Resource library

This handbook details the procedures which govern the use and allocation of the Start Fund.

We are excited to launch our organisational strategy for 2024-2026. This focus for the next three years reaffirms our commitment to humanitarian system change, modelled through practical action. We will focus on our key strengths and value offer as a…

The Start Fund monthly Risk Bulletin reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations; therefore, ongoing events that are considered to be unchanged are not featured and risks that are beyond the scope and scale of the Start Fund are also not…

This study highlights the effectiveness of early interventions over reactive disaster relief.

This report summarizes the structure of Start Ready Risk Pool 3, running from May 2024 to April 2025.

The Reimagining Scaling report explores how scaling can be redefined for locally-led humanitarian innovations across five countries—Guatemala, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brazil, and Cameroon.

The Start Fund monthly Risk Bulletin reports on new, emerging or deteriorating situations; therefore, ongoing events that are considered to be unchanged are not featured and risks that are beyond the scope and scale of the Start Fund are also not…

This publication explores the urgent climate challenges faced by Pakistan, one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate impacts.

The January 2025 risk bulletin highlights several new or emerging situations including in Zambia, Angola, Moldova, Yemen and Guatemala - ranging from disease outbreak to the risks of displacement.

Case studies describe how Start Ready activated in anticipation of two major crises in Madagascar - drought in February 2024 and Cyclone Gamane in March 2024.