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RWSN Library
Resources
Summary of RWSN E-discussion Responding to the Current COVID-19 Crisis: Questions, Resources, and Implications for Rural Water Supply at the Operational Level Répondre à la crise COVID-19 actuelle: questions, ressources et implications pour l'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural au niveau opérationnel
Downloads: 114
Author: Fisher, M. (UNC); Behnke, N. (UNC); Kelly E. (UNC); McNaughton A. (UNC); Furey S. (RWSN); Fürst, S. (RWSN)
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, UNC
WASH Self-Supply in Sierra Leone Perspectives and Options
Downloads: 111
Author: Gelhard, M.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
Institution: Welthungerhilfe/WaterAid
Improving the Professionalism in the Drilling Sector for Cost-Effective Boreholes in Madagascar
Downloads: 110
Author: Serele, Charles
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
National Workshop on Cost-Effective Boreholes in Sudan 18-19 November 2009 Grand Holiday Villa Hotel, Khartoum, SUDAN
Downloads: 108
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Public Water Corporation, MWRI
Upgraded Family Wells in Zimbabwe Collection of reports (2002-2012)
Downloads: 108
Author: various
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: -
Institution: -
Walimi Handpump Specification
Downloads: 107
Author: MIZRAY, E.C., KAWA, G. M. and K. ERPF
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat/Government of Tanzania
Community Participation and Handpump Sustainability in Rural Ghana Presentation
Downloads: 107
Author: MARKS, S., KOMIVES, K. AND DAVIS, J.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher:
Institution: Stanford University
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: -
Post-Construction Support and Sustainability in Community-Managed Rural Water Supply Water P-Notes Issue 39
Downloads: 105
Author: Bakalian, A., Wakeman, W.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: World Bank
Institution:
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 105
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Institution:
SADC-GMI Short Course 1: Drilling Supervision (2018) 23 – 27 April 2018, Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Downloads: 105
Author: SADC-GMI
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: SADC-GMI
Institution: SADC-GMI
Accelerating Self Supply - A Case Study from Mali RWSN Field Note 2010-1
Downloads: 104
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Institution:
Harnessing water point data to improve drinking water services
Downloads: 103
Author: Dickinson, N., Knipschild, F., Magara, P. & G. Kwizera
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WASHNote/IRC Uganda
Institution: Water and Development Alliance (WADA)
RWSN Member Organisations learning and networking events
Downloads: 103
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
TAF (Etape 0) Cadre de Référence des Conditions d’Application des Technologies (TAF) Manuel Lisez-moi d'abord!
Downloads: 102
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Institution:
A Decade of WPM RWSN: Mapping and Monitoring
Downloads: 102
Author: Pearce, J, E. Greggio, and E. Stephens
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution:
Rapport de formation - Techniques et Supervision de Forages (Madagascar)
Downloads: 101
Author: Serele, Charles
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher:
Institution:
A short history of the Zimbabwe Bush Pump Water and Sanitation in Zimbabwe
Downloads: 100
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Institution:
Optimizing Intensified Runoff from Roads for Supplemental Irrigation: Tigray Region, Ethiopia UNESCO-IHE MSc Thesis
Downloads: 100
Author: Teweldebrihan M. D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNESCO-IHE
Institution:
Supply Chains for Rural Water Supply in Uganda HTN Report
Downloads: 100
Author: Baumann E, Okuni P and Wandera S
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN
Rural water supply in Africa Building blocks for handpump sustainability
Downloads: 100
Author: HARVEY, P. and REED, B.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Loughborough University
Institution: WEDC
Contamination of drinking water between source and point-of-use in rural households of South Africa and Zimbabwe: implications for monitoring the Millennium Development Goal for water
Downloads: 99
Author: GUNDRY, S. W., WRIGHT, J. A., CONROY, R., DU PREEZ, M., GENTHE, B., MOYO, S., MUTISI, C., NDAMBA, J. and POTGIETER, N.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: IWA - International Water Association
Institution: Water Practice & Technology Vol 1 No. 2
Helvetas Cameroon Experiences in Catchment Protection Activities Assessment
Downloads: 99
Author: VAN DER WAARDE, J. J.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Helvetas
Institution:
Failure and the Future Water Point Mapping and Monitoring Series
Downloads: 99
Author: Pearce, J, E. Greggio, and E. Stephens
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution:
Ethiopia - Rural Household Investment in Water Supply. Proposal for Study of Potential for Self Supply in Ethiopia, Preparatory to Large Scale Implementation. Consultancy Report Prepared for RWSN/WSP
Downloads: 98
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: SWL Consultants
Institution: WSP, RWSN
Bush Pump. Zimbabwe Standard Specification 2013 ZWS 881:2013
Downloads: 97
Author: Government of Zimbabwe
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Government of Zimbabwe
Institution: Government of Zimbabwe
Ten Factors for Viable Rural Water Services Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership
Downloads: 94
Author: Harvey, A.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: USAID SWS Learning Partnership
Institution: Whave Solutions
Manual for Accelerating Self Supply Water Supply & Sanitation Directorate
Downloads: 93
Author: MoWE
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy
Institution:
Human rights to water and Self-Supply – Potential and challenges RWSN webinar on 24th November 2015 – Key messages and generic findings
Downloads: 93
Author: Olschewski
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Field Study Investigating the Potential of Water Quality Testing to Predict Corrosion in Boreholes in Northern Uganda
Downloads: 92
Author: Brett, M.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher:
Institution: Macon, GA
Tanzania Supply Chain Study Report
Downloads: 90
Author: BAUMANN E and LYIMO B
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher:
Institution: Skat
Preliminary Assessment on the status of the water well drilling sector in Angola, Final Report
Downloads: 90
Author: Fiel, P.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
The importance of groundwater for Safely Managed Drinking Water Services for Rural Populations – presentations at the 2019 World Water Week in Stockholm
Downloads: 88
Author: Armstrong, A; Danert, K; Johnston, R & Slaymaker, T; Ir NIJIMBERE Robert
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher:
Institution:
Burkina Faso: Summary of Findings of 2009 Drilling Study and Draft National Code of Conduct Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 87
Author: DUFFAU, B. and I. OUEDRAOGO
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, USAID
6th RWSN Forum - Event Report Rural Water Supply in the 21st Century: Myths of the Past, Visions for the Future
Downloads: 86
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution:
Handpump Technology Input to the Joint Review of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Eastern Uganda Project- RUWASA Phase IIA
Downloads: 86
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Handpump Technology Network/Skat
Capacity Development Needs Assessment July - Oct 2012 (Short Version) Liberia Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Downloads: 86
Author: NWSHPC
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Institution:
UPGro Catalyst projects A synthesis and individual project activities and results
Downloads: 86
Author: UPGro
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution:
République du Tchad - Secteur de l’Eau LOI N°16/PR/1999 portant Code de l’Eau
Downloads: 86
Author: MINISTERE DE L’HYDRAULIQUE URBAINE ET RURALE
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: MINISTERE DE L’HYDRAULIQUE URBAINE ET RURALE
Institution: MINISTERE DE L’HYDRAULIQUE URBAINE ET RURALE
Case study on the impact of manual drilling for the construction of sustainable water points in Chad
Downloads: 85
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Practica Foundation, EnterpriseWorks/VITA
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MANUAL DRILLING - MAPPING OF FAVOURABLE ZONES
Downloads: 84
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES
Pompes à motricité humaine en Afrique subsaharienne Hand pumps in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 83
Author: Frouin, K.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Agence Française de Développement
Institution: AFD/pS-Eau
Delivering Universal and Sustainable Water Services Partnering with the Private Sector
Downloads: 83
Author: Menzies I.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: WSP
Institution: The World Bank
Improving access to safe drinking water: Prospection for low-fluoride sources Brief report presenting main findings - Addis Ababa, August 2014
Downloads: 82
Author: Meta Meta / Addis Ababa University
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Meta Meta Research
Institution:
Ethiopia Cost Effective Boreholes Vol 2.
Downloads: 81
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Gov of Ethiopia
The Importance of Manual Drilling in Africa
Downloads: 81
Author: GAYA, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution:
Self-help Initiatives to improve Water Supplies in Eastern and Central Uganda, with an emphasis on shallow groundwater A Case Study of the RWSN Self-Supply Flagship: FINAL REPORT
Downloads: 81
Author: CARTER, R., MALANYI, J.M. & SSEBALU, J.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: RWSN, WSP, WaterAid
Institution:
Management for Sustainability Practical lessons from three studies on the management of rural water supply schemes.
Downloads: 79
Author: TAYLOR, B.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: WaterAid
Institution:
Self Supply: A Fresh Approach to Water for Rural Populations
Downloads: 79
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: RWSN, WSP, DFID
Institution:
Rapid Assessments of Capacities of Hand Pump Manufacturers in Zimbabwe
Downloads: 79
Author: MATHUR, S. P. and JONGA, M.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution:
Performance evaluation and economic analysis of solar photo-voltaic water pumping systems: Case of Abakore borehole water supply system in Kenya
Downloads: 78
Author: Otieno, J. O.; Omuto, C. T.; Gitau, A. A.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
Institution: University of Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering
REPUBLIQUE DE MADAGASCAR - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
Downloads: 78
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: MINISTERE DE L’EAU
Groundwater Resources of Malawi
Downloads: 77
Author: ODA/IGS
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: Republic of Malawi
Institution: Department of Lands, Valuation and Water
Toilet and water supply demonstrations in the back yard A display of the various toilet and water supply systems in my back yard demonstration area where toilet and water supply technology development work has taken place over the years.
Downloads: 77
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Aquamor
Institution:
Technical Specification. Drilling, Test pumping , Pump Installation and Associated Works Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
Downloads: 77
Author: Government of Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher:
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
Report on the RWSN Handpump Installation Training for the PDARI Project in Maxixe, Inhambane Province, Mozambique.
Downloads: 76
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat/COWATER
Where does the water flow? Roads runoff, soil erosion, groundwater, livelihoods and poverty alleviation in Tigray, Ethiopia
Downloads: 76
Author: Welle, K., R. Alba, J. Demenge, A. Addisu and K. Manjur
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Institute of Development Studies, University of Mekelle, Meta Meta Research
Institution:
Ghana Modified India Mark II
Downloads: 76
Author:
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Community Water and Sewerage Agency, Ghana
Institution: Community Water and Sewerage Agency, Ghana
Assessment of the Feasibility for Manual Drilling in Chad Report Phase I
Downloads: 75
Author: GAYA, S., FUSSI, F. and A. VAN DER WAL
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Practica Foundation
Institution: UNICEF Chad, Oxfam GB
Why wells should only be dug in a specific period of the year? Understanding one of the main causes of wells’ drying in Sierra Leone, through an analysis of a water table movements.
Downloads: 75
Author: InterAide
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: InterAide
Institution:
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