Blockchain for
Social Impact
and NGOs

Social Impact Case Studies

• Hala Systems: Saving lives and documenting war crimes in Syria

  Blockchain for Armed Conflict. An initiative that pinpoints the location of impending airstrikes, alerts citizens to evacuate and records immutable evidence that identifies the perpetrators of attacks.

• Project Unblocked Cash: Revolutionizing humanitarian cash transfers in Vanuatu

  Blockchain for Social Impact. An Ethereum-based Cash and Voucher Assistance humanitarian solution enabling more speed, efficiency, and transparency in financial aid for disaster relief.

• Project i2i: Driving financial inclusion in the Philippines

  Blockchain for Payments. Project i2i is an Enterprise Ethereum payment network built in partnership with UnionBank of the Philippines. The i2i platform integrates rural banks into the domestic financial system, improving banking access and efficiency for local citizens.

• Project Bifrost: Bringing speed, transparency, and cost savings to crisis aid distribution

  Blockchain for Social Impact. A collaboration between ConsenSys Social Impact, MakerDAO, and Dether to expedite and reduce the cost of delivering cash on the ground in crisis areas.

• Bait to Plate: Revolutionizing end-to-end supply chain management

  Blockchain for Supply Chain. An initiative by WWF, TraSeable, SeaQuest, and ConsenSys that tracks seafood from vessel to supermarket to stamp out illegal fishing and human rights abuses in the Pacific Islands’ tuna industry.

• Bounties for Basura: Combatting plastic pollution in the Philippines

  Blockchain for Social Impact. An initiative by the Bounties Network, Coin.ph, and ConsenSys to incentivize individuals to clean up a polluted shoreline in exchange for digital payments.

• Impactio: Realizing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

  Blockchain for Social Impact. A partnership between Panda Labs and ConsenSys, bringing together project leaders, subject matter experts, and funders to make high impact, SDG-focused, projects happen.

• Worker Wellness: Improving factory conditions in Mexico

  Blockchain for Social Impact. A collaboration between Harvard, Levi’s, and ConsenSys to augment outside audits of factory health and safety with secure blockchain-based self-reporting by workers.

• Luxarity: Tackling unsustainable consumption practices in luxury retail

  Blockchain for Sustainable Fashion and Retail. An initiative by Lane Crawford Joyce Group and ConsenSys to recycle luxury goods, collect donations, and educate buyers about sustainable consumption with the support of blockchain technology.

• Black Girls CODE: Bringing diversity to Ethereum development

  Blockchain for Social Impact. An initiative by Black Girls Code and ConsenSys aiming to increase the number of women of color working in tech and STEM industries with the first training program focused specifically on blockchain technology.

• UNICEF Innovation’s Boost Token: Introducing positive action token projects

  Blockchain for Social Impact. An initiative by UNICEF, the Bounties Network, and ConsenSys to incentivize individual contributions to improving communities locally and globally with digital public acknowledgement of positive actions.

• Devcon Scholars Program: Broadening access to the Ethereum ecosystem

  Blockchain for Social Impact. An initiative by UNICEF Innovation, ConsenSys, and the Ethereum Foundation to provide an opportunity for individuals from underserved communities or developing areas to attend the largest annual gathering in the Ethereum ecosystem.