We innovate to find new approaches to funding that are proactive and that reach people at risk quickly.
The Intersection of the Climate Crisis and Humanitarian Action
Engagement in UN Climate Change Conferences so far and what it means ahead of COP29.
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.
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
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.
Read moreAreas of work
Start Network’s vision is for a more balanced international aid system that is accountable to people affected by or at risk of crises.
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
Americas
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Guatemala
Guatemala Hub
The hub has 11 local and national member organisations that are all community-based.
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Venezuela
Flooding in South America
Intense rains caused ravines to overflow and water systems to collapse in Venezuela.
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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
Europe
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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.
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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.
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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
Africa
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DRC
DRC Hub
The hub brings together nearly 60 local, national, and international organisations in DRC.
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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.
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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
Asia
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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.
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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.
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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
Oceania
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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.
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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.
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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
AFPDE asbl (Association des Femmes pour la Promotion et le Développement Endogène)
Welfare Association Jared
WASDA
ActionAid
Rural Development Foundation (RDF)
Rural Development Organization Buner
MIDEFEHOPS ASBL
Cesvi
Community World Service Asia
Trócaire
Solidarités International
Association for Gender Awareness & Human Empowerment (AGAHE)
Action Against Hunger UK
World Vision
Save the Children UK
Appui aux Femmes Démunies et Enfants Marginalisés (AFEDEM)
Youth Organization
GOAL
Plan International
Caritas Sri Lanka
Participatory Rural Development Society (PRDS)
The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)
Azat Foundation
Age International
Yuganter
Asociación de Servicios Comunitarios de Salud (ASECSA)
Mercy Corps
Manzil Organization Balochistan
Muzaffarabad Poverty Alleviation Programme
Nari Development Organization (NDO)
People in Need (PIN)
TearFund
Concern Worldwide (UK)
LASOONA
Dorcas Aid International
HelpAge International UK
Medair
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.
World Jewish Relief
Cordaid
Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS)
Islamic Relief
CADENA
Caritas Bangladesh
Mechanism for Rational Change (MRC)
Sukaar Foundation Tharparkar
Laar Humanitarian and Development Programme (LHDP)
EHD
North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS)
Rural Community Development Society (RCDS)
Community Development Foundation (CDF)
Veer Development Organization
Help Foundation
Muslim Aid
ACTED
Doaba Foundation
Caritas India
Qatar Charity
EHSAR Foundation
Relief International
National Integrated Development Association (NIDA-Pakistan)
Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Bishops
Society for Mobilization Advocacy and Justice (SMAAJ)
Humanity & Inclusion UK (Handicap International)
PRO-VIDA
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
Oxfam GB
Sami Foundation
Bright Star Development Society Balochistan (BSDSB)
Care International UK
Agricultural Development Association (PARC)
Rural Empowerment and Institutional Development (REPID)
Doctors of the World
Caritas Goma
Health & Nutrition Development Society (HANDS)
Environmental Protection Society (EPS)
Initiative for Development and Empowerment Axis (IDEA)
War Child
Muslim Hands UK
Christian Aid
Sangtani Women Rural Development Organization (SWRDO)
Farmers Development Organization
Updates
All updates
My First Start Network Assembly Experience: A Journey of Learning and Connection
Contributed by Revathi Ramkumar, Deputy Hub Manager at India Humanitarian Hub
Reflections from the Start Network Assembly 2024: Shaping the Future of Humanitarian Action
Contributed by Shahida Suleiman, Hub Coordinator of the Somalia Humanitarian Hub
When the Waters Receded: Stories of Recovery and Resilience from Nepal
In 2024, heavy monsoon rains and overflowing rivers devastated communities in Konjyosom RM, Sinamangal, and Bansighat. Entire villages were flooded, homes destroyed, and families left without shelter, food, or clean water.
COP29: REFLECTIONS AND WAY FORWARD
Dubbed the ‘Finance COP’, the expectations for this year’s conference were significant. Start Network’s engagement in the lead up to and during COP29 reflected our values as a system change organisation.
Voices, Visions, and Vital Actions: Reflections on COP 29
Guest blog from Rajeev Jha, Programme Director at Humanitarian Aid International and Start Network Member, who shares key reflections after attending COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Building Momentum at COP29: New Frontiers in Climate Action and Green Finance
Guest blog from Rajeev Kumar Jha, Programme Director at Humanitarian Aid International and Start Network Member, who shares his thoughts prior to attending the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku.
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