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
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 204
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
Downloads: 0
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
Downloads: 0
Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: WaterAid
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: 646
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
Multiple Uses of Water Services (MUS) as A Climate Adaptation Solution: Existing Practices & Key Questions
Downloads: 8
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
The Kampala Rural Water Commitments
(EN/FR)
Downloads: 6
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Safe Water Committee Training Guide
Water Mission
Downloads: 18
Author: Moore S.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Water Mission
Guidance document for the 2025 RWSN Mentoring programme
Downloads: 126
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, Agenda for Change, Global Water Center
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
MULTIPLE USES WATER SERVICES (MUS)
CONCEPT, PRACTICES, DESIGN OPTIONS & ITS INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Downloads: 77
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Developing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Finance Strategies: A Guide
UNICEF (English/Français/Español)
Downloads: 20
Year of Publishing:
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF, Sanitation and Water for All (SWA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), IRC Water and Sanitation Centre, The Netherlands
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
Management manual for community participation in the activities of Oromia rural water supply and sanitation projects
Downloads: 9
Author: Oromia Water
Year of Publishing:
Publisher: Oromia Water, Mineral and Energy Resources Development Bureau (Ethiopia)
COWASH Disability Inclusion Guideline
Downloads: 4
Author: COWASH
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: COWASH
Le point d'eau au village : manuel de formation des formateurs villageois : amenagement, utilisation, entretien
Village water points : manual for training of village extension workers : installation, utilisation, maintenance.
Downloads: 1
Author: CIEH - Comite Interafricain d'Etudes Hydrauliques
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: CIEH - Comite Interafricain d'Etudes Hydrauliques
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
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 6
Version 3.8 Updated September 2022
Downloads: 5
Author: Austrialia National Health and Medical Council
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Austrialia National Health and Medical Council
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
Rural WASH in Latin America & Caribbean / WASH rural en América Latina y el Caribe
SIRWASH Presentations / Presentaciones de SIRWASH
Downloads: 0
Year of Publishing:
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: 989
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: 504
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: RWSN
Financial Viability for Rural and Small Systems
Downloads: 19
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: USDA, US EPA
Institution: US Department of Agriculture, US Environmental Protection Agency
Community Training for Hand Pump Maintenance Guideline
Downloads: 30
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+
Applicability of the Portable Erosion Chlorinator Technology in Luuka district, Uganda
TAF Assessment
Downloads: 27
Author: ATC
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: ATC
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
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
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
Documentation of Experiences and Lessons Learnt in the prevention of Rapid Handpump Corrosion in Uganda
Stop the Rot: Action Research on handpump corrosion and component quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 97
Author: Danert, K., Bisoborwa, P. Kyeyune, E., Mutiibwa, R. and Nakayima, L.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Ministry of Water and Environment, Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 451
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Integrating AI into the asset management of rural water supply schemes in Nepal
Discovery Report
Downloads: 18
Author: Dugar, S. & Irwin C.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Frontier Tech Hub
Innovations in Rural Water Supply Sustainability
RWSN briefing note for the World Bank
Downloads: 29
Author: Furey, S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: RWSN/Skat Foundation
WASH Exit Interviews
Findings on Professional Attrition in the International Sector
Downloads: 17
Author: Gianotti, R. & Worsham, K.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: FLUSH
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Policy Brief
Downloads: 6
Author: Katuva J, R.Hope, E. McBurney, N. Gladstone, J. Koehler, C. Nyaga, D. Njung’e
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Professionalizing Rural Water
Desk Study
Downloads: 15
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project
Launch webinar: WHO’s updated guidelines for small drinking-water supplies and associated sanitary inspection tools
Webinar launching the WHO’s 2024 Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies and Sanitary inspection packages – a supporting tool for the Guidelines
Downloads: 568
Author: WHO, RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Planning for India's Rural Drinking Water in the Jal Jeevan Mission Era
Downloads: 7
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water
Reducing uncertainty in corporate water impact - The role of Results Based Contracting for drinking water supply
Briefing note | January 2024
Downloads: 22
Author: McNicholl, D., and Hope, R.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: University of Oxford and Uptime Global.
Water committees in the implementation of decentralization measures in the water sector in Gaza Province, Mozambique: ownership and resistance
Downloads: 126
Author: Alves Francisco Nhaurire, Tanya Wells-Brown, Rehana Capurchande
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society, IWA Publishing
Uganda Institutional Framework for Water Supply
REAL-Water Institutional Framework Report
Downloads: 3
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Emerging Trends in Rural Water Management
REAL-Water Synthesis Report
Downloads: 17
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Rwanda WASH Sector Performance Review Report
Downloads: 26
Author: Stef Smits and Olivier Kanangire
Year of Publishing: 2022
Institution: IRC, Water For People, Isoko y’Ubuzima
Is consolidation the answer to improving rural water services in low-income countries? Lessons from OECD country experience.
REAL-Water Research Brief
Downloads: 128
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 469
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Solar Water Pump Durability Research Memo
Downloads: 147
Author: Nathaniel Faith, Kaileigh Vincent-Welling, Tyler Bernard, Arne Jacobson
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Schatz Energy Research Center
Institution: Schatz Energy Research Center
Department of Rural Development Rural Water Supply Monitoring - methodology, key findings and lessons learnt
Downloads: 16
Author: Nay Oo Keh, Tim Davis, Ellen Greggio, John Knight
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Water Aid
Institution: DRD, Water Aid
Guidance Note on Mainstreaming Water Resilience in Asia and the Pacific
Downloads: 15
Author: Asian Development Bank
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
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
Results-based funding for safe drinking water services
How a standard contract design with payment for results can accelerate safe drinking water services at scale
Downloads: 60
Author: Charles, K., Nowicki, S., Armstrong, A., Hope, R., McNicholl, D. and Nilsson, K.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: University of Oxford and Uptime Global
Institution: REACH Programme
What Makes a Drinking Water Technology Resilient to Climatic Hazards?
REACH Programme Poster
Downloads: 37
Author: Esha A. A., Rahman M. R., Salehin M., Chowdhury A. I. A.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Durham University
Institution: REACH Programme