A Low-Cost Privacy-Preserving Digital Wallet for Humanitarian Aid Distribution
Eva Luvison, Sylvain Chatel, Justinas Sukaitis, Vincent Graf Narbel, Carmela Troncoso, Wouter Lueks
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2025 · Day 1 · Privacy
In this compelling talk from IEEE S&P, Eva Luvison and her co-authors present a novel solution for digitizing humanitarian aid distribution, specifically focusing on budget allocation. The international committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one of the world's largest NGOs, currently grapples with an antiquated, pen-and-paper system for registering aid recipients and distributing goods, cash, or medication. This traditional approach is plagued by inefficiencies, security vulnerabilities, human error, and a critical lack of privacy for beneficiaries. The presented work introduces a low-cost, privacy-preserving digital wallet designed to overcome these challenges, offering a robust and practical alternative for distributing aid in resource-constrained environments.