RWSN Library
Resources
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 6286
Author: Dotun Adekile & Kerstin Danert, Skat Foundation, St Gallen, Switzerland; Jose Gesti Canuto, UNICEF, New York, USA; Djani Zadi, Peter Harvey, and Anne Cabrera-Clerget, UNICEF, Copenhagen, Denmark
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3350
Author: International Organisation for Migration - Global Solar and Water Initiative
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: IOM
Institution: IOM
Professional Water Well Drilling
A UNICEF Guidance Note
Downloads: 3108
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1870
Author: RWSN Executive Steering Committee
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1797
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Handpump Data 2009 (ARCHIVE - SEE UPDATE)
Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1417
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Challenges of Water Well Drillers & Water Well Drillers Associations
Case Studies of Six Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and the USA
Downloads: 1413
Author: Traoré, U
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1309
Author: Global Water Center, Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, & Rural Water Supply Network
Year of Publishing: 2024
Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030
REACH working paper 12
Downloads: 1042
Author: Nilsson, K., Hope, R., McNicholl, D., Nowicki, S., and Charles, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: University of Oxford and RWSN
Institution: REACH programme
RWSN Handpump Survey 2013
Summary of Findings
Downloads: 1004
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 992
Author: Danert, K., Sloots, R., Ndiaye, T., Bogle, S and Questad, A.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation
Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A Study and Guidance - 2016
Downloads: 976
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
RWSN Webinar early series, April - Jun 2020 - Presentations and recordings
Downloads: 939
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Professionnaliser l'eau et l'assainissement en milieu rural au Mali
Downloads: 855
Author: GIZ
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 718
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
How to Make Water Wise Roads
Downloads: 673
Author: Steenbergen, F. van, K. Woldearegay, H.M. van Beusekom, D. Garcia Landarte, and M. Al-Abyadh
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IFAD
Institution: Meta Meta, UPGro, RAIN
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 652
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 647
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
RWSN Webinar early series, May- Jun 2023
RWSN Webinar early series, May- Jun 2023
Downloads: 595
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 586
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Groundwater and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 540
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
National Monitoring of Rural Water Supplies
How the Government of Uganda did it and lessons for other countries
Downloads: 513
Author: SSOZI, D. and DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Making Rights Real
Downloads: 506
Author: WASH United, WaterAid, Institute for Sustainable Futures – University of Technology Sydney, End Water Poverty, UNICEF and RWSN, in partnership with C3
Year of Publishing: 2016
Supporting Rural Water Supply
Moving towards a Service Delivery Approach
Downloads: 472
Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and SMITS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing Ltd.
Institution: IRC/Aguaconsult
SIRWASH Webinar Series
Webinar series of the SIRWASH Programme (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Downloads: 470
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 469
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
The role of manual drilling for universal access to drinking water: Sharing experiences and ideas in Madrid, April 2019
Downloads: 463
Author: Danert, K; Abuuru, D; Adekile, D; Diene, M; Fussi, F; Gesti, J; Kane, C; Martinez-Santos, P; Museteka, L; O'Dochairtaigh, B; Tindimugaya, C.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Technological Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
USAID REAL-Water Learning Note and Full Report
Downloads: 463
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Institution: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 451
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Webinar late series, Oct - Dec 2020 - Presentations and recordings
Downloads: 414
Author: Various (2020)
Year of Publishing: 2020
Institution: RWSN
WASH Sector Performance Report 2013 - Liberia
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Liberia
Downloads: 404
Author: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Institution: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Water and Environment Sector Performance Report 2014
Government of Uganda, Ministry of Water and Environment
Downloads: 401
Year of Publishing: 2014
Professionalising community management of rural water supply
Navigating the transition in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 359
Author: Carter, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
2018 RWSN Webinar early series (3rd April - 5th June 2018)
Nouvelles série en français de wébinaires en 2018 sur les services d'eau en milieu rural (3 avril - 5 juin 2018) / Nueva serie de webinarios RWSN (3 de abril - 5 de junio 2018)
Downloads: 337
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Professional Management of Water Well Drilling Projects & Programmes
Online Course 2019 Process Report
Downloads: 318
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Nota de politica – Usos Multiples del Agua Planificacion de servicios de agua que se adaptan a las multiples necesidades de las familias rurales pobres
Downloads: 318
Author: Ines Restrepo
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Instituto Cinara – Universidad del Valle
Institution: Instituto Cinara – Universidad del Valle
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 312
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Assessing Community Management of Water Sources in Rural Tanzania
Masters Thesis Academic Year 2017
Downloads: 294
Author: Farré, L.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: University of Basel
Malawi Sector Performance Report 2011
Downloads: 267
Author: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Water Point Mapping: Indicators, pump functionality, accuracy of GPS, using and sharing data
Synthesis of discussion and activities: May & June 2014
Downloads: 259
Author: PEARCE, J.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WaterAid/IRC
RWSN Water Point Mapping Group
A Synthesis of Experiences and Lessons discussed in 2012
Downloads: 249
Author: PEARCE, J. and C. HOWMAN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Measuring functionality and performance levels
Technical brief
Downloads: 247
Author: Fallas, H. C., MacDonald, A.M., Casey, V., Kebede, S., Owor, M., Mwathunga, E., Calow, R., Cleaver, F., Cook, P., Fenner, R.A., Dessie, N., Yehualaeshet, T., Wolde, G., Okullo, J., Katusiime, F., Alupo, G., Berochan, G., Chavula, G., Banda, S., Mleta, P.,
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Institution: UPGro Hidden Crisis Consortium
Who will foot the bill for sustainable rural water services?
tackling the problem of under-funded water supply in low-income countries
Downloads: 242
Author: Carter R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
The Water Point Mapping Updating Methodology
A Guide by WaterAid Tanzania
Downloads: 224
Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: WaterAid
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 223
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Social accountability for rural water services
Downloads: 212
Author: Naughton, M; Deshmukh, R; Ahrari, S; and Gosling, L
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Local Government and Rural Water Services that last: a way forward
Rural Water Supply Reality Check
Downloads: 211
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Proceedings and report from the 7th RWSN Forum (2016, Abidjan)
Contributions et rapport du 7ème Forum RWSN (2016, Abidjan)
Downloads: 205
Author: FUREY, S. G. (editor)
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 205
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Functionality: The challenge to sustain rural water supply services
SNV Practice Brief, Issue 5, October 2013
Downloads: 199
Author: SNV
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: SNV
RWSN Young Professionals Engagement Strategy (2018)
Stratégie d'engagement avec les jeunes professionnels de RWSN (2018)
Downloads: 197
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Performance-based Funding for Reliable Rural Water Services in Africa
Uptime Consortium Working Paper 1
Downloads: 195
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., van der Wilk, N., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Favre, D., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Buhungiro, E., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Gender and rural water services – lessons from RWSN members
Summary of RWSN E-discussion on how women’s engagement in Water User Committees impact on its performance and system functionality (2016) and RWSN Webinars: Making Water Work for Women, Sharing Inspiring Experiences (May 2017)
Downloads: 191
Author: Nicholas, N; Wilbur, J; Nath, P.; Gosling, L. and Naughton, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Monitoring & Data for Rural Water Supplies
Poster for 2018 AGUASAN Workshop
Downloads: 191
Author: Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN-UPGro-REACH
Rural Water Supply Network - Annual Report 2016
Enabling practitioners, professionals and ultimately water users to make informed decisions on how to improve and maintain access to safe water in rural areas.
Downloads: 185
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundtion
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Sierra Leone Waterpoint Report
Review Version – 26th June 2012
Downloads: 165
Author: Hirn, M.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Ministry of Energy & Water Resources
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 163
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Revues Sectorielles Conjointes sur l'eau, l'assainissement et l'hygiène (WASH)
PRATIQUE D'USAGE DE LA BANQUE MONDIALE EN FAVEUR DE L'EAU: NOTE D'APPRENTISSAGE
Downloads: 161
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: WSP