Pakistan
In Pakistan, HI supports refugees, returnees, and crisis-affected host communities, with a particular focus on adults and children with disabilities.
Safe play areas for displaced, non-disabled and disabled children. They allow them to express themselves on the trauma they have experienced. | © L. Chancenotte / HI
Our actions
In Pakistan, HI supports crisis-affected populations, including Afghan refugees, returnees, internally displaced persons, and host communities that need support, with a strong focus on people with disabilities and other at-risk groups.
HI intervenes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces through health, mental health, education, protection, and rehabilitation services.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, HI supports Afghan refugees and host communities, focusing on inclusive education, mental health, rehabilitation, and protection services. These interventions prioritize children, especially children with disabilities, through safe learning spaces and programs, and psychosocial support.
HI is scaling up community-based psychosocial support, outreach services, and disability-inclusive assistance, including rehabilitation and assistive devices.
Following the 2025 monsoon floods, HI implemented emergency responses in Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Sujawal (Sindh), combining mental health, rehabilitation, inclusive hygiene, and basic needs support.
In Gilgit-Baltistan (Ghizer District), HI provided targeted winter assistance during extreme cold waves, including cash, cold-weather equipment, dignity kits, and nutritional support for at-risk households.
Areas of intervention
Latest stories
Floods in Pakistan: HI is supporting the population as they cope with the disaster
HI is mobilizing to help the Pakistani population cope with the disaster. Torrential rains, landslides, floods... The humanitarian needs are immense.
“The floods destroyed all of our belongings”
HI provides 2000 emergency supply kits to the most vulnerable families affected by flooding in Pakistan.
Pakistan: HI distributes food to families affected by catastrophic flooding
Following catastrophic flooding across Pakistan, Humanity & Inclusion supports the most vulnerable households with provisions of food and emergency supplies.
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Background
Pakistan faces compounded humanitarian and development challenges, including climate shocks, economic instability, and protracted displacement.
The 2022 floods, which submerged one-third of the country, continue to drive recovery needs, particularly in disaster-prone areas. Climate variability, including floods and cold waves, continues to exacerbate risks for already marginalized populations.
A new policy by Pakistani authorities has triggered large-scale returns of Afghan nationals, leading to secondary displacement, loss of livelihoods, overcrowding in urban areas, and reduced access to basic services, particularly affecting women, children, and people with disabilities.
Pakistan also faces significant human development challenges, with persistent gaps in education, healthcare, and social protection. People with disabilities remain disproportionately excluded due to systemic barriers, limited data, and socio-cultural stigma, despite Pakistan being a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- Number of HI staff: 59
- Program year opening: 1984
