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
India Mark Handpump Specifications
(Revision 2-2007)
Downloads: 4395
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Afridev: Handpump Specification
(Revision 5-2007)
Downloads: 3429
Author: BAUMANN, E. & KEEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Bulletin trimestriel RWSN
Downloads: 3413
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Professional Drilling Management Online Course 2022
Report, training manual and key materials
Downloads: 3391
Author: Danert, K., Diene, M., Brentführer, R. Indij, D. and Tijani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3348
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: 3107
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
Malawi: Technical Manual for Water Wells and Groundwater Monitoring Systems and Standard Operating Procedures for Groundwater
Downloads: 3028
Author: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Institution: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
RWSN Quarterly Newsletters - ENGLISH
Archive of current and past newsletters
Downloads: 2692
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Webinar Series 2014 (UNICEF- RWSN) on Manual Drilling/Webinaires sur le sujet de Forage Manuel
Five Interactive webinars, which aim to promote South-South sharing. Une séries de cinq (5) Webinaires sur le sujet de Forage Manuel.
Downloads: 2279
Author: DANERT K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNICEF/RWSN
Institution: UNICEF/RWSN
Remote Monitoring of Handpumps
Topical collection of papers and reports
Downloads: 1843
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
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.
Short Course: Drilling Supervision
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 1636
Author: ADEKILE, D & DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Afridev: Installation and Maintenance Manual for the Afridev Handpump
(Revision 2-2007)
Downloads: 1536
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1496
Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Short Course: Basic Hydrogeology and Borehole Siting
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 1403
Author: ADEKILE, D and THOMAS, M
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Groundwater Resources Management Online Course 2022
Report, training manual and key materials
Downloads: 1371
Author: Diene, M., Danert, K.., Brentführer, R. Indij, D. and Tijani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net, Ask for Water GmbH & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Institution: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net, Ask for Water GmbH & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1305
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
How Three Handpumps Revolutionised Rural Water Supplies
A brief history of the India Mark II/III, Afridev and the Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 1301
Author: BAUMANN, E. and S. G. FUREY
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Handpumps: where now?
A synthesis of online discussions (2012-2014) -##2019 UPDATE##
Downloads: 1066
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
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
Hand Drilling Directory
Cost Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 963
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All
The International Handpump Workshop Kakamega, Kenya, 1992
Papers, proceedings and recommendations
Downloads: 934
Author: UNDP-World Bank
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Procurement, Costing & Pricing and Contract Management of Borehole Construction - Zambia Short Course Report
Striving for Professionalism in Cost Effective Boreholes in Zambia
Downloads: 898
Author: ADEKILE, D and DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump (B Type)
Installation Manual with notes on maintenance
Downloads: 754
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
WASH writing course: Participant folder materials
Downloads: 751
Author: various
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 718
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Water Services in Small Towns in Africa
The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Organisations
Downloads: 706
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: WSP
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
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
Rainwater Harvesting in Thailand: Learning from the World Champions
RWSN Field Note 2016-1
Downloads: 665
Author: Matthias Saladin
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Uganda U3 Modified Deepwell Handpump Specification
Downloads: 659
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Principles for Borehole Construction and Rehabilitation in Sierra Leone
Downloads: 658
Author: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
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
Community Water Supply: the handpump option
Rural Water Supply Handpumps Project
Downloads: 641
Author: ARLOSOROFF, S.,TSCHANNERL, G., GREY, D., JOURNEY, J., KARP, A., LANGENEGGER, O., and ROCHE, R.
Year of Publishing: 1987
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: UNDP/World Bank
Installation & Maintenance Manual for the India Mark III Handpump
(Edition 2008)
Downloads: 631
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
A Brief Review of Groundwater for Rural Water Supply in sub-Saharan Africa
Technical Report
Downloads: 624
Author: MACDONALD, A., and J. DAVIES
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: British Geological Survey
Institution: DFID, NERC
Hand dug Shallow Wells
SERIES OF MANUALS ON DRINKING WATER SUPPLY - VOLUME 5
Downloads: 605
Author: COLLINS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Skat
Code of Practice for Water Well Construction
NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL STANDARD
Downloads: 592
Author: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Institution: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 586
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
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
Afridev: Handpump Maintenance Card
Downloads: 564
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Groundwater and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 540
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Drilling Boreholes for Handpumps
Working Paper 2 on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation
Downloads: 520
Author: WURZEL, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
Institution: RWSN
Borehole Drilling Supervision Short Course, Zambia (2018)
Downloads: 518
Author: Dotun Adekile, Max Karen & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
WASH writing course: Facilitators’ Manual and Hand-outs
Improving documentation in the WASH sector for policy, programmes and publication: a writing course for WASH professionals
Downloads: 476
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN/SHARE/WaterAid/Skat
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
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.
Madagascar Rope Pump Specification
First Edition 0 - 2004
Downloads: 436
Author: RANDRIANASOLO, A. and ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Tara Handpump Specifications (First Edition)
Downloads: 421
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Normes et Standards de Forage Manuels au Tchad
Downloads: 419
Author: PRACTICA
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ministre de la pêche, de l’hydraulique villageoise et pastorale
Afridev: Carte de Maintenance pour le Pompe Manuel Afridev
Downloads: 411
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Upgraded Well Manual for Field Workers
Downloads: 409
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: Mvuramanzi Trust
Tapping Treasure: Cost-Effective Boreholes in Sierra Leone
Training and Guideline Development (2013 to 2014)
Downloads: 394
Author: DANERT, K and ADELILE, D
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Quality Control (Training Modules 1-3)
Downloads: 382
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat