Since the start of the pandemic, global travel restrictions kept PRF from providing on-site pediatric dental assessments and treatments in the poor countries where we work. But children in those countries still need help. They are hungry. Through our local PRF networks in Zambia, Nepal, and Haiti, we bought and delivered hundreds of packages of nutritious foods, baby food and formula, vitamins, and clinical masks — one on one — from our hands to theirs. In one village in Taplegunj Nepal, where a fire destroyed 49 houses, PRF volunteers distributed rice, blankets, oil, and more.

In Zambia, where we visited children of the village of Mukuni and town of Choma for dental treatment two years ago, PRF bought supplies such as corn meal, oil, vegetables, and eggs.

In Nepal, in addition to food packages, PRF coordinated with the She Talks Program to educate children’s parents on basic nutrition as well as on reproductive health with discussions of gender equality, birth control, and reproductive planning.

The overhead cost for all this? Zero. Every penny of your donation is pure and goes exclusively to family care. The PRF team is made up entirely of volunteers. Not only that, PRF is a full 501c3 nonprofit public charity. Tax ID number 83-4554244. Your donation is tax deductible to the full extent of the current tax law.

Thank you for taking the time to read our letter. We hope you can help us provide care for the children.