care international

What care international does

CARE International in Pakistan is the country office of CARE International, a global humanitarian and development NGO operating in Pakistan since 2005. It delivers humanitarian assistance and long-term development programs for vulnerable communities — women, children, people with disabilities, and marginalized groups affected by poverty, disasters, and climate change. The organization is registered with Pakistan's Ministry of Interior and Economic Affairs Division, headquartered in Islamabad, with field offices in Karachi and Makli (Sindh). It operates under a localization approach in which 96% of staff are locally recruited and live in the communities they serve, and coordinates closely with government bodies including NDMA, Provincial PDMAs, the Ministry of Climate Change, and the National Commission on the Status of Women.

CARE Pakistan's core products are programmatic rather than technological, organized around six impact areas: Crisis Response, Economic Growth, Women and Girls Centred Programming, Food and Water, Education and Skills, and Resilient Futures. Flagship sub-programs include the Ignite and Strive Women women-entrepreneurship programs (funded by Mastercard, with Strive Women launched in December 2023), She Feeds the World (food security, over 77,747 participants), Guddi Baji (women's skills training), and Home Chefs (culinary and business skills). Impact metrics include over 407,000 unique humanitarian participants in 2023 and 344,103 in 2024, with 90% of Ignite participants reporting increased sales and 93% reporting higher business confidence. No proprietary technology platform, app, or API is offered; the underlying offering is service delivery rather than software.

The organization operates as a non-profit funded primarily through donor grants from governments, foundations, and corporate partners — including Mastercard, the Coca-Cola Foundation, Coca-Cola Pakistan, Levi's, Nike, HP, MARS Inc, Unilever Pakistan, Mobilink Microfinance Bank, and UBank. Services are provided free of cost to beneficiaries. No revenue figures, management team details, M&A activity, or funding rounds are disclosed in the public material reviewed.

Name

care international

Legal name

CARE International in Pakistan

Website

https://careinternational.org.pk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CARE International in Pakistan is a non-profit humanitarian organization operating since 2005 that delivers development and crisis-response programs for vulnerable women, girls, and marginalized communities across Pakistan, funded by donor grants from governments, foundations, and corporate partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Islamabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding: Funded by governments, foundations, and corporate partners to implement humanitarian and development projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CARE International in Pakistan delivers donor-funded humanitarian assistance and long-term development programs for vulnerable communities across Pakistan. Its core work covers crisis response, economic growth, food and water security, education and skills, gender equality, and climate resilience, delivered through local staff, field offices, community partners, and government coordination.

Product overview

CARE International Pakistan is a humanitarian and development NGO (not a technology product company) offering a portfolio of interconnected programs organized around six impact areas. The core programs include Crisis Response (emergency humanitarian aid), Economic Growth Programs (women-focused entrepreneurship support including Ignite and Strive Women), Women and Girls Centred Programming (cross-cutting gender equality approach), Food and Water (nutrition and food security including She Feeds the World), Education and Skills, and Resilient Futures (climate resilience). Programs like Ignite and Strive Women are supported by Mastercard and provide business training, with supplementary programs like Guddi Baji and Home Chefs offering specialized skills training. All programs are designed with localization principles, with 96% locally recruited staff, and operate in coordination with government bodies including NDMA, PDMAs, and Ministry of Climate Change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ignite: An economic growth program supported by Mastercard that trains entrepreneurs, with over 70% being women. The program focuses on making markets work for women.
• Strive Women
• Guddi Baji
• She Feeds the World

Products and services

• Crisis Response Humanitarian emergency response program providing immediate life-saving aid, early recovery and rehabilitation, and long-term resilience building for communities affected by earthquakes, floods, heat waves, droughts, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Economic Growth Programs Women-focused economic empowerment initiatives, including targeted savings initiatives, tailored financial products, and business skills training designed to help women succeed in the marketplace.
• Ignite Women-focused entrepreneurship support program funded by Mastercard that trains entrepreneurs; more than 70% of participants are women, and studies report increased sales and higher business-management confidence among participants.
• Strive Women Women-led business support program launched in partnership with Mastercard to provide entrepreneurs with resources and training for business growth.
• Guddi Baji Women-focused skills training program that helps women acquire skills for growth and self-reliance.
• Home Chefs Program that trains women in culinary and business skills for self-employment.
• Food and Water Programs focused on breaking intergenerational cycles of malnutrition and persistent hunger by enabling access to resources for growing, selling, and cooking nutritious food, with preventative healthcare and water and sanitation integration.
• She Feeds the World Food security program that has reached over 77,747 participants and focuses on empowering small-scale farmers, particularly women.
• Education and Skills Educational interventions providing technical, life, and leadership skills to young people, particularly girls in underserved communities, to create pathways to better opportunities.
• Resilient Futures Climate resilience and disaster risk reduction programs focused on disaster preparedness, green entrepreneurship, and innovative climate-resilient farming techniques for communities vulnerable to climate change impacts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 407,000 unique participants reached with humanitarian interventions in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MastercardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2021Strategic partnership supporting Ignite and Strive Women programs for women entrepreneurs. Ignite program launched September 2021 to support millions of entrepreneurs. Study shows 90% of participants reported increased sales and 93% reported higher business confidence.
• Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMBL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to promote entrepreneurial ventures with access to digital financial solutions. Programs focus on financial inclusion and digital solutions for entrepreneurs.
• Coca-Cola FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting flood response and community development initiatives.
• UBankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial sector partner for economic growth and financial inclusion programs.
• Levi'sminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting women economic empowerment initiatives.
• NikeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting women economic empowerment initiatives.
• HPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting women economic empowerment and entrepreneurship programs.
• MARS IncminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting women economic empowerment initiatives.
• Unilever PakistanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner supporting women economic empowerment and community development.
• Coca-Cola PakistanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for flood response and community assistance programs.
• National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment coordination body for disaster response and emergency management. CARE works in close coordination with NDMA and Provincial PDMAs.
• Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry for climate resilience and environmental programs. CARE coordinates with MoCC for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation initiatives.
• National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body for women's rights. CARE collaborates on women and girls-centred programming and gender equality initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian and development INGO focused on crisis response, economic development, and women empowerment in fragile contexts including Pakistan — directly comparable in programming mix and target populations.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Global humanitarian INGO responding to crises with focus on health, education, economic wellbeing, and women protection; active in Pakistan — comparable crisis-response-plus-development model.
• World Vision International: Faith-based humanitarian INGO delivering disaster response, food security, child protection, and economic empowerment programs in Pakistan — directly overlapping programmatic footprint.
• Islamic Relief Worldwide: Faith-inspired humanitarian INGO with extensive Pakistan operations covering disaster response, food security, and women's empowerment — comparable programmatic scope with regional contextual advantage.
• Oxfam: Major global INGO delivering humanitarian response, gender equality, food security, and resilience programs, including active Pakistan operations — overlapping programmatic portfolio and donor base.
• Save the Children: Leading international NGO operating across humanitarian response, education, food security, and women's empowerment with significant Pakistan presence — comparable delivery model and beneficiary segments.

Emerging players

• BRAC International: Large development-focused NGO active in South Asia delivering microfinance, women's economic empowerment, education, and resilience programs — meaningful programmatic overlap, particularly in economic growth programming.

Regional players

• Edhi Foundation: Pakistan's largest domestic humanitarian organization providing emergency services, shelters, and relief — operates in same geography but as a local non-international actor with different funding model (donations rather than institutional grants).

Broad incumbents

• UN World Food Programme (WFP) Pakistan: UN food-assistance agency operating Pakistan's largest food security and emergency nutrition programs; overlaps with CARE's Food and Water programming and shares government partnerships with NDMA.
• UNHCR Pakistan: UN refugee agency providing humanitarian protection and assistance in Pakistan — adjacent in humanitarian mandate and government coordination but focused on refugee/displacement services rather than multi-sector development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CAREPakistan
• Facebookfacebook.com/CareInternationalPakistan
• Instagraminstagram.com/care.pakistan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/care-international-in-pakistan

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M&A

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