Spotlight on the Start Fund: Learning from Challenges Faced Fighting Cholera
Summary of Qualitative Findings from the Modified Real-Time Evaluation of IMC’s Start Fund Project in the Far North Region of Cameroon
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Spotlight on the Start Fund: Muslim Aid’s 1% learning activity in Somalia
Using the 1% to implement minimum standards in downward accountability in Puntland
First double Start Fund activation for Somalia and Nigeria
A double alert for the Start Fund has resulted in an activation for two simultaneous crises in Somalia and Nigeria.
Spotlight on the Start Fund: The challenges of working in fragile states
Conflict and insecurity are common issues in fragile states such as South Sudan. For Christian Aid and its partner, this meant at times it was dangerous for staff to operate.
Start Fund activated for response to Nepal floods
The eighth Start Fund response is now under way after NGO staff in Kathmandhu awarded £99,807 to two agencies.
Spotlight on the Start Fund: Ebola response, Sierra Leone
The current Ebola Virus Disease outbreak is the largest ever recorded. The virus has now been confirmed in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal.
Spotlight on the Start Fund: Is prepositioning of supplies an effective use of the Start Fund?
The Start Fund launched in April for its six-month ‘design and build’ phase. Immediately, the first activation raised questions about the Fund’s scope and positioning.
Spotlight on the Start Fund: Adapting project activities in real-time to newly emerging needs in Kachin
As in many conflict zones, instability can affect project design and delivery. Changing needs, emerging gaps and population variances are recurring aspects of emergency response projects all too familiar to humanitarian organisations.
Spotlight on the Start Fund: Mitigating conflict in Eastern Equatoria
At the best of times, the movement of internally displaced people into a host community can strain already scarce resources and create tensions.