# Sheltersuit solution by mintBlue

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### 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 Blockchain?

**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)

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### 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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