The world's most neglected crisis: Displacement in Burkina Faso

The crisis in Burkina Faso is one of the fastest-growing humanitarian crises in the world, with over 2 million people internally displaced and around a quarter of the country’s population currently relying on humanitarian aid..

The immense humanitarian need vastly outstripped the existing capacity of actors in the area. The dramatic increase in displacement prompted members to raise a Start Fund alert to support people in desperate need of shelter, WASH, and food assistance. The Start Fund is a funding mechanism designed by Start Network to enable NGOs to respond to under-the-radar, small to medium-scale crises in a timely and effective manner, disbursing funding within 72 hours of an alert being raised.