Solvoz Foundation enters a renewed operational phase, Solvoz expands its technology ambitions, and Mawared MENA moves forward under the Foundation as shared regional humanitarian procurement infrastructure.
One origin, two organisations: the next chapter for Solvoz
Solvoz began with a problem, not with a technology. Years of experience in humanitarian operations, procurement and supply chains showed the same challenges appearing repeatedly: procurement knowledge scattered across organisations, separate supplier lists and market assessments, limited visibility of local and regional capacity, and capable suppliers struggling to access formal procurement opportunities.
The original ambition behind Solvoz was to help change this, to make procurement knowledge more accessible, connect demand and supply more effectively, and enable organisations to use procurement as a stronger lever for transparency, localisation, resilience and impact. Technology became an important part of that solution.
Over time, however, two distinct opportunities emerged. The original public-benefit mission needed a stronger and independently governed home from which it could be pursued actively with NGOs, donors, suppliers and sector partners. At the same time, the technology developed from those humanitarian challenges had grown into professional infrastructure with relevance well beyond the humanitarian sector. During 2026, we have therefore put in place a clearer structure for the next stage of both.
Solvoz Foundation: advancing the original public-benefit mission
Solvoz Foundation is entering a renewed operational phase as an independent, mission-led non-profit organisation. Established in 2019, the Foundation was created around the principle that better access to procurement knowledge can improve the effectiveness, sustainability and responsible use of funds in humanitarian aid and development cooperation.
Its mission remains the same. What is changing is the scale and way in which that mission is now put into practice. Under its 2026–2030 operating model, Solvoz Foundation will work across open procurement knowledge, professional procurement access for non-profit organisations, fairer supplier and SME participation, local and regional market development, capacity strengthening and shared programmes.
The ambition is broader than making procurement processes more efficient. Procurement determines where substantial parts of humanitarian and development funding flow, which companies gain access to opportunities, whether local markets are strengthened, and how resilient supply chains become. Solvoz Foundation aims to help procurement create greater public value from the resources organisations already spend.
Solvoz: taking the technology further
Solvoz continues as the mission-driven commercial technology company that develops, secures and scales the underlying digital infrastructure. The technology was shaped in humanitarian procurement—an environment requiring transparency, security, compliance, multilingual access, complex supplier markets and collaboration between multiple organisations. But the structural problems Solvoz was designed to address are not unique to humanitarian aid.
Across sectors, organisations are trying to connect fragmented demand and supply, improve market visibility, strengthen responsible sourcing, accelerate circularity, create more inclusive markets and turn sustainability ambitions into practical purchasing decisions. Solvoz is therefore expanding its focus as technology for impact-driven economies: digital infrastructure for procurement portals, sourcing environments and multi-stakeholder market ecosystems where stronger connections between demand, supply, information and decision-making can create economic, social or environmental value.
Its humanitarian origin remains central to the company’s identity and experience. It is the starting point from which the technology can now be applied more widely.
Mawared MENA: making localisation operational
Mawared MENA is one of the first major programmes operating under the renewed Solvoz Foundation model. Mawared MENA provides shared procurement and sourcing infrastructure for humanitarian, development, health and resilience actors across the Middle East and North Africa. It connects humanitarian and development demand with local, regional and international supply, helping organisations identify suppliers, understand markets, conduct structured procurement procedures and retain the records required for transparency, compliance and accountability.
For local and regional suppliers, SMEs and manufacturers, the infrastructure provides a clearer route into humanitarian procurement. Supplier registration remains free of charge. The platform combines bilingual Arabic-English digital infrastructure with regional coordination, onboarding and practical support for organisations and suppliers.
Its next phase will focus on increasing organisational use, expanding regional supplier participation and building partnerships that can support localisation, procurement efficiency, preparedness and stronger regional markets. Mawared MENA is operated by Solvoz Foundation and powered by Solvoz technology.
One origin. Complementary roles.
The new structure is not a departure from why Solvoz was originally created. It provides clearer organisational homes for two things that grew from the same ambition.
- Solvoz Foundation advances the public-benefit mission.
- Solvoz develops and scales the technology.
- Mawared MENA demonstrates what that combination can enable in practice.
The next phase will therefore be less about organisational structure and more about what this structure makes possible: stronger Foundation programmes and partnerships, wider adoption of Mawared MENA, and new applications of Solvoz technology across impact-driven markets.
Learn more
Solvoz Foundation: Learn more about the Foundation’s mission, governance, programmes and opportunities for collaboration. [website Solvoz Foundation]
Mawared MENA: Explore the regional procurement infrastructure, register an organisation or supplier, or discuss regional collaboration. [website Mawared MENA]
Solvoz: Explore the technology, applications and opportunities to build procurement and market ecosystems with Solvoz. [website Solvoz]