Start Fund Anticipatory Alert Note

This note should concisely provide an overview of the crisis, highlight the needs of the affected people, and explain the appropriateness of the Start Fund to respond. The alert note is a means of providing information to the Start Network to enable decision-making. It is important to understand the predicted impact and the kind of anticipation actions that can be taken to mitigate this impact.

Please be reminded that the Start Fund process usually takes place within 72 hours of the alert being raised. If an alert note submitted to the Start Fund will cause the process to run into the weekend for your time zone, please be aware that this may cause delays to funding, due to the availability of decision-makers.