Knowledge, deployments and references

Over time, Solvoz Foundation, its programmes and organisations connected to its history have contributed to open-access procurement knowledge, sector learning, digital procurement initiatives and market-based approaches to humanitarian and development challenges.

This page highlights selected guidance materials, Foundation-supported deployments, case studies and public references. Some materials were developed or supported directly by Solvoz Foundation. Others relate to earlier Solvoz initiatives, external partners or independent publications and are included as part of the Foundation’s history and knowledge base. 

Where references relate to Solvoz BV, Foundation-supported deployments or historic collaborations, they are included for public context and do not imply current endorsement, funding or formal partnership unless explicitly stated.

Featured deployment: Mawared MENA

Localising humanitarian procurement across the Middle East and North Africa

Mawared MENA is a Foundation-supported deployment designed to strengthen local and regional sourcing for humanitarian and development actors across the Middle East and North Africa.

The platform brings together supplier visibility, bilingual access (Arabic/English), structured procurement workflows, due diligence and digital tendering. Its purpose is to make humanitarian procurement more transparent, efficient and locally anchored, while giving suppliers, SMEs and manufacturers a fairer pathway to visibility.

Mawared MENA reflects the Foundation’s core principles: non-profit access to professional procurement infrastructure, free registration for suppliers and SMEs, stronger local market visibility, donor-aligned transparency and procurement as a lever for localisation and better use of funds.

Open-access guidance materials

The Foundation’s mission is rooted in the belief that practical procurement knowledge should be easier to find, reuse and apply. The following examples show guidance materials developed to support more responsible, sustainable and circular procurement practices in humanitarian and displacement settings.

External case studies and partner publications

Historical references describe the arrangements and activities applicable at the time of publication and should not be read as descriptions of the Foundation’s current governance or provider model. The Solvoz mission and technology have also been referenced in external case studies, partner publications and humanitarian innovation materials. These references help document the broader relevance of open procurement knowledge, supplier visibility and digital procurement infrastructure.