Rescue Task Force
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Rescue Task Force was founded in 1988 to provide volunteer medical teams, medical supplies and clinics, humanitarian aid
and livestock to remote, isolated regions of the globe. Working primarily in hazardous zones and areas where there is military conflict, the organization has delivered medical teams to the Central America countries of Nicaragua
, Honduras
, and El Salvador
and has fifteen literacy learning centers for women in Central Afghanistan
, as well provided supplemental aide for wounded soldiers at Balboa, Walter reed, Brooke and Bethesda Military Hospitals.
The mission of Rescue Task Force is to alleviate suffering and provide developmental aide to areas that have been marginalized by geography or economic deprivation.
Their website states "We respond rapidly with medical and other immediate aid to victims of man-made and natural disasters world-wide."
Humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity...
and livestock to remote, isolated regions of the globe. Working primarily in hazardous zones and areas where there is military conflict, the organization has delivered medical teams to the Central America countries of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, and El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
and has fifteen literacy learning centers for women in Central 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...
, as well provided supplemental aide for wounded soldiers at Balboa, Walter reed, Brooke and Bethesda Military Hospitals.
The mission of Rescue Task Force is to alleviate suffering and provide developmental aide to areas that have been marginalized by geography or economic deprivation.
Their website states "We respond rapidly with medical and other immediate aid to victims of man-made and natural disasters world-wide."