AAP in Proposal Design for Drought Response and Famine Prevention Planning

Rationale

• AAP means what it says: aid and development actors remain accountable to the people they serve, particularly in times of crisis. In practice, this means we behave ethically towards the communities and people we serve, and we engage fully and holistically with them, to hear their views and feedback, and to respond in ways that make sure the aid we offer is appropriate, useful and timely, and meets their real, expressed needs.
• The people we serve are rights-holders rather than passive ‘aid recipients’. That is why we have to reinforce our commitment to promoting and respecting their rights, dignity and safety, ensuring that all our aid programmes and activities are created in their best interests and meet high standards.
• The proposed interventions are based on the understanding that women, girls, men and boys experience during the ongoing crises vary as per their vulnerabilities and capacities. Given Somalia’s diversity within the population in terms of age, gender and other social identities such as ethnicity, mobility status, disability and related care and protection needs, it is paramount to use this information and communities’ needs and voices to shape the delivery of interventions and strengthen participation of the affected populations therein.
• With the rapid scale up of the emergency response, the most vulnerable and traditionally marginalized groups are most at risk of mortality and further exclusion. Therefore, equitable access is absolutely fundamental to AAP.