We innovate to find new approaches to funding that are proactive and that reach people at risk quickly.
Our reach
Crisis alerts we respond to around the world.

Storm Franklin Response: Supporting Affected Communities in Haiti
Following the activation of Alert 766, a coordinated response was launched to address the immediate needs of those affected by Tropical Storm Franklin.
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Start Fund Handbook
The January 2025 edition of the Handbook incorporates the updated ways of working with Start Fund including its revised principles, funding threshold, project duration and Assurance and Accountability tool. It introduces a mandatory Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR) sharing policy, guidance on managing foreign exchange gains and losses, and clarification on allowable and disallowable project costs.
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 Guatemala Hub is a space that seeks to guarantee the life, security and justice of people in conditions of vulnerability.
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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 mission of the DRC Hub is to build a proactive operating system to mitigate the impact of natural, man-made and other disasters,
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Somalia
Somali Humanitarian Hub
The Somali Humanitarian Hub (SHH) is a locally led humanitarian system, integrating humanitarian, development, and peace programming within Somalia.
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South Sudan
South Sudan Hub
The South Sudan Hub comprises local, national, and international NGOs, advocating for a humanitarian architecture characterised by dependable, flexible, adequate, and needs-based funding.
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
IHH prioritises locally led action and leadership by bringing together local, national, and international humanitarian agencies across 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

Muslim Aid

TearFund

Asociación de Servicios Comunitarios de Salud (ASECSA)

Care International UK

LASOONA

Rural Community Development Society (RCDS)

Nari Development Organization (NDO)

ActionAid

Community Development Foundation (CDF)

Agricultural Development Association (PARC)

Mechanism for Rational Change (MRC)

Environmental Protection Society (EPS)

HelpAge International UK

Dorcas Aid International

Caritas Bangladesh

Muslim Hands UK

Trócaire

Qatar Charity

Solidarités International

ACTED

Sangtani Women Rural Development Organization (SWRDO)

North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS)

GOAL

Action Against Hunger UK

Wajir South Development Association

Caritas Goma

Yuganter

MIDEFEHOPS ASBL

Caritas India

Manzil Organization Balochistan

CADENA

Help Foundation

Save the Children UK

Muzaffarabad Poverty Alleviation Programme

Rural Empowerment and Institutional Development (REPID)

Cesvi

Humanity & Inclusion UK (Handicap International)

Farmers Development Organization

Concern Worldwide (UK)

Veer Development Organization

War Child

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Doaba Foundation

Participatory Rural Development Society (PRDS)

Medair

PRO-VIDA

Rural Development Foundation (RDF)

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.

EHD

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

Doctors of the World

World Vision

World Jewish Relief

EHSAR Foundation

Appui aux Femmes Démunies et Enfants Marginalisés (AFEDEM)

Cordaid

Relief International

Welfare Association Jared

Caritas Sri Lanka

Azat Foundation

Christian Aid

Rural Development Organization Buner

Sami Foundation

The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Initiative for Development and Empowerment Axis (IDEA)

Community World Service Asia

Islamic Relief

Health & Nutrition Development Society (HANDS)

Plan International

Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS)

Bright Star Development Society Balochistan (BSDSB)

National Integrated Development Association (NIDA-Pakistan)

Oxfam GB

Laar Humanitarian and Development Programme (LHDP)

Youth Organization

Association for Gender Awareness & Human Empowerment (AGAHE)

Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference of Bishops

Sukaar Foundation Tharparkar

Society for Mobilization Advocacy and Justice (SMAAJ)

People in Need (PIN)

Age International
Updates
All updates
Building the Future of the Philippines Hub
Reflections from the Incubation Workshop by Acting Hub Coordinator Anna Maria Socorro M. Abalahin

Disaster Hackathon 2.0: Empowering Youth to Innovate Local Solutions and Transform Disaster Management
The FOREWARN Bangladesh Disaster Hackathon 2.0, held in September 2024, ignited energy, creativity, and enthusiasm among young innovators from across Bangladesh.

The Journey of Start Bangladesh Hub: A Story of Progress and Impact
Start Bangladesh Hub, a collective of local, national, and international NGOs and civil society working together for inclusive humanitarian systems, is currently on an exciting journey of growth.

Noreen Gumbo
Start Network pays tribute to our longstanding trustee Noreen Gumbo.

Start Fund Risk Bulletin: April 2025
The Start Fund monthly Risk Bulletin reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations.

Anticipation of Tropical Cyclone (Cyclone Biparjoy) in India – Alert 722
With a predicted landfall on the 16th of June 2023, Start Network member SEEDS raised an anticipation alert and commenced anticipatory action for Cyclone Biparjoy.