First of the month, time for our Solvoz newsletter October 2025! If you want to receive automatic notification when we launch our newsletter, make sure to follow our newsletter (and us) on LinkedIn. We always post our newsletters first on LinkedIn.
New platform updates coming soon
This month, we will be rolling out several exciting updates that will offer further enhancements to our platform’s user experience. One of the highlights will be a newly refreshed Account Area, featuring a more ergonomic and user-friendly design to make it easier to navigate and manage your activities.
We look forward to sharing more updates with you as we continue to improve the platform, step by step, always with the goal of supporting organisations in the most efficient and effective way possible.
Want to stay updated on our updated features and releases, take a look at our release note page (coming up soon).
Winterisation support with Solvoz
Providing life-saving products and services in humanitarian settings during winter demands tailored and specialised responses. This might include the provision of winterisation kits containing household support items, personal insulation (clothing, blankets, mattresses), and / or winter-proofing solutions for housing. Other critical needs include heating and cooking resources, ground insulation, and access to water and sanitation systems that can withstand harsh winter conditions.
Solvoz provides comprehensive support for humanitarian organisations preparing their winterisation responses. This includes assistance with required product specifications and kit compositions as well as the launching of market assessments and RfQs for specific goods, kits and services.
With our open-access catalogue and global supplier network, Solvoz is always ready to support organisations from around the world in preparing and sourcing their winterisation responses as effectively and sustainably as possible.
Contact us directly to learn how Solvoz could best support your organisation’s winterisation efforts.
WORM final event: November 4th
After two years of joint research and collaboration, the WORM – Waste management challenges in humanitarian operations project is coming to a close. We are proud to have been part of this truly international consortium, working alongside our partners from 11 countries toward more sustainable waste management in humanitarian contexts.
Join us for the WORM project’s final event:
📅 Date: Tuesday, 4 November 2025
🕘 Time: 09:00–12:00 EET (08:00–11:00 CET)
📍 Location: Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki (in person & online)
This event will showcase key outcomes from the WORM project, including:
- Trade-offs and causal loops of bio-based products in field hospitals
- New SOPs for emergency medical teams and field hospitals
- Livelihood insights from waste pickers in Kenya and Vietnam.
Register to join the discussion and explore how these findings can support more sustainable humanitarian responses going forward.
We are coming to GIIN! Meet us in Berlin on October 7-9th
This year, we’re excited to announce that Solvoz will be joining the GIIN (The Global Impact Investing Network) event in Berlin to connect with a diverse network of organisations and partners dedicated to advancing sustainable and impactful solutions.
Interested in learning more about our work and how Solvoz supports impact-driven procurement? We’d like to invite you to schedule a meeting with our CEO Claire Barnhoorn at GIIN to discuss potential collaborations, explore current projects, or discover innovative solutions that could strengthen your organisation’s mission. We’d love to connect!
If you are attending GIIN in Berlin, we look forward to meeting you there and exploring how Solvoz can support your organisation.
