RWSN Library
Resources
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 5883
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
Bulletin trimestriel RWSN
Downloads: 3411
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3242
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: 2776
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: 2686
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: 2276
Author: DANERT K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNICEF/RWSN
Institution: UNICEF/RWSN
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1853
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: 1718
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Elements of Sustainable Solar Water Pumping System Design
Synthesis and presentations from 2015 WEDC Conference Workshop
Downloads: 1710
Author: ARMSTRONG, A.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Water Missions International
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
TAF (Step 0): Manual
Read me first!
Downloads: 1392
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Short Course: Basic Hydrogeology and Borehole Siting
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 1362
Author: ADEKILE, D and THOMAS, M
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
How Three Handpumps Revolutionised Rural Water Supplies
A brief history of the India Mark II/III, Afridev and the Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 1276
Author: BAUMANN, E. and S. G. FUREY
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1163
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: 1054
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: 1024
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: 994
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
EMAS Household Water Supply Technologies in Bolivia
Increasing Access to Low-Cost Water Supplies in Rural Areas
Downloads: 952
Author: MACCARTHY, M.F, BUCKINGHAM, J.W. & MIHELCIC, J.R
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Webinar early series, April - Jun 2020 - Presentations and recordings
Downloads: 937
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Member Organisation application form
Version: 8 May 2013
Downloads: 885
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Human Right to Water: What does it mean in Practice?
World Bank – RWSN Webinar with the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Ms Catarina de Albuquerque
Downloads: 884
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
Local Council Water Security Training Course
Downloads: 877
Author: KAMARA I., DAY S., DUMBLE P. and CARTER R.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Richard Carter and Associates Ltd
Professionnaliser l'eau et l'assainissement en milieu rural au Mali
Downloads: 855
Author: GIZ
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
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
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 708
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Webinar Series 2015
Downloads: 682
Author: Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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
Utilisation de la télédétection et de la modélisation du terrain pour l'identification des zones favorables aux forages manuels
Remote sensing and terrain modelling to identify suitable zones for manual drilling in Africa
Downloads: 648
Author: FUSSI, F. et al.
Year of Publishing: 2015
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 640
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
TAF (Step 2): Water - Existing - General
Assessment Indicator Sheet
Downloads: 609
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
TAF (Step 1): Sanitation - Latrine
TAF Screening Sheet
Downloads: 590
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
RWSN Webinar early series, May- Jun 2023
RWSN Webinar early series, May- Jun 2023
Downloads: 585
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 572
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
TIP (STEP 3) Framework for Technology Introduction Process – The TIP Guide
TIP Guidelines
Downloads: 549
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Institution: Skat Foundation and WaterAid UK
Water Source Protection
Exploring ways to incentivise citizens and organisations to manage shared water resources in a fair, equitable way.
Downloads: 535
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: 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: 531
Author: WHO, RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 525
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
TAF (Step 1): Water - Water Lifting
TAF Screening Sheet
Downloads: 519
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
How to make a hand-pump
Collection Pro-Agro
Downloads: 511
Author: SIMB SIMB, T.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Engineers Without Bhe Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA).
Webinar Series 2014 (RAIN - RWSN)
Interactive webinars that aim promote sharing of knowledge and experience in rainwater harvesting
Downloads: 510
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RAIN/RWSN
Institution: RAIN/RWSN
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: 483
Author: DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: 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: 449
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: RWSN
TAF (Step 2): Sanitation - New - General
Assessment Indicator Sheet
Downloads: 442
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: WASHTech Project
TAF (Step 2.1): Cost Calculation
Assessment Support Tool
Downloads: 437
Author: WOODE, P. A., NYARKO, K. B. and B. DWUMFOUR-ASARE
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Institution: KNUST
TAF (Step 2): Sanitation - Existing - General
Assessment Indicator Sheet
Downloads: 430
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 429
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 425
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Webinar late series, Oct - Dec 2020 - Presentations and recordings
Downloads: 414
Author: Various (2020)
Year of Publishing: 2020
Institution: RWSN
2019 RWSN Webinar early series (Apr - Jun 2019)
Downloads: 404
Author: Various (2019) 2019 RWSN Webinar early series (Apr - Jun 2019). Presentations and recordings
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Ten key steps in the Community Managed Project (CMP) approach to rural water supply
CMP approach: Effective and sustainable WASH services
Downloads: 403
Author: Butterworth, J.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: COWASH
Tapping Treasure: Cost-Effective Boreholes in Sierra Leone
Training and Guideline Development (2013 to 2014)
Downloads: 393
Author: DANERT, K and ADELILE, D
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
TAF Assessment - Results Summary Template
Microsoft Word Template
Downloads: 388
Author: BEALE, J
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Quality Control (Training Modules 1-3)
Downloads: 376
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Professionalising Manual Drilling: Malawi
A country summary
Downloads: 376
Author: HOLME, R, DANERT, K, SITOLO, T, MCGILL J & HOLTSLAG H
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation & UNICEF