Did you know most developing countries do not have paint? Usually, trees are used to make wood stove heat to dissolve river stones and soil to make color powders for paint, and fruits and vegetable (i.e. beets, lime, strawberries, etc.) have to be used to make paint. This outdated practice existed many thousands of years ago, simply because people didn’t have the today’s technology to make paint. However, people who live on less than $2 a day should not have to use their food resources to beautify their homes. Also, deforestation accounts for about 10 percent of the world’s global warming pollution. To protect the world that our children will inherit from us, we must act swiftly to recycle and protect trees.

GPC is an entity that collects unwanted paint from businesses and people and redistributes the paint to those in need both domestically and internationally. As an example, the ripple effect of using unwanted paint for a family home in Central America or a school in West Africa is astounding. The conversion from wasted to applied paint protects the environment, beautifies the school, increases the morale of the children, and has significant positive health impacts in the new dwelling.

Evidence of the positive impact of the GPC concept and the incredible dedication and hard work by Rony Delgarde is illustrated through GPC winning the “Energy Globe Award” in 2017. “With more than 178 participating countries and over 2,500 project submissions, the Energy Globe Award is today’s most prestigious environmental prize worldwide. The Austrian Honorary Consul General, Mr. Ferdinand C. Seefried, hosted an exclusive ceremony to present the Energy Globe Award 2017 for the United States to Mr. Rony Delgarde, and the board of Global Paint for Charity.” A video that shares the GPC concept in more detail can be found at” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwDzCW18SyA

While there may be more pressing issues in developing countries than the facade of a wall, a classroom or a building, we believe that the right color in a room can truly change the ambiance of a place and the attitudes of those who inhabit it.

Please get engaged! We are changing lives and saving the world one gallon of paint at a time.

Learn more about receiving a full container of paint, you just need to raise the funds to ship it there.

Not only our projects help protect the environment, create jobs, brighten their future and spur creativity, but some projects also have a real health benefits in an age of uncertainty surrounding global outbreaks. Paint can protect against mold, bacteria and deadly germs, the presence of which have a disproportionately negative effect on health outcomes in poorer communities. We even mix our paint with insecticide to stave off mosquitoes, which carry malaria and other viruses like Zika and yellow fever that kill more than 6 million people per year.