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In 2021 Start Network reached 5 million people with emergency humanitarian assistance. The Start Network Annual Report and Accounts 2021, tells the story of how we made progress using five keys to systems change

In June 2023 the Start Fund commissioned an annual external evaluation to examine accountability to affected populations (AAP) in Start Fund projects and processes. The evaluation aimed to assess the extent to which accountability principles and good practices can be incorporated into all stages of the Start Fund alert cycle, specifically considering challenges of the short timeframes of 72 hours between alert raising and project selection and 45 to 60 days for project implementation.

As a fund exclusively led and managed by civil society, the Start Fund has changed the ways in which aid has been allocated and disbursed, ensuring that humanitarian action is better accountable to those affected and at risk.

This report presents an overview of the current utilisation of Local, Indigenous, and Traditional Knowledge (LITK) within Start Network whilst exploring potential avenues for its enhanced capture and utilisation.