Revolutionary “blockchain” technology that could transform how the world does business is to be tested by the Start Network through the Start Fund, in the first ever trial of its use in rapid response to humanitarian crisis.
Aid agencies will be enabled to tackle looming disasters before they have occurred, under a pioneering project being launched today by the Start Network.
The Start Fund has responded to its 100th emergency alert in just over two years by sending urgent help to victims of flooding in Bangladesh.
Pilot to test efficient and transparent decisions about funding for crisis response.
Yesterday in Nairobi, the Start Network ran a workshop for members of an in-country decision making group.
A summary of small to medium scale crises that the Start Fund has been alerted to, between 16 September and 5 October 2015.
The Start Fund has allocated £161,802 to provide a rapid humanitarian response to an influx of returnees from Cameroon to Nigeria.
Start Fund double alert supports response to conflict in Yemen and Burundi
The Start Fund was alerted last week to provide support to hundreds of thousands of people affected by violence in Burundi.
Start Fund provides £219,986 for people displaced by violence in Nigeria
