RWSN Library
Resources
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 6266
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
Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3343
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: 3105
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1869
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: 1794
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1304
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: 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
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 985
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
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: 745
Author: MUS Group/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 717
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
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
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
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 586
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 534
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
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
RWSN Late Webinar Series 2024
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 501
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: RWSN
Professionalising Manual Drilling
Survey of Manual Drilling Experiences - May 2013
Downloads: 486
Author: DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
SIRWASH Webinar Series
Webinar series of the SIRWASH Programme (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Downloads: 469
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 465
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
“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: 463
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Institution: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 449
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Stop the Rot at ZAWAFE, Zambia 2023
Downloads: 385
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Various
Professionalising community management of rural water supply
Navigating the transition in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 359
Author: Carter, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
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
2018 RWSN Webinar early series (3rd April - 5th June 2018)
Nouvelles série en français de wébinaires en 2018 sur les services d'eau en milieu rural (3 avril - 5 juin 2018) / Nueva serie de webinarios RWSN (3 de abril - 5 de junio 2018)
Downloads: 337
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Professional Management of Water Well Drilling Projects & Programmes
Online Course 2019 Process Report
Downloads: 318
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 312
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Experiences and Ideas from RWSN’s Sustainable Groundwater Community 2013
What are we talking about?
Downloads: 306
Author: DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind in rural water and sanitation
Summary of RWSN E-discussion
Downloads: 293
Author: Hutton G; Gosling L.; Adank, M.; Boulenouar J.; Naughton M.; S. Fürst and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Water Point Mapping: Indicators, pump functionality, accuracy of GPS, using and sharing data
Synthesis of discussion and activities: May & June 2014
Downloads: 259
Author: PEARCE, J.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WaterAid/IRC
RWSN Water Point Mapping Group
A Synthesis of Experiences and Lessons discussed in 2012
Downloads: 249
Author: PEARCE, J. and C. HOWMAN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Who will foot the bill for sustainable rural water services?
tackling the problem of under-funded water supply in low-income countries
Downloads: 242
Author: Carter R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 223
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Social accountability for rural water services
Downloads: 212
Author: Naughton, M; Deshmukh, R; Ahrari, S; and Gosling, L
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Local Government and Rural Water Services that last: a way forward
Rural Water Supply Reality Check
Downloads: 211
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Stop the Rot: Overview of handpump corrosion and maintenance challenges for a sustainable drinking water supply for rural populations in Cameroon - Case study of twenty pumps
Action-research on the corrosion and quality of handpump components in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 201
Author: LINJOUOM NCHOUTPOUEN Abdou Aziz, PhD
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
RWSN Young Professionals Engagement Strategy (2018)
Stratégie d'engagement avec les jeunes professionnels de RWSN (2018)
Downloads: 197
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Gender and rural water services – lessons from RWSN members
Summary of RWSN E-discussion on how women’s engagement in Water User Committees impact on its performance and system functionality (2016) and RWSN Webinars: Making Water Work for Women, Sharing Inspiring Experiences (May 2017)
Downloads: 191
Author: Nicholas, N; Wilbur, J; Nath, P.; Gosling, L. and Naughton, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Reducing Inequalities in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A synthesis of experiences and lessons discussed in the RWSN Equality, Non-discrimination and Inclusion (ENDI) Group 2015
Downloads: 184
Author: Wilbur J., Norman R., Huggett C.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Stop the Rot: Learning from handpump rehabilitation – A short case study from Zambia
Action research on handpump component quality and corrosion in sub-Saharan Africa’
Downloads: 181
Author: DANERT, K. and SMULDERS, J.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN
Inclusive Rural Water Supply Management Innovations
Summary of the Rural Water Supply Network’s Leave No-one Behind Group E-Discussion 12th November – 4th December 2018
Downloads: 165
Author: Kohlitz, J., Kome, A., Nath, P., Ahrari S., Gosling L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: SNV/UTS/WaterAid/Simavi
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 163
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Concept Note Ediscussion on performance of rural water service management
E-discussion of the Sustainable Services Theme
Downloads: 162
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 160
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Rainwater Harvesting: harnessing the storm
Briefing Note on the RAIN-RWSN webinar series 2014
Downloads: 155
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RAIN
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: 154
Author: Wagner J., S. Merner, S. Innocenti, A. Geling, R. Hope
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Science Direct
Institution: World Development
Rural Water for All - The river may be wide, but it can be crossed
Final Report April 2012
Downloads: 148
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Solar Water Pump Durability Research Memo
Downloads: 146
Author: Nathaniel Faith, Kaileigh Vincent-Welling, Tyler Bernard, Arne Jacobson
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Schatz Energy Research Center
Institution: Schatz Energy Research Center
Stop The Rot - Call to action
2 Page call to action
Downloads: 145
Author: K. Danert, S. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Ask for Water, RWSN
Concerns about corrosion and the quality of handpump components in Burkina Faso and beyond
Qualité et corrosion des pièces composantes des Pompes à Motricité Humaine au Burkina Faso et au-delà
Downloads: 142
Author: Danert, K
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Summary of RWSN Roadmap E-discussion 17-31 May 2021
E-discussions
Downloads: 142
Author: A. Saraiva Okello, E. Feijoo Seara, S. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
WASH Capacity Development Resources
Downloads: 141
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Institution: RWSN/ Skat
Groundwater Quality and Handpump Corrosion in Africa
UNDP-World Bank Handpumps Project
Downloads: 137
Author: LANGENEGGER, O.
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Financial Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
REAL-Water Innovation Overview
Downloads: 137
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water.
Water quality testing to establish whether high iron originates from corrosion of pump components or the aquifer
Method Sheet
Downloads: 134
Author: BROWN, L.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WaterAid