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Start Network co-ordinated a two phase response to the European Refugee Crisis in 2015/16, focussed on meeting urgent and unmet needs.

Start Network's regional Ebola Preparedness Programme helped governments and communities in West Africa to prevent and prepare for possible outbreaks of Ebola and other infectious diseases.

In December 2020-January 2021 we spoke to 83 stakeholders from four of our hub countries asking them open-ended questions around what a locally led humanitarian system would look to them.

Start Network has been working to harness the power of blockchain to speed up distribution of aid funding and trace exactly how it is spent.

The Start Network is governed by its Board of Trustees, which takes its steer from the membership, represented by the Assembly.

We are committed to ensuring the highest standards of transparency, accountability and competent management over the public funds programmed through our member organisations and partners.

Start Network was born out of frustration with the state of a humanitarian system that had not kept up with changes in the world.

Start Network’s vision is for a locally led humanitarian system that is accountable to people affected by and at risk of crises.

Forecast-based Warning, Analysis and Response Network or FOREWARN convenes scientists, academics, donors, and humanitarians to provide vital insights and practical recommendations to support the Start Fund's crisis anticipation work.

Following the success of last year’s Start Fund COVID-19 response in Nepal, Start Network members are piloting a country-based contingency fund to respond rapidly to, and in anticipation of, small to medium scale crises in the country.