Many families who fled their villages in the Swat valley during fighting between militants and the Pakistan army left with only what they could carry. Some sought refuge in camps established by the government, but the majority of the 1.7 million newly displaced sought refuge with friends and family or in places set up by local authorities in ‘host communities’. Photo by Jeff Hall.

As homes continue to open to hundreds of thousands of Pakistan’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), World Vision is focusing its relief efforts in host communities through small-scale distributions and home-delivery of goods. How would you cope if 30 people arrived at your door to stay? Here, space and resources are scarce, but these photos show how life around the warzone goes on...