RWSN Library
Resources
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 6016
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: 4294
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
A Comparative Study on Water Well Drilling Costs in Kenya
Downloads: 4280
Author: DOYEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: UNDP-World Bank
Bulletin trimestriel RWSN
Downloads: 3412
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Afridev: Handpump Specification
(Revision 5-2007)
Downloads: 3336
Author: BAUMANN, E. & KEEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3282
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: 2785
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
RWSN Quarterly Newsletters - ENGLISH
Archive of current and past newsletters
Downloads: 2690
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Code of Practice for Cost Effective Boreholes
British English Version, June 2010
Downloads: 2671
Author: DANERT, K., ARMSTRONG, T., ADEKILE, D., DUFFAU, B., OUEDRAOGO, I. & KWEI, C.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Installation & Maintenance Manual for the India Mark II Handpump
(Edition 2008)
Downloads: 2255
Author: SKAT
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1859
Author: RWSN Executive Steering Committee
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1728
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Platform Design for Handpumps on Boreholes - Construction Guidelines
(Revision 1-2008)
Downloads: 1677
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat/UNICEF
Borehole Costing Model V2.8 BETA & Quick Start Guide
Downloads: 1575
Author: Tom Heath, Philip Tibenderana, Richard Carter,Kerstin Danert & Etsegenet Berhe
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Cranfield University, UNICEF, SDC, Skat
Cálculo de Custos e Preço: Guião para Empresas de Furos de Água
RWSN Publication No 2012-3
Downloads: 1512
Author: DANERT K., LUUTU, A., CARTER, R. and A. OLSCHEWSKI
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Afridev: Installation and Maintenance Manual for the Afridev Handpump
(Revision 2-2007)
Downloads: 1503
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Handpump Data 2009 (ARCHIVE - SEE UPDATE)
Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1412
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1193
Author: Global Water Center, Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, & Rural Water Supply Network
Year of Publishing: 2024
Handpumps: where now?
A synthesis of online discussions (2012-2014) -##2019 UPDATE##
Downloads: 1058
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: 1029
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
Technologies applied for drinking water treatment in rural communities
The application of drip chlorination, tablet chlorinators, solar disinfection technology and ceramic filter in Honduras
Downloads: 992
Author: BRAND, A. P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Hand Drilling Directory
Cost Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 958
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All
Steps in Implementation of Water and Sanitation Software Activities (Final 2004)
Downloads: 803
Author: DWD
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
Hand Drilling in Nigeria: Why kill an ant with a sledgehammer?
RWSN Field Note 2009-1
Downloads: 787
Author: ADEKILE, D. & OLABODE, O.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/UNICEF
Spring Catchment
Manuals on Drinking Water Supply. Volume 4:
Downloads: 737
Author: MEULI, C., WEHRLE, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
Multiple Use Water Services - Potential and Challenges for Rural Dwellers (English/Francais/Espanol).
E-Discussion on Multiple use water services, 28th of April – 24th of May 2014.
Downloads: 734
Author: MUS Group/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Iron & Manganese Removal: Simple methods for drinking water
Working Papers on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation - Vol. 1
Downloads: 722
Author: HARTMANN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 710
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
WASH Technology Information Packages
for UNICEF WASH Programme and Supply Personnel
Downloads: 706
Author: BAUMANN, E., MONTANGERO, A., SUTTON, S. and K. ERPF
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Skat
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
A Community Resource Book for the Water and Sanitation Sector
Downloads: 659
Author: DWD
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
Uganda U3 Modified Deepwell Handpump Specification
Downloads: 644
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Technical Manuals for Manual Drilling
Downloads: 644
Author: Practica Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 643
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
Rainwater Harvesting Handbook
Assessment of Best Practises and Experience in Water Harvesting
Downloads: 642
Author: AFDB
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: African Development Bank
Human-Powered Drilling Technologies
an overview of human-powered drilling technologies for shallow small diameter well construction, for domestic and agricultural water supply
Downloads: 631
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Cranfield University
Institution: Silsoe College
Low-cost pump alternatives for rural communities in Honduras
Meeting demand for access to safe drinking water
Downloads: 627
Author: BRAND, A. P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Study of Public and Private Borehole Drilling in Nigeria
Downloads: 625
Author: ADEKILE, D. and O. OLABODE
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF Nigeria
Installation & Maintenance Manual for the India Mark III Handpump
(Edition 2008)
Downloads: 617
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Assessment of Groundwater Investigations and Borehole Drilling Capacity in Uganda
Downloads: 603
Author: SLOOTS, R.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Code of Practice for Water Well Construction
NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL STANDARD
Downloads: 587
Author: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Institution: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 577
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
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 572
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
Manuels techniques pour le forage manuel
Downloads: 560
Author: Practica Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Implementation Guidelines for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
Downloads: 553
Author: MIWD
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Malawi
Institution: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development
Afridev: Handpump Maintenance Card
Downloads: 547
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
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: 538
Author: WHO, RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 528
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Making Rights Real
Downloads: 502
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
Professionalising Manual Drilling
Survey of Manual Drilling Experiences - May 2013
Downloads: 485
Author: DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Drilling for Water in Ethiopia
Volume 1 - Main Report
Downloads: 469
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Gov of Ethiopia
Afridev: Carta Manuntenção das Bombas Manual Afridev
Downloads: 469
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Water Lifting
Manuals on Drinking Water Supply. Volume 7:
Downloads: 467
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
“What is the current wisdom on the best way to manage cash reserves and to manage the risk of big CapManEx costs in the future?”
RWSN Discussion Synthesis
Downloads: 463
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
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: 460
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Institution: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
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
RWSN Late Webinar Series 2024
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 459
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 437
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Madagascar Rope Pump Specification
First Edition 0 - 2004
Downloads: 434
Author: RANDRIANASOLO, A. and ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat