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The 2026 AAP Assessment provides important evidence on how communities across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states perceive humanitarian assistance, information, participation, feedback mechanisms, protection, localization and the ongoing humanitarian transition. Overall, the findings show a response that remains broadly trusted and positively perceived, while highlighting important gaps in satisfaction, targeting transparency, timely access to information, inclusive participation, feedback responsiveness and community influence over humanitarian decisions.
A central finding is that the existence of accountability mechanisms does not automatically translate into meaningful accountability. Communities need more than access to meetings, committees and complaints channels; they need confidence that their concerns are heard, acted upon and communicated back to them. Strengthening responsiveness and consistently closing the feedback loop should therefore be a priority across the response.
The findings also reinforce the importance of inclusion, particularly for women and girls, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities and host communities. Humanitarian actors should move beyond consultation towards meaningful participation, ensuring that affected people can demonstrably influence decisions about assistance.
As the humanitarian response transitions towards greater government and local leadership, AAP should serve as a critical safeguard of the transition. Changes in assistance, responsibilities and service delivery should be accompanied by timely communication, meaningful community engagement, accessible feedback mechanisms and monitoring of groups at risk of being left behind. Similarly, localization should strengthen not only the role of national and local actors but also their accountability to affected populations.