Successfully battling child malnutrition in Pakistan
In Pakistan, we are campaigning against child malnutrition. Read their success stories.
Read morePakistan is considered a high-risk country that is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change. The country is repeatedly hit by earthquakes, cyclones, floods and droughts, destroying the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of families. In addition to the disaster-related challenges, Pakistan continues to be a refuge for one of the world's largest groups of displaced people. Instability in Afghanistan has led to a significant influx of Afghans into Pakistan over the past decades, especially since the regime change in August 2021.
It is estimated that over three million Afghans currently live in Pakistan. Given the large number of refugees, the difficult economic and political situation, inflation and increasingly devastating extreme weather events, such as the dramatic floods in 2022 and further severe flooding in 2024, the Pakistani population is facing many challenges and is in urgent need of support.
In Pakistan, we have been working since the Kashmir earthquake in 2005 to help the population affected by natural disasters and humanitarian crises to cope. Our aid focuses on health, disaster risk reduction, food security and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Since 2014, we have been focusing on various districts of Sindh province as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
In Pakistan, we are campaigning against child malnutrition. Read their success stories.
Read more“When the water came, we didn't have time to take anything with us. Our whole house was flooded.” Veeru's story is one of climate change.
Read moreIn Pakistan today, we are experiencing what climate change means for people.
Read moreThe situation after the flood remains devastating for the people: “We are living on the streets. There is no food.”
Read moreMalteser International offices: Islamabad, Peshawar
Project regions: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Sindh Province
Markus Haake
Email: markus.haake(at)malteser-international.org
Fayyaz Shah
Email: fayyaz.shah(at)malteser-international.org