Knightsbridge International
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Knightsbridge International is a US
-based non-governmental organization
based in West Hills, California that provides humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to regions around the world. KBI was founded in 1995 by members of an American priory of the Knights of Malta. Past missions include relief efforts in Afghanistan
during Operation Enduring Freedom and after 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami disaster
. The organization was the subject of a 2006 documentary film
Beyond the Call, and a 2008 book entitled "A Prescription For Peace."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
based in West Hills, California that provides humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to regions around the world. KBI was founded in 1995 by members of an American priory of the Knights of Malta. Past missions include relief efforts in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
during Operation Enduring Freedom and after 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami disaster
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
. The organization was the subject of a 2006 documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Beyond the Call, and a 2008 book entitled "A Prescription For Peace."
External links
- Official website
- Beyond the Call website
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