Sheltersuit solution by mintBlue
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Product: Sheltersuit Transparent Donation Tracking
Solution Provider: mintBlue
Client: Sheltersuit Foundation
Industries: Charity (Aid transparency and donation traceability)
Geographic Reach: Global, with headquarters in the Netherlands
BSV Integration Start Date: Not available
BUSINESS CHALLENGES
Inefficiencies & risks
Lack of transparency in the donation and aid distribution process
Difficulty verifying claims of ethical sourcing and delivery
Limited donor trust due to unverifiable impact data
Why traditional systems were insufficient:
Manual tracking methods lacked real-time visibility
Data silos prevented full end-to-end transparency
No tamper-proof method to verify actions or outcomes
WHY BSV?
What made the BSV blockchain the ideal solution?
Immutability and transparency for real-time data integrity
Scalable infrastructure for large volumes of notarised activity
Low-cost transactions for high-frequency use cases
Stable protocol with proven scalability
Comparison to other blockchain options:
BSV is the only blockchain capable of large-scale public transaction processing at minimal cost
Unlike Ethereum or private blockchains, BSV offers predictable fees and compliance readiness
SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
Overview of the implemented BSV-based system:
A blockchain-enabled donation traceability platform using mintBlue’s API infrastructure
Actions across the Sheltersuit supply chain are logged and timestamped on BSV
Key components:
Data logging: Donations, sourcing, manufacturing, and deliveries are logged as immutable records
Role of partners/vendors:
mintBlue provides blockchain infrastructure (APIs, SDKs, and managed services)
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
Phases of rollout: Not available
Integration with legacy ERP or SCM systems: Not available
Training or onboarding stakeholders: Not available
OUTCOMES & BUSINESS IMPACT
Quantifiable improvements:
Complete end-to-end transparency in donation handling
Verified ethical sourcing and labor compliance
Increased donor confidence and improved reporting for regulatory bodies
Before vs after metrics: Not available
Stakeholder feedback:
“Proof of integrity ensuring aid arrives where it’s most needed”
“Independently verifiable confirmation of ethical sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery of aid”
CHALLENGES & MITIGATIONS
Technical or operational challenges encountered:
NGOs often lack internal blockchain development resources
Need to preserve privacy while increasing transparency
How the team leveraged BSV’s capabilities to overcome them:
Used mintBlue’s simplified API suite to avoid complex blockchain integration
Adopted non-custodial encrypted data handling, ensuring privacy of aid recipients
FUTURE VISION
Expansion plans:
Broader use of blockchain across NGO projects for donation tracking
Potential onboarding of more stakeholders for full ecosystem verification
Additional BSV functionalities to be explored:
Smart contracts for conditional fund release
Integration with IoT devices for real-time production and logistics data
TESTIMONIAL HIGHLIGHTS
"mintBlue enables Sheltersuit to prove the integrity of their story to donors."
"The more transparency, the more trust, the more success a non-profit can have in achieving their goals."
"For non-profits to be able to change the world, trust is essential."
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