An ICT for communities needs assessment was carried out in Burkina Faso from June to July 2022.

The data was collected and analysed by the ETC―with support from a WFP consultant―on access to and use of mobile telephony in Burkina Faso. The findings of the assessment provides evidence-based information on the current country context in terms of potential for and barriers to the digitalization of humanitarian assistance. 

The needs assessment covered 2,002 people, including members of host populations, internally displaced persons and refugees in nine sites located in the regions of Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre-Nord, Est, Nord and Sahel.