In June 2022, Pakistan experienced extreme monsoon rains, causing severe flash flooding and landslides. This disaster affected 33 million people, about 15% of the country’s population. In September 2022, in response to escalating humanitarian needs, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched the Pakistan Floods Appeal. Within the DEC-funded response, 11 member charities, in partnership with national and local organisations, began providing humanitarian assistance across four provinces in Pakistan. The appeal raised over £49.7 million, including £5 million from UK Aid Match funding.
The DEC commissioned HAG, in partnership with GLOW Consultants, to capture and document outcomes and lessons from the 2022 Pakistan Floods appeal. The project was not an evaluation, but a learning exercise designed to support future humanitarian action and identify the contribution of DEC members within the overall flood response. The review process utilised an outcome harvesting approach, which focused on identifying, substantiating, and understanding the changes brought about by the DEC’s interventions and the contexts in which these changes occurred.
