May 93 minBuilding a future and keeping it clean in KakumaFinding ways to survive as a refugee is always a challenge - and even more difficult during a pandemic. But our "Protecting The...
Jan 102 minGetting Ready To LaunchYou might have seen projects we hosted last year in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. An exhibit of the groundbreaking "Nobody's Listening" virtual...
Jan 62 minOur Humanitarian Of The Year Field Ready has named Ravin Rizgar its Humanitarian of the Year. Rizgar, Field Ready’s Iraq program lead, is being recognized for her...
Dec 9, 20212 minField Ready wins international award for Surprise SoapsHelping kids practice good hand hygiene has won us some global recognition. Field Ready won a 2020 Honey Bee Network Creativity and...
Nov 10, 20212 minWorking together to keep it clean - 12,000 timesOur Iraq makerspace partners broke new virtual ground recently; in a new collaboration, they produced 12,000 plastic toys for a large...
Nov 4, 20211 minA look at the future of humanitarianismOn a recent episode of the "Trumanitarian" podcast, host Lars Peter Nissen spoke with our Executive Director Eric James about the...
Jul 2, 20212 minSurprise Soaps: Starting small, with a big impactSometimes small steps - taken by the smallest people - can make a huge difference. We're hoping that's exactly what happens with our...
Jun 10, 20213 minWorking Together to Protect the Frontline Although some Western countries are emerging from quarantine, the pandemic rages on in much of the rest of the world where vaccines and...
May 5, 20214 minOpen Know-Where launchedApril’s end bought the unveiling of a new model that can help people find what they need where they’re looking for it - Open Know-Where....
Mar 11, 20212 minBreaking new ground in BaghdadAfter much work and collaboration, our partner IoT Maker Space in Baghdad has opened! Along with the founding IoT Maker Space team...
Mar 4, 20213 minWaste For Warmth: keeping out the cold with plastic It’s still winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and freezing in much of it. Yet more than 6 million displaced people are living in flimsy,...
Sep 30, 20202 minDigital designing for goodOver the last year, our Nepal team has participated in the Humanitarian Design Challenge (HDC). The Challenge was initiated to increase...