The Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) is a mechanism used by aid organizations in Chad to plan, implement and monitor their activities. Working together in the world's crisis regions, they produce a Common Humanitarian Action Plan and an appeal, which they present to the international community and donors.

As a planning mechanism, the CAP has contributed significantly to developing a more strategic approach to the provision of humanitarian aid in Chad. As a coordination mechanism the CAP has fostered closer cooperation between governments, donors, aid agencies, and a range of other humanitarian organizations.

Since its inception, the CAP has become the humanitarian sector’s main tool for coordination, strategic planning and programming. Speaking with a common voice, agencies have been able to demand greater protection, get better access to vulnerable populations and work more effectively with governments and other actors.