The President's wife is in charge of all social programs here to include welfare, orphan care, senior care, and donations. Carmen took Napo and I to meet with her executive secretary, Blanca. She listened to our plea to help us get goods imported into the country without paying taxes on them. She was very understanding of our situation and appreciative of our help in the past.
She then introduced us to Tania, a lawyer in the department, who handles all franchises of donated goods. She, too, was appreciative and understanding. She gave Napo some forms to fill out on the spot and let him use her computer to write the proper letters of donation. I signed them, and with a few followup items in the next few days (actually it is putting the information in the proper format) we will have permission to ship items into the country duty-free subject to the proper customs inspections. The only costs we will incur are administrative costs and transportation from the airport. This is a big success and will lead to future work without the problems of the past.