Although drought can be predicted months in advance, humanitarian assistance is often delayed – because it takes time to raise funds after the crisis has happened. When drought hit Senegal in 2020, this wasn’t the case – because of the insurance…
The Start Fund is the first multi-donor pooled humanitarian funding mechanism, managed exclusively by international and national non-governmental organisations (INGOs/NNGOs). As its membership has expanded, the frequency of alerts has risen, tools…
The DEPP Innovation Labs programme was a two and a half year initiative from 2016-2019 that supported the creation of four community-centred innovation labs in disaster-affected countries (Bangladesh, Jordan, Kenya and the Philippines) to strengthen…
The events of the past 18 months have thrown down an important gauntlet for Start Network to deepen our commitment to local humanitarian action and the power shifts that this requires, to demonstrate that acting collectively, early and ahead of a…
كان عام 2020 عامًا صعبًا للمجتمعات في جميع أنحاء العالم. عزز العام الحاجة إلى حلول محلية عالية السياق للمشكلات الإنسانية ، وزاد من الحاجة إلى المبادرة والمرونة والسرعة عند إدارة الكوارث. في عام 2020 ، عززت Start Network دعمها للمجتمعات ، بينما كانت…
2020 was a difficult year for communities around the world. The year reinforced the need for local, highly contextual solutions to humanitarian problems, and heightened the need for proactivity, flexibility and speed when managing disasters. In…
2020 a été une année difficile pour les communautés du monde entier. Elle a renforcé le besoin de solutions locales et très contextuelles aux problèmes humanitaires et le besoin de proactivité, de flexibilité et de rapidité dans la gestion des…
2020 fue un año difícil para las comunidades de todo el mundo. El año reforzó la necesidad de soluciones locales y altamente contextualizadas para los problemas humanitarios, y acentuó la necesidad de proactividad, flexibilidad y rapidez en la…
2020 was a difficult year for communities around the world. The year reinforced the need for local, highly contextual solutions to humanitarian problems, and heightened the need for proactivity, flexibility and speed when managing disasters. In 2020…
This paper explores the new opportunities and challenges for ensuring accountability to affected populations related to disaster risk financing. It draws on Start Network experience in Pakistan, Senegal, Madagascar and Kenya to discuss possible…
