An innovative emergency response roster has been launched in Manila. On Call will transform the way surge support is provided in the Philippines by pooling hundreds of skilled staff across civil society and professional associations, using a…
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The Start Network is setting up a £10 million rapid response fund, which will respond early and fast to under the radar emergencies in Bangladesh.
When Typhoon Nock-Ten made landfall on December 25, Joana Villaflor had just arrived home for Christmas on Catanduanes island. Joana, a member of On Call Surge Philippines, a shared roster set up by the Start Network’s Transforming Surge Capacity…
Martin Dawes, CDAC Network, speaks to people involved in DEPP projects in Ethiopia and Myanmar.
Martin Dawes from the CDAC Network, a partner on the Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Programme (DEPP) discusses localisation and what it means to different people in the sector.
Typhoon Haima is expected to intensify into a super typhoon as strong as Typhoon Haiyan before hitting northern Philippines tomorrow morning.
Start Network member Action Against Hunger (ACF) tell us more about its response to the monsoons in Bangladesh
This week the first collaborative regional roster for humanitarian response was launched in Bangkok.
Shahida Arif, Regional Learning Advisor for Pakistan and Bangladesh, Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP), on the recent DEPP conference in Islamabad.
The Start Network and the CHS Alliance are pleased to launch a new interactive human resources (HR) platform to help HR and humanitarian staff share good practice and learn from each other when undertaking surge responses.
Last week, the Start Network set up the third and fourth Start Fund decision making groups in Myanmar and Pakistan.
New research says sustainable, adaptable and flexible models to surge are needed to meet the increasing demands of humanitarian needs.