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Today the Start Fund disbursed a total of £325,000 to fund four agency projects in South Sudan.

Following its launch yesterday, the Start Fund has been activated for the South Sudan crisis.

The Start Network recently approved eight capacity strengthening project proposals as part of the Start Build work stream.

The Start Network will be returning in style to the annual Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD).

Developing effective surge capacity for a 21st Century humanitarian sector.

The Start Fund will re-launch in the first quarter of 2014 thanks to donations from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and Irish Aid.

Inquiry into the Future of UK Development Cooperation Phase 1: Development Finance.

The humanitarian news and analysis forum IRIN has published a report on the Start Fund: NGOs look to a new humanitarian funding model.