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
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: 3394
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: 3350
Author: International Organisation for Migration - Global Solar and Water Initiative
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: IOM
Institution: IOM
Malawi: Technical Manual for Water Wells and Groundwater Monitoring Systems and Standard Operating Procedures for Groundwater
Downloads: 3033
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: 2281
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: 1870
Author: RWSN Executive Steering Committee
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: 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: 1641
Author: ADEKILE, D & DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Handpump Standardisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking a Champion
RWSN Publication 2015-1
Downloads: 1620
Author: MacArthur, J.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
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
Handpump Data 2009 (ARCHIVE - SEE UPDATE)
Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1417
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Short Course: Basic Hydrogeology and Borehole Siting
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 1404
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)
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1309
Author: Global Water Center, Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, & Rural Water Supply Network
Year of Publishing: 2024
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1308
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
Rural Water 2021 + Blue Pages / Pages Bleues
Bienvenue à la première édition des Pages Bleues du RWSN.
Downloads: 1164
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Manually Drilled Boreholes: Providing water in Nigeria’s Megacity of Lagos and beyond
Downloads: 1123
Author: DANERT, K, ADEKILE, D and GESTI CANUTO, J
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
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: 964
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All
RWSN Webinar early series, April - Jun 2020 - Presentations and recordings
Downloads: 939
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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
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)
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)
Policy influence for ultra-deep reaching hand pumps
Case study for LifePump acceptance in Zambia and Malawi
Downloads: 843
Author: Chisenga, Bixler, Sitolo, Nyirenda, Muheka, Peacock
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump (B Type)
Installation Manual with notes on maintenance
Downloads: 755
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
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: 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
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
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 652
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Autonomisation des femmes par le biais d’activités d'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural
Un guide pratique par et pour les praticiens du Réseau d’approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural (RWSN
Downloads: 651
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
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
Water Source Protection
Exploring ways to incentivise citizens and organisations to manage shared water resources in a fair, equitable way.
Downloads: 560
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Groundwater and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 540
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
A Turning Point for Manual Drilling in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Étape charnière du secteur du forage manuel en République Démocratique du Congo
Downloads: 526
Author: C H Kane and Dr K Danert
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
National Monitoring of Rural Water Supplies
How the Government of Uganda did it and lessons for other countries
Downloads: 513
Author: SSOZI, D. and DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
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
SIRWASH Webinar Series
Webinar series of the SIRWASH Programme (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Downloads: 470
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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.
The SOMAP Experience, Zambia
A study of the how sustainable a national rural water supply programme turned out, in Chongwe District, Zambia
Downloads: 446
Author: Nkhosi, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN