Start Network

The Start Network is a global network of 42 leading aid agencies working together to change the humanitarian system - through a range of innovative aid programmes and by developing new forms of aid finance.

Its programmes include the Start Fund (financing for rapid response to under-the-radar crises, or unexpected spikes in humanitarian need); Start Engage (helping communities to prepare for and respond to crises); Start Response (collaboration and aggregation for large-scale crises) and Start Labs (fostering innovation in the humanitarian sector).

It contributes significantly to many of the goals set by the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit.