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Start Fund infographic March 2016
Since launching in April 2014, the Start Fund has been alerted 71 times and has funded 128 projects to respond to 52 emergencies globally. Read more...
03 March 2016
Crisis response summary: India - Flooding
On 9 - 11 November 2015, heavy rains led to severe flooding and landslides in Tamil Nadu, southern India, destroying roughly 25,000 homes, damaging toughly 53,000 homes, killing at least 92 people and thousands of cattle, destroyi... Read more...
29 February 2016
Start Network Business Plan 2016
The Start Network has published its 2016 Business Plan which will enable the governance, membership and external stakeholders of the Start Network to understand, endorse, support and participate in the activities of the Network. Read more...
17 February 2016
Ros Tennyson outlines a new case study which puts the day-to-day reality of the operational side of Start Network under a microscope. Read more...
05 February 2016
Crisis response summary: Nigeria - Flooding
On 30 August 2015, torrential rains, combined with a dam technological failure, caused widespread flooding in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Read more...
29 January 2016
Crisis response summary: Nigeria - influx of returnees from Cameroon
In July 2015, Cameroon announced it was forcibly sending home as many as 15,000 Nigerians who entered its territory fleeing attacks by the Islamist group Boko Haram. Read more...
22 January 2016
Crisis response summary: Central African Republic, displacement
From 26 to 30 September 2015, rapid and widespread violence erupted in Bangui, Central African Republic, sparked by the killing of a Muslim taxi driver that triggered unexpected clashes between pro and anti-government militias. Read more...
15 January 2016
Crisis response summary: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador - Drought
In September 2015 three years of declining food security in the Central American ‘DryCorridor’ in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala was exacerbated by an El Nino relateddrought, resulting in an estimated 500,000 people severely ... Read more...
11 January 2016
Crisis response summary: Sierra Leona - Flooding
Since early September 2015, the Western area of Sierra Leone were affected by flooding. Though the government and NGO response in Freetown and surrounding areas was adequate, an estimated 4590 affected people in Bo and Pujehun wer... Read more...
05 January 2016
Crisis response summary: Columbia - Displacement
Since August 21, due to political dispute between Colombia and Venezuela, 1,482 people were deported from& Venezuela to Colombia, and a further 19,952 returned for fear of persecution Read more...
29 December 2015