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An outbreak of Lassa fever that poses a risk to nearly a million people in northern Togo has become the focus of the 100th crisis response financed by the Start Fund.

In February, HelpAge International and Christian Aid led a cash-based response to assist flood victims in Malawi through the Start Fund. Here is a take on the story that made its way to one of the country's news sites, Malawi24.

A summary report of Oxfam's winterisation response in Serbia assisting migrants and refugees in need, as part of the Start Network's Migration Emergency Response Fund (MERF).

Alexandra Pura from Christian Aid is the Philippines Platform Coordinator for the Transforming Surge Capacity project. Here Alexandra explains about a crisis simulation exercise that aimed to helped foster collaboration and the sharing of capacity across agencies.

Syamantha Asokan reports from the Harmanli refugee camp in Bulgaria, where Doctors of the World is the only medical organisation treating roughly 2,500 people through the MERF. 

In this video, graduates of the East African Humanitarian Trainee Scheme explain what they learned and why the course is important.

On its third anniversary, just as the Start Fund begins its 100th crisis response, Gloria Donate from Plan International UK, tells us about the very first response.  

Follow in real time as Start Fund members tackle Lassa fever outbreak in Togo

Start Network has launched a new online platform that will allow its members, donors and the public to monitor humanitarian alerts as they happen, follow how money is spent and see how many people have been helped.

Marko Madut Garang discusses the innovative approaches to capacity building being piloted through the Protection in Practice project.