up 12 animals to be placed inside different combinations...
May 3, 20181 min read


Nepal Manufacturing Showcase
On Friday, April 27th, Field Ready and partners organized a conference at the Nepal Innovation Lab. A platform showcasing the projects...
Apr 27, 20181 min read


Fast Company World Changing Ideas
Field Ready is one of the finalists for Fast Company’s 2018 World Changing Ideas. Out of 1400 entries, these are the 240 that made it to...
Apr 25, 20181 min read


Katerva Awards: Field Ready is a Finalist
Field Ready is committed to sustainability. Here's proof: Field Ready was recently nominated in the top 100 Finalists for the Katerva...
Apr 24, 20181 min read


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...
Apr 18, 20181 min read


Making for Peacebuilding
Making can have a real impact in transforming communities away from violence toward positive peace. They go by different names such as...
Apr 12, 20182 min read


The Problem with Supply-Chains
Over 136 million people need humanitarian assistance today. For this population, and indeed in developing countries generally, poor water...
Apr 4, 20182 min read


Impending Disasters in Fiji
The Prime Minister of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, recently stated they are entering a “frightening new era.” He stated, Fiji was at "an...
Apr 4, 20181 min read


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...
Mar 14, 20181 min read


International Women's Day
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres stated, "Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of...
Mar 8, 20181 min read


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...
Mar 1, 20181 min read


Vanuatu Plastics Recycling
Field Ready, including engineer Abi Bush and Luke Johnson, our new Innovation Advisor in the Pacific, has been spending the past few...
Feb 17, 20181 min read


Interactive Product Design and Prototyping Workshop in Iraq Stage: 1
Will having a toy inside a soap help encourage children to wash their hands? Instinctively, it may seem a likely hit but a great on paper...
Feb 16, 20183 min read


Start Accelerator Update
We have been working with Kudra on the Start Program, which works with entrepreneurs from Syria and the host community to enable them...
Feb 16, 20182 min read


SolidWorks World 2018: Field Ready's work in the USVI highlighted
Field Ready's Dara Dotz recently attended and spoke at the SolidWorks World 2018 (4-7 Feb) conference in Los Angeles. As an avid user of...
Feb 10, 20181 min read


Repairing items in Hospitals in Syria
Usamah, a Field Ready colleague resides in Idlib province and has been working diligently to serve those in need in the surrounding area....
Feb 6, 20181 min read


Update on Hydroponics in Syria
The situation in Idlib is dire. With widespread attacks on civilians, hospital’s targeted for bombings and mass displacement, the people...
Feb 2, 20181 min read


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...
Jan 9, 20181 min read


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...
Jan 5, 20182 min read
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