A new era of humanitarian action

Man in a flooded landscape — ©2024 Adobe Stock

The Intersection of the Climate Crisis and Humanitarian Action

Engagement in UN Climate Change Conferences so far and what it means ahead of COP29.

A woman collecting items from the distribution centre — ©2023 Tearfund, Displacement due to conflict

Annual Report 2023

Our Annual Report 2023 speaks of our progress in delivering systemic shifts in power, practice, resources, and relationships and how we accelerate local leadership, anticipatory action, innovation, and anti-colonial policy and practice.

Humanitarians distributing kits — © 2022 Cadena

10 YEARS OF START FUND

This year marks a decade of impact for Start Network's Start Fund. Launched in 2014, the Start Fund has become a vital mechanism, empowering our circa 100 member organisations to deliver swift and anticipatory humanitarian action around the world.

A new era of humanitarian action

Start Network is made up of more than 90 humanitarian agencies across five continents, ranging from large international organisations to national NGOs

About Start Network

Our reach

Crisis alerts we respond to around the world.

FOREWARN DISASTER HACKATHON 2.0 IN BANGLADESH

FOREWARN Bangladesh introduces the country’s 2nd Hackathon on Disaster, striving to inspire young minds to build solutions, expand their knowledge horizons, and innovate on humanitarian challenges using open-source data and technologies.

Join us!

The missing link in localisation - Evidence to influence more effective, efficient, and equitable action

This report explores the existing evidence base and rationale for localisation to better understand how arguments for effectiveness, efficiency and equity in the localisation discourse are understood, evidenced and communicated. It identifies evidence of localisation impact as the missing link in the process of realising more effective advocacy and action on localisation ambitions.

Early and rapid financing

We innovate to find new approaches to funding that are proactive and that reach people at risk quickly.

Locally led action

Start Network’s vision is for a more balanced international aid system that is accountable to people affected by or at risk of crises.

Systems innovation

Start Network is based on innovation: looking for new ways to create the system change that will shape a more effective humanitarian system.

Where we work

Americas

Guatemala

Guatemala Hub

The hub has 11 local and national member organisations that are all community-based.
Venezuela

Flooding in South America

Intense rains caused ravines to overflow and water systems to collapse in Venezuela.
Central and South America

Start Fund Response

Start Fund provides rapid response funding to under-the-radar, small to medium-scale crises, filling a critical gap in the humanitarian aid system.

Europe

Ukraine

The need for a more equitable humanitarian response

Start Network's approach to the Ukraine crisis is based on learning from other larger-scale crises that the Start Fund has responded to in the past.
Serbia, Bulgaria

Migration Emergency Response Fund

The objective of the MERF was to rapidly respond to acute and emerging gaps and changes in needs along migration route.
Greece, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia

European Refugee Response

Start Network co-ordinated a two phase response to the European Refugee Crisis through ERR1 and ERR2.

Africa

DRC

DRC Hub

The hub brings together nearly 60 local, national, and international organisations in DRC.
DRC, Senegal, Zimbabwe

Start Ready

Start Ready is a unique financing mechanism that uses advanced planning so that funding can be rapidly released when needed most.
Zimbabwe, Senegal

ARC Replica

ARC Replica is a partnership with African Risk Capacity and African Union member states that helps African countries proactively manage climate-related risks through disaster risk insurance.

Asia

Bangladesh, Nepal

National Start Funds

National Start Funds are there to finance locally led humanitarian action, with members managing their own funds for the benefit of their own communities.
India

INDIA HUMANITARIAN HUB

The India Humanitarian Hub (IHH) prioritises locally led action and leadership by bringing together local, national, and international humanitarian agencies that are operational in India.
The Philippines, Bangladesh

FOREWARN

The Forecast-based, Warning, Analysis, and Response Network aims to quickly bring together the right people to predict disasters and support humanitarians closest to an anticipated crisis.

Oceania

Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Kiribati

Pacific Region Hub

The Pacific Humanitarian FALE is working to engage locally led humanitarian actors so that they can provide services that ensure the lives of people are safeguarded in any crisis.
Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Kiribati

THE LOCALISATION OF HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN THE PACIFIC

Josie Flint from HAG speaks about the work they have been doing and the influence that the Start Network has had on this.
Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Kiribati

Assembly held in Fiji, FALE-PASIFIKA

The word "fale" refers to a house that is meaningful and has a purpose when people occupy it.

Our members

ACTED

National Integrated Development Association (NIDA-Pakistan)

PRO-VIDA

Action Against Hunger UK

Manzil Organization Balochistan

Initiative for Development and Empowerment Axis (IDEA)

Age International

Bright Star Development Society Balochistan (BSDSB)

Participatory Rural Development Society (PRDS)

Cesvi

Qatar Charity

Agricultural Development Association (PARC)

Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS)

Help Foundation

North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS)

LASOONA

Community World Service Asia

Caritas India

CADENA

Rural Development Foundation (RDF)

Trócaire

Sangtani Women Rural Development Organization (SWRDO)

War Child

Muzaffarabad Poverty Alleviation Programme

Save the Children UK

Mercy Corps

Caritas Bangladesh

AFPDE asbl (Association des Femmes pour la Promotion et le Développement Endogène)

Association for Gender Awareness & Human Empowerment (AGAHE)

TearFund

Doctors of the World

Nari Development Organization (NDO)

Asociación de Servicios Comunitarios de Salud (ASECSA)

Health & Nutrition Development Society (HANDS)

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.

Medair

People in Need (PIN)

Doaba Foundation

The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Care International UK

Humanity & Inclusion UK (Handicap International)

Solidarités International

Plan International

Relief International

Rural Empowerment and Institutional Development (REPID)

EHD

HelpAge International UK

Environmental Protection Society (EPS)

Caritas Sri Lanka

Mechanism for Rational Change (MRC)

ActionAid

Appui aux Femmes Démunies et Enfants Marginalisés (AFEDEM)

Concern Worldwide (UK)

MIDEFEHOPS ASBL

Caritas Goma

Oxfam GB

Sami Foundation

Farmers Development Organization

Veer Development Organization

Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Bishops

EHSAR Foundation

Society for Mobilization Advocacy and Justice (SMAAJ)

Rural Development Organization Buner

Community Development Foundation (CDF)

Dorcas Aid International

Yuganter

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Azat Foundation

World Jewish Relief

GOAL

Islamic Relief

Cordaid

Welfare Association Jared

World Vision

Muslim Aid

Rural Community Development Society (RCDS)

Laar Humanitarian and Development Programme (LHDP)

Updates

All updates

A boat is seen anchored on a drying river-bed with red mud. A man is working on the boat.

13th November 2024

Live Alerts

Activated

Not allocated

FOREWARN DISASTER HACKATHON 2.0 IN BANGLADESH

The missing link in localisation - Evidence to influence more effective, efficient, and equitable action

Americas

Americas

Europe

Europe

Africa

Africa

Asia

Asia

Oceania

Oceania

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