About Start Network
Start Network is made up of more than 80 non-governmental organisations across five continents, ranging from large international organisations to local and national NGOs. Our programmes allow members to deliver humanitarian action around the world. Our mission is to create a new era of humanitarian action that will save even more lives. We aren’t driven by media headlines or political will, we’re here for the communities affected by and at risk of crises. We’re tackling what we believe to be the biggest systemic problems in the humanitarian sector as it stands, including centralised power and decision making, slow and reactive funding, and an aversion to change. Problems like this mean that people affected by crises around the world are suffering because they do not receive the help they need fast enough or, in some cases, at all. And often the help is delivered without the dignity and accountability that people deserve. Through locally led action, innovation and early and rapid financing, we aim to change this – so that people on the frontline of crisis can themselves provide early, effective responses when and before crises strike.