Hope Haven: Verified Orphanage Donation and Volunteer Coordination System
Author
Bala Aravinth K, Gurudharshan R, Dhandapani N, Abinesh I, Dr. M. Deepa
Abstract
Child Care Institutions (CCIs), including orphanages, often struggle to obtain essential resources, coordinate volunteers and earn public trust, while donors find it difficult to identify genuine institutions and their actual needs. This paper presents Hope Haven, a centralized web platform that connects verified institutions with donors and volunteers. The system is built on a client-server architecture using React and Vite for the frontend and Node.js, Express.js and MongoDB for the backend. Role-based access control separates Supporters, Orphanage Representatives and Super Admins. Institutions register, upload legal documents for Super Admin verification, publish requirements and post volunteer roles. Supporters discover needs, donate, apply to volunteer and track their impact. An urgency-based algorithm ranks requirements by priority level and funding progress, and unique receipt identifiers support transparent donation records. Security is provided by JSON Web Token authentication, Bcrypt.js password hashing, protected routes, Aadhaar format validation using the Verhoeff checksum and a simulated OTP process. Testing of the registration, verification, donation and volunteer workflows showed that the platform improves transparency, accountability and coordination in supporting children in need.
Keywords
Child Care Institutions, Donation Management, Volunteer Coordination, Institutional Verification, Role-Based Access Control, MERN Stack
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