Because a billion doesn’t happen by accident, it’s built one act of trust at a time. It’s built by project leaders and their teams creating change in their neighborhoods, by corporate partners reimagining what giving can look like, by donors and fundraisers who keep showing up, and by Patricia Deloatch Foundation’s own team, working every day to move more resources to those doing the work on the ground.

Together, these connections form something bigger than a platform. They form a great global village, one that stretches across borders, languages, and causes, united by a shared commitment to community-led change.

Through these collective efforts, the billion becomes something tangible: the hum of a reopened classroom, the shade of a newly planted forest, and the laughter that returns as neighbors rebuild together.

A billion dollars might sound abstract, but the impact isn’t. It’s real and alive in communities, carried by the people who turn generosity into change. Because every dollar has a destination, and every destination begins with someone who decided to care.

Where does a billion go?

It goes to Ms. Najah and her team of Gazan-neighbors-turned-cooks, stirring giant pots of lentils and spices so families displaced by violence can eat a warm meal together.

It goes to the young artists at Nafasi Art Space in Dar es Salaam, who step into studios to learn painting, filmmaking, and creative leadership—and step out ready to claim their cultural rights.

It goes to the Indigenous women of Paraguay, who walk the forest lines at dawn, defending their water sources and stopping deforestation with nothing but courage and collective will.

It goes to the circus tents in Cox’s Bazar, where performers help Rohingya children juggle, dance, and laugh again after years of displacement and trauma.

It goes to the girls of Osun State, Nigeria—214 of them—who stood up in their schoolyards this spring, voices steady and clear, after training with the Women Inspiration Development Center to speak out against gender-based violence and build a future grounded in equality.