Pakistan Flooding
Severe flooding caused a third of Pakistan to go under water. Many homes belonging to Deaf people have been destroyed; and without support, we are discovering Deaf people in extremely desperate situations.
After learning how Deaf parents were selling their own kidney as a way to feed their children, our team responded by delivering food boxes to Deaf families. In addition to the hunger crisis, Dengue which is a virus that is carried by mosquitos, has also been causing serious illness and death.
Our team has provided Deaf families with food relief throughout four regions of Pakistan. Our team navigates through high-risk regions to ensure that these packages arrive directly to the families. Like Lebanon, this is no easy task; in Pakistan the flooding has forced our teams to navigate by boat over towns. Several times we have had to abort the mission to prevent the team from the risks unsafe waters and through periods of political unrest.