RWSN Library
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How to support community management of water supply systems: Guidelines for managers
Como apoyar la gestion comunitaria de sistemas de abastecimiento de agua: guias para administradores
Downloads: 9
Author: Fonseca, C and Bolt, E
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Delft, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
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
A Business Development Toolkit
Appropriate Technology for Water and Sanitation
Downloads: 5
Author: Consult BiD and Aidenvironment
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Consult BiD and Aidenvironment
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: 146
Author: Wagner J., S. Merner, S. Innocenti, A. Geling, R. Hope
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Science Direct
Institution: World Development
Toolkit for Enterprises Managing Rural Water Supply Systems
Downloads: 6
Author: McNicholl, D.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: WaterAid and Aguaconsult
Guidelines for the development of small-scale rural water supply and sanitation projects in Ethiopia
Downloads: 0
Author: Warner, DB, C. Abate, G
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: CRS - Catholic Relief Services
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: 0
Author: CIEH - Comite Interafricain d'Etudes Hydrauliques
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: CIEH - Comite Interafricain d'Etudes Hydrauliques
Guidelines for User Fees and Cost Recovery for Rural, Non-Networked, Water and Sanitation Delivery
Downloads: 3
Author: AfDB
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: AFDB - African Development Bank - Water Partnership Program
RWSN Late Webinar Series 2024
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 457
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: RWSN
Financial Viability for Rural and Small Systems
Downloads: 15
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: USDA, US EPA
Institution: US Department of Agriculture, US Environmental Protection Agency
Summary Report of RWSN Work 2005-2008
+ Summary Report of RWSN Work 2004-2006 and Outlook 2007 - 2009
Downloads: 13
Author: Baumann, E.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/Skat Foundation
Building Partnerships for Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services in Africa
Lessons from collaborative initiatives by the World Bank, African Development Bank and the Water and Sanitation Program
Downloads: 11
Author: Bibby, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Innovations in Rural Water Supply Sustainability
RWSN briefing note for the World Bank
Downloads: 26
Author: Furey, S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: RWSN/Skat Foundation
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 528
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
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: 537
Author: WHO, RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Landscaping of Technologies
An output of the project “Landscaping and Review of Approaches and Technologies for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Opportunities for Action”
Downloads: 5
Author: Richard Carter, Mike Byers
Year of Publishing: 2006
Institution: Cranfield University, IRC (Delft), Aguaconsult
Department of Rural Development Rural Water Supply Monitoring - methodology, key findings and lessons learnt
Downloads: 14
Author: Nay Oo Keh, Tim Davis, Ellen Greggio, John Knight
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Water Aid
Institution: DRD, Water Aid
SIRWASH Webinar Series
Webinar series of the SIRWASH Programme (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Downloads: 459
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 213
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Technical Specification. Drilling, Test pumping , Pump Installation and Associated Works
Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
Downloads: 96
Author: Government of Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2019
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
National Water Policy
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, WORKS AND HOUSING
Downloads: 13
Author: Government of Ghana
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Government of Ghana
Institution: Government of Ghana
Water, Sanitation and Disability in Rural West Africa
Enhancing Access and Use of WASH facilities
Downloads: 28
Author: W. Ray Norman, Ph.D.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Community Water and Sanitation Agency
Water Safety Framework
Downloads: 8
Author: GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Community Water and Sanitation Agency
SMALL COMMUNITIES SECTOR GUIDELINES (Operation and Maintenance Guidelines)
Downloads: 1
Author: GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Ghana Modified India Mark II
Downloads: 103
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Community Water and Sewerage Agency, Ghana
Institution: Community Water and Sewerage Agency, Ghana
Pastoral Water Development in Chad / Secteur de l’hydraulique pastorale au Tchad
Evaluation of AFD Interventions over the last 20 years / Evaluation et capitalisation de 20 ans d’interventions de l’AFD
Downloads: 11
Author: KRÄTLI, S., M. MONIMART, B. JALLO, J. SWIFT, C. HESSE
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: AFD
Nigeria: 2007- 08 Sustainability, Functionality, Utilisation, and Maintenance Systems of Hand Pumps
Abbreviated Version 1 (without Annexes)
Downloads: 9
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
Case Studies in Community Management of Drinking Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Part 1, September 2009; Part 2, 2010-11
Downloads: 17
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
Preventive Maintenance of RUWATSAN 1 and India Mark II handpumps
Downloads: 17
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Water Resources and National Water Resources Institute
RWSN e-discussion: WASH needs of perimenopausal women
E-discussion of the Leave No One Behind Theme
Downloads: 54
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Summary of ediscussion on performance of rural water service management
Résumé de la discussion sur la performance de la gestion des services d'eau en milieu rural
Downloads: 57
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Draft Lifelong Learning Strategy (EN/FR/ES/PT)
Projet de stratégie d'apprentissage tout au long de la vie du RWSN
Downloads: 109
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Halte aux dégradations : Recherche-action sur la corrosion et la qualité des composants des pompes à motricité humaine en Afrique subsaharienne
Recherche en Afrique sub-saharienne
Downloads: 345
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation/Ask for Water
Professionaliser les services d'eau portable en milieu rural / professionalising rural water services
World Water Forum 9: Session 2A4 (22 March 2022)
Downloads: 106
Author: Boulenouar, Furey, Diagne, Ndianor, Akdi, Dahane, Money and Delaire
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: -
Institution: -
RWSN Webinar early series, April - Jun 2022 - Presentations and recordings
RWSN Webinar early series, April - Jun 2022 - Présentations et enregistrements
Downloads: 1623
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Guidelines for community-driven water resource management
Downloads: 51
Author: SADC/Danida Regional Water Sector Programme
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Southern African Development Community/Danish
Institution: Southern African Development Community/Danish
Lutter Contre La Pauvret
Downloads: 7
Author: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Institution: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Using water to fight poverty: A multiple-use systems approach to food security and productive uses of water
Downloads: 16
Author: Marna de Lange, Tessa Cousins
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Mvula Trust
Institution: Mvula Trust
Guidelines for Planning for Water for Livelihoods
Downloads: 38
Author: ZIMWASH
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: ZIMWASH
Institution: ZIMWASH
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
USOS MÚLTIPLES DEL AGUA COMO ESTRATEGIA PARA COMBATIR LA POBREZA
EXPERIENCIAS EN BOLIVIA Y COLOMBIA
Downloads: 7
Author: Maria Catalina Ramirez
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: InfoAndina
Institution: CONDESAN
Groundwater Pumping Survey 2021 / Enquête sur le pompage des eaux souterraines (2021)
Summary of RWSN Member Responses / Résumé des réponses des membres du RWSN
Downloads: 250
Author: Furey, S. and K. Danert
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Achievements and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of Groundwater Regulation in Zambia / Réalisations et enseignements tirés de la mise en œuvre de la réglementation des eaux souterraines en Zambie
Downloads: 236
Author: DANERT, K., ADELIKE, D., MALIK, M.., MUSETEKA, L. & ABUURU, D.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Water Resources Management Authority
Institution: Water Resources Management Authority
HWTS & Markets / CTED & Marchés / TANDAS y Mercados
Downloads: 23
Author: HWTS Network
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: CAWST
Institution: HWTS Network
Note conceptuelle des discussions en ligne_Prioriser l'eau et l'assainissement en milieu rural dans le développement socio-économique en Afrique
E-discussions
Downloads: 20
Author: RWSSI, RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Autonomisation des femmes par le biais d’activités d'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural
Un guide pratique par et pour les praticiens du Réseau d’approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural (RWSN
Downloads: 650
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Agua, saneamiento y género
Guía operativa para proyectos en zonas rurales
Downloads: 7
Author: Sturzenegger, G. and Dockweiler, M.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Institution: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Reaching the Last Mile
Providing water and sanitation services to dispersed rural communities
Downloads: 42
Author: Bedoya del Olmo, Celia
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Pompe Manuelle a Volant Modele: ATP
Plans de Fabrication
Downloads: 33
Author: Diop, A.
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: Atelier Technique de Potou
Supply Chain Assessment Tool
Downloads: 30
Author: Skat/HTN
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Handpump Technology Network
From implementor to facilitator – Transition management of the Department of Rural Water Supply in Lesotho
case studies of rural water supplies
Downloads: 281
Author: Skat Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Helvetas
An Evaluation of the PlayPump® Water System as an Appropriate Technology for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programmes
Downloads: 39
Author: Brocklehurst C. and P. Harvey
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: UNICEF
Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale
User Manual
Downloads: 46
Author: Young SL, Boateng GO, Jamaluddine Z, Miller JD, et al.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: North Western University
Institution: HWISE Research Coordination Network
Résumé de la discussion en ligne sur le Roadmap du RWSN 17 - 31 mai 2021
E-discussions
Downloads: 40
Author: A. Saraiva Okello, E. Feijoo Seara, S. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Manually operated Pumps for Drinking Water Supply in Madagascar
An overview of the current status (July 2004)
Downloads: 10
Author: Daw, R. K.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: HTN
Institution: HTN/UNICEF
UNICEF Hand Pump R&D Project
Concluding Report
Downloads: 23
Author: Meera & Ceiko Pumps Pvt. Ltd
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Meera & Ceiko,
Institution: UNICEF
Evaluation of the PlayPumps installed in Mozambique
Mission Report
Downloads: 32
Author: Erpf, K. and A. L. Obiols
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Draft Report on the RWSN Handpump lnstallation Training for the PDARI Project in Maxixe, lnhambane Province, Mozambique
Downloads: 10
Author: Erpf, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Study on Standardization, Maintenance, Local Production and Procurement of Community Handpumps in Angola
Mission Report
Downloads: 7
Author: Mudgal, A. K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN
Report on Capacity Building Proiect in Africa
The HTN Africa lnitiative
Downloads: 15
Author: Mudgal, A. K. and E. Baumann
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN