RWSN Library
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The Untapped Potential of Decentralized Solutions to Provide Safe, Sustainable Drinking Water at Large Scale
The State of the Safe Water Enterprises Market
Downloads: 0
Author: Bhatnagar, N., Lampert, S., Goyal, V. Mehta, R., Rai, R. and Chandrasekhar A.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Dalberg Global Development Advisors
Leveraging decentralized entrepreneurial approach to safe water supply
A comprehensive study on safe water kiosks and their impact in rural Kenya
Downloads: 1
Author: Odhiambo, E., Irungu, J., Waburi, A., Ngaira, C., Meinhardt C., Njuguna, S. Njugu, P.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: EED Advisory
Institution: Siemens Stiftung
Scaling for impact
Lessons learnt from funding water and sanitation enterprises
Downloads: 0
Author: SFF
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: The Stone Family Foundation
Institution: The Stone Family Foundation
Towards Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) responsive WASH Systems Strengthening
Downloads: 0
Author: Shiva, R. and Saha, S.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: IRC
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 200
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Integrating gender equality into water, sanitation and hygiene projects
Guidance for NGOs and implementing partners
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Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: WaterAid
WhoDoesWAT: A practical decision-making tool to support professionalisation of rural and small-town water supply services
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Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: WaterAid
Revista Digital: Agua Edición #10
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Author: Nelson Medina et al.
Year of Publishing: 2025
What drives the performance of rural piped water supply facilities in Ghana
A mixed methods observational study
Downloads: 8
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: USAID
Institution: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 604
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Triggering Reflection and Change
RWSN Story of Change
Downloads: 4
Author: Berstchy, V. & Furey, S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Rural services: successes and failures in funding professionalised maintenance programmes
Briefing for WASH Funders Group learning event 17 June 2024
Downloads: 7
Author: Furey, S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN and Women in WASH Mentoring Programmes 2024 Report
Downloads: 3
Author: RWSN, Agenda for Change
Year of Publishing: 2024
Multiple Uses of Water Services (MUS) as A Climate Adaptation Solution: Existing Practices & Key Questions
Downloads: 7
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Violence, Gender and WASH Toolkit
Downloads: 0
Author: House, S., Ferron, S., Sommer, M., Cavill, S.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: WEDC, Loughborough University
WASH Safety and Accessibility Toolkit
Downloads: 5
Author: WASH Cluster
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: WASH Cluster
Stop the Rot Diagnostic Survey 2024 – Results and Next Steps
Downloads: 38
Author: Danert, K., MacAllister, D.J., Kumwenda, S.M.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Skat Foundation and the Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Ask for Water Ltd, British Geological Survey, BASEflow
On the right track - Good Practices in Realising the Rights to Water and Sanitation
Book by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation
Downloads: 3
Author: Catarina de Albuquerque
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation
Operationalizing Community-led water services for multiple uses in South Africa
Water Research Commission (WRC)
Downloads: 6
Author: van Koppen B., Phasha K., Bophela T., Modiba I., White M., Magombeyi M., Jacobs I.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Water Research Commission
Institution: International Water Management Institute, Tsogang Water & Sanitation
Community-led water services for multiple uses
Water Research Commission (WRC)
Downloads: 5
Author: van Koppen B., Molose V., Phasha K., White M., Modiba I., Magombeyi M., Jacobs I.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Institution: Water Research Commission (WRC)
Integrity Management in Community-based Water Tenure in Kajiado County, Kenya
CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience
Downloads: 3
Author: Keega, M.; Manishimwe, E.; Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, B.; Amarnath, G.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Community-Focused, Polycentric Governance of Water Supply Systems for Climate Resilience: Lessons from the Namanga Dam Water Supply Project in Kajiado, Kenya
Final Report
Downloads: 7
Author: Dorcas Njoroge
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: Water Integrity Network, International Water Management Institute
Revista Digital: Agua
Edición #6
Downloads: 0
Author: Nelson Medina Rocha et al.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Revista Digital: Agua
Edición #5
Downloads: 0
Author: Nelson Medina Rocha et al.
Year of Publishing: 2024
MULTIPLE USES WATER SERVICES (MUS)
CONCEPT, PRACTICES, DESIGN OPTIONS & ITS INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Downloads: 77
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Climate resilient rural water supply in Indonesia – monitoring and assessment tools
Downloads: 7
Author: Institute for Sustainable Futures
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: University of Technology Sydney
How resilient are Indonesia’s rural water supply systems to climate change?
Policy brief and attachments
Downloads: 9
Author: Institute for Sustainable Futures
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: University of Technology Sydney
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Schoolchildren in Emergencies: A Guidebook for Teachers
UNICEF Guidance
Downloads: 15
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
Rolling-out rural water regulation in Kenya: a review of progress and key processes
Discussion document - January 2025
Downloads: 11
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH
Sectoral Report B2: Groundwater Resources Management and Development
Zimbabwe National Water Resources Master Plan 2020-2040
Downloads: 9
Author: Nyaoro J.R., Zinyama L. M., Amenu A.K., Owen R., et al.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement
Institution: Zimbabwe Water Authority (ZINWA)
Southern Madagascar Water Assessment: Management Opportunities Report
Technical Report
Downloads: 3
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Southern Madagascar Water Assessment: Technical Report
Technical Report
Downloads: 2
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Evaluating Water Quality Assurance Funds in Tanzania:
Baseline Assessment
Downloads: 2
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
A Legal and Policy Review of Rural Water Services in Indonesia
Literature Review
Downloads: 10
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
As Water Stresses Increase, Rural Water Development Requires More Coordination Across Water Use Sectors:
Lessons from India’s Jal Jeevan Mission
Downloads: 2
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Exploring Rural Water Regulation in Peru
Technical Report
Downloads: 2
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Reliable Planning of Hygiene Promotion Interventions in Emergencies
Compilation of hygiene promotion components, tools, methods and approaches
Downloads: 0
Author: Global WASH Cluster partners and German WASH Network
Year of Publishing:
Publisher: Global WASH Cluster partners and German WASH Network
WASH’Nutrition: A Practical Guidebook on Increasing Nutritional Impact Through Integration of WASH and Nutrition Programmes
for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts
Downloads: 3
Author: Dodos J.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: ACF International
Institution: Action Contre la Faim
Compendium of Tools to Support Community Water Management in Fiji and Solomon Islands
Pacific Community Water Management - PLUS
Downloads: 2
Author: Souter, R., Love, M., Pene, S., Benjamin, C., Hababore, J., Buguro, H., Panda, N., Funubo S., Balenaivalu, E., Tokito, L., et al.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Griffith University
Institution: International Water Centre
Can solar water kiosks generate sustainable revenue streams for rural water services?
Les kiosques à eau solaires peuvent-ils générer des flux de revenus durables pour les services d'eau en milieu rural ?
Downloads: 155
Author: Wagner J., S. Merner, S. Innocenti, A. Geling, R. Hope
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Science Direct
Institution: World Development
Guideline for WASH SDG project staff to support LGIs in rolling out the Pro-Poor Strategy for Water and Sanitation Sector in Bangladesh
WASH Alliance International (WAI) sub-programme Bangladesh, WASH SDG Consortium
Downloads: 3
Author: Dey, D, Walter, E
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: WASH Alliance
Guidance on Preparing Water Service Delivery Plans
Downloads: 9
Author: Masinde, K., Rouse, M., Jepkiru, M., Cross, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: IWA - International Water Association
Public participation and community engagement in domestic water supply management in Kenya: Progress and directions
Report
Downloads: 6
Author: Korzenevica, M., Njaggah, P., Githu, I., Matiru, V., Matere, C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: Oxford: School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
uPVC and Solvent Cement Research - Interim Report
Downloads: 1
Author: Mills K., Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
U-Seal Investigation
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 2
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Toolless Pump Rod Connectors - Final Report
Downloads: 4
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1991
Test Procedures for Testing and Development of Handpumps
Consumers' Association Testing & Research
Downloads: 3
Year of Publishing: 1986
Institution: Consumers' Association Testing & Research
Pump Rod Centraliser Test - Final Report
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Roberts J.
Year of Publishing: 1989
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Rising Main Connector - Interim Report
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Evans C.
Year of Publishing: 1990
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Rural WASH in Latin America & Caribbean / WASH rural en América Latina y el Caribe
SIRWASH Presentations / Presentaciones de SIRWASH
Downloads: 0
Year of Publishing:
Tara Handpump
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Reynolds J.
Year of Publishing: 1986
Publisher: The Association for Consumer Research
Mapping of Rural Water Supply Publications, using AI assistance
Downloads: 14
Author: DANERT K., O. MILLS, J. ALVAREZ-SALA
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 988
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
RWSN Late Webinar Series 2024
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 503
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: RWSN
Community Training for Hand Pump Maintenance Guideline
Downloads: 29
Year of Publishing:
Institution: INTER AIDE SIERRA LEONE
Compendio de Innovaciones Tecnológicas en Agua y Saneamiento Rural
Experiencias del Proyecto SABA Plus
Downloads: 10
Author: Cárdenas, Z., Giancarlos Niccolay, S. R., Pacheco, H., Díaz, N. and W. Cabrera
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: CARE/COSUDE
Institution: SABA+
Monitoring, Verification, and Evaluation Component of the WASH Results Programme
Downloads: 23
Author: ePact
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: ITAD/OPM
Hand Pump Test Programme - Final Report (1981) + Follow-up reports (1986)
3000 Well Drilling Programme in Southern and Central Ghana
Downloads: 29
Author: IDC
Year of Publishing: 1981
Publisher: IDC International Drilling Consultants
Institution: Republic of Ghana, Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation
Survey of Water Quality from Shallow Tubewells in Lahan Municipality, Nepal
Downloads: 42
Author: Chitrakar D. R., Knight J., Bartnik T.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: Nepal Water Supply Corporation (NWSC), WaterAid, Anglian Water Alliance, Lahan Municipality
Self-supply: Lessons from WaterAid’s experiences 2005–2023
Downloads: 34
Author: Bartnik T.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: WaterAid
Institution: WaterAid