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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."

LEARN MORE: https://mintblue.com/case-studies/sheltersuit/

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