Field Ready launches a new makerspace in Iraq!
This month GIG member Field Ready announced the launch of a brand-new makerspace in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq! Field Ready: Erbil Makerspace will form part of a growing network of innovation and co-working spaces across Iraq. Supported by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, it will give Field Ready’s existing Iraq program a well-equipped, permanent base to support work across the country.
Based in Re:Coded House, a vibrant co-working space run by Re:Coded, a long-time associate of Field Ready, the makerspace will:
- Run courses and events in ‘making’ related topics,
- Offer an open space where members of Re:Coded House’s community can access physical resources and the support of staff to realize their own projects, or
- Provide services to the public, business and NGOs who wish to develop and make products or host tailored training courses.
The makerspace is equipped with 3D printers (plastic and rubber),...