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Ensuring accountability to communities in rapid response

3rd December 2017

Start Network's Laura-Louise Fairley discusses a study into the Start Fund and accountability. She finds the study reports on tangible success stories yet argues there is clear room for improvement.

Start Fund: Learning from Accountability to Crisis-Affected Communities

3rd December 2017

… Start Fund: Learning from Accountability to Crisis-Affected Communities … The study uses the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) as a lens to review the extent to which … study uses the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) as a lens to review the extent to which …

External Evaluation: Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) in Start Fund Processes and Start Fund Projects

19th February 2024

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.

Community led approaches to monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning research grant

19th May 2023

… Community led approaches to monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning research grant … … This grant … The Community-Led Approaches to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Research Grant was … … … Community led approaches to monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning research grant …

New mapping tool aims to improve decision making and accountability

11th July 2018

… New mapping tool aims to improve decision making and accountability … Start Network is delighted to release … The new mapping tool aims to improve decision-making and accountability, by enabling members, donors, local partners … believe it is fundamental in improving decision making and accountability. And we are delighted to go further than …

Blockchain pilot tests innovative solution to collaboration, accountability and transparency in crisis response

20th April 2016

… pilot tests innovative solution to collaboration, accountability and transparency in crisis response … Pilot to … pilot tests innovative solution to collaboration, accountability and transparency in crisis response …

Spotlight on the Start Fund: Muslim Aid’s 1% learning activity in Somalia

7th November 2014

… … Using the 1% to implement minimum standards in downward accountability in Puntland … Using the 1% to implement minimum standards in downward accountability in Puntland The Start Fund was activated on 17 … feedback and consultation mechanisms to enable downward accountability and harvest lessons for future responses …

Start Network Finance Management and Assurance Check-in tool

13th March 2023

… to support member growth and development and to increase accountability within the Network. … The Financial Management … tool sits within the Start Fund’s wider assurance and accountability framework. The framework is a set of policies … risk management practises, assurance, compliance and accountability at Start Network members receiving Start Fund …

Words from the front line: The spread of Lassa Fever in rural Nigeria

28th May 2019

A collection of eye witness accounts from frontline staff on the Start Fund awarded response to a Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria.

Start Fund: Learning from Cash Programming

6th December 2017

… developed by the Start Fund Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning team with the intention of … developed by the Start Fund Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning team with the intention of …