1. Background

The pet products marketplace with integrated charitable donations is a project designed to combine commercial activity with social responsibility. Unlike standard e-commerce platforms, our goal is to support animal shelters by automatically donating a portion of the profit from every order. Created in response to the growing demand for pet products and the increasing need for help in animal shelters, this project aims to build an ecosystem where every purchase not only satisfies pet owners' needs but also improves the lives of animals in shelters.

This project responds to the lack of effective mechanisms for combining online shopping with charitable giving. It enables customers to do good without leaving their homes, while allowing sellers to be part of a social mission while ensuring their profitability.

2. Problems. Current Situation

Currently, most platforms that sell pet products focus exclusively on commercial success without providing social or charitable initiatives. Animal shelters face ongoing resource shortages, limiting their ability to provide essential needs such as food, medical care, and proper shelter for animals.

On the other hand, many customers who want to help animals cannot find convenient and reliable ways to donate. It's important to note that even small but regular contributions can significantly aid shelters, but existing solutions do not offer customers simple and effective ways to participate in charity initiatives.

Additionally, sellers of pet products face challenges in attracting and retaining loyal customers who care not only about the quality of the products but also about the social responsibility of the brand.

Thus, this project simultaneously addresses several problems: it helps animal shelters, provides an easy way for customers to participate in charity, and creates a platform for sellers with a socially responsible approach to business.

3. Project Vision

The goal of the project is to create an integrated platform that serves not only as a commercial marketplace for pet products but also as an environment that contributes to improving the lives of animals in shelters through regular donations.

The implementation of a database and process automation will:

• Ensure efficient management of products, users, and orders.
• Enable a transparent system for calculating the portion of profits donated to charity.
• Simplify the reporting process for customers and shelters, ensuring trust and transparency in fund distribution.
• Accelerate order processing, improve customer experience, and increase overall operational efficiency.

Benefits of Implementing the Database:

• Increased Efficiency: All operations related to processing orders, reviews, payments, and donations will be automated, reducing errors and the time needed to process requests.
• Transparency: Customers will be able to easily track what portion of their purchase went to help animals, increasing trust and loyalty.
• Scalability: The database and process automation allow easy scalability of the project in the future, adding new product categories, more sellers, and more shelters.
• Resource Management: Sellers and shelters will be able to efficiently manage their stock, orders, and donations, optimizing operations and improving customer service.