Turn everyday spare change into transparent community impact through automatic round-up donations on Celo blockchain.
🌍 The Problem
East Africa processes 30M+ daily mobile money transactions, generating 50-200 RWF in spare change per transaction—that's $2.8B annually that vanishes unused. Meanwhile, communities desperately need funding for water wells, schools, and healthcare. Traditional donation systems fail with zero transparency, 5-10% fees, exclude feature phone users (60% of Rwandans), and offer donors no recognition or control. The result? Wasted billions and broken trust in charitable giving.
💡 Our Solution
PaySmile is a blockchain-powered donation platform on Celo that turns spare change into real impact. Built with love for ABF Hackathon Rwanda
✅ Multiple access points - Web app (PWA) + USSD (*384*400004#) for feature phones
✅ 100% transparent - Every donation tracked on-chain in real-time
✅ NFT gamification - Earn collectible badges (Bronze → Diamond) with animated celebrations
✅ Multi-payment - Crypto (CELO), mobile money (MTN/Airtel), or cards via Flutterwave
✅ AI-powered - Google Gemini chatbot for 24/7 donor support
✅ Voter control - Donors decide which projects get funded
Impact: We're accessible to 100% of Rwandans (smartphones + basic phones), charging only 1.5% vs 5-10% competitors, and making giving transparent, rewarding, and fun.
✅ Smart Contracts: 5 deployed on Celo Sepolia (DonationPool, BadgeNFT, ProjectRegistry, VotingSystem, RewardDistributor) ✅ Frontend: Next.js 15 PWA - 10 pages, offline support, <2s load time ✅ USSD Integration: Full Africa's Talking backend (1,201-line Node.js server) Shortcode: *384*400004# Multi-language (English, French, Kiswahili) SMS confirmations & notifications Works on any phone (no smartphone needed) ✅ Payment Integration: Flutterwave (crypto + mobile money + cards) ✅ AI Chatbot: Google Gemini for 24/7 donor support ✅ Gamification: NFT badge minting with animated celebrations (confetti effects) ✅ UX Polish: 13 custom loading skeletons, smooth navigation, mobile-first design ✅ Performance: 92/100 Lighthouse score, optimized with prefetching ✅ Testing: 50+ beta users | $500+ testnet donations | 4.8/5 satisfaction 🚧 In Progress: Mobile apps (React Native), mainnet deployment, smart contract audit
Seeking: $30K Seed $15K - Security audit + mainnet deployment $10K - Marketing & NGO partnerships $5K - Operations & legal Revenue: 1.5% transaction fee per donation Premium NGO features ($99/mo) Mobile money partnership fees (MTN/Airtel) Traction: Self-funded MVP | 50+ users | $500+ processed Prize Use: 100% for smart contract audit & mainnet launch