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The second Start Fund activation took place this week in response to renewed displacement in Kachin, Myanmar

Today International Development Secretary Justine Greening will announce the UK Department for International Development (DFID) support for two key Start Network programmes: the Start Fund and Start Build.

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).

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