When Emergency Meets Resilience: The Psychosocial Impact of Humanitarian Interventions on Internally Displaced Persons in Fada N’Gourma

With more than two million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Burkina Faso, emergency humanitarian interventions are a key driver of resilience.However, their actual impact on psychosocial well-being remains poorly documented.This study analyzes the differentiated impact of instrumental, emotional, and informational support on the resilience of IDPs living in Fada N'Gourma.A mixed-methods approach was adopted.Quantitatively, a questionnaire was administered to 150 IDPs; hypothetical relationships were tested using a PLS-SEM model estimated with ADANCO 2.4.Qualitatively, fifteen semi-structured interviews and two focus groups were coded using thematic analysis in MAXQDA.Triangulation allows for the integration of statistical and verbatim measures.The model explains 32% of the variance in resilience.Informational support exerts a strong positive effect ( = 0.91), while emotional support ( = -0.29)and instrumental support ( = -0.15)show weak or negative effects.Participants associate the information received (training, awareness-raising) with a renewed sense of autonomy; conversely, they consider material assistance to be irregular and inadequate, generating frustration and dependency.In accordance with systemic models of resilience, access to information appears to be a catalyst that transforms When Emergency