RWSN Library
Resources
Zambia - National Guidelines for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Hand Pumps in Rural Areas (2007)
Downloads: 142
Author: MLGH
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Ministry of Local Gov. and Housing (Zambia)
Who will foot the bill for sustainable rural water services?
tackling the problem of under-funded water supply in low-income countries
Downloads: 225
Author: Carter R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Who is going to drill the African Boreholes?
Downloads: 161
Author: ROBINSON, A.,
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Skat
Where are the rural groundwater quality data for the assessment of health risks in northern Malawi?
A thought leadership piece
Downloads: 17
Author: Holm, R. H., Kunkel, G. and Nyirenda, L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2018, 7, pages 157-163.
Institution: Mzuzu University
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
What Makes a Drinking Water Technology Resilient to Climatic Hazards?
REACH Programme Poster
Downloads: 31
Author: Esha A. A., Rahman M. R., Salehin M., Chowdhury A. I. A.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Durham University
Institution: REACH Programme
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
A guidance note for leaving no one behind
Downloads: 48
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: UNICEF
Water Supply Borehole Drilling Supervision Training - Water Futures Programme
Downloads: 192
Author: Mannix, N.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Climate Justice Fund
Institution: Climate Justice Fund
Water Supply and Sanitation in Ukraine
DESPRO WSS policy position paper: Water Supply and Sanitation in Ukraine
Downloads: 12
Author: DESPRO
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: DESPRO
Institution: DESPRO
Water Source Protection
Exploring ways to incentivise citizens and organisations to manage shared water resources in a fair, equitable way.
Downloads: 536
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Water Security for Climate Resilience Report
A synthesis of research from the Oxford University REACH programme
Downloads: 65
Author: Murgatroyd, A., Charles, K.J., Chautard, A., Dyer, E., Grasham, C., Hope, R., Hoque, S.F., Korzenevica, M., Munday, C., Alvarez-Sala, J., Dadson, S., Hall, J.W., Kebede, S., Nileshwar, A., Olago, D., Salehin, M., Ward, F., Washington, R., Yeo, D. and Zele
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: University of Oxford, UK: REACH.
Water committees in the implementation of decentralization measures in the water sector in Gaza Province, Mozambique: ownership and resistance
Downloads: 123
Author: Alves Francisco Nhaurire, Tanya Wells-Brown, Rehana Capurchande
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society, IWA Publishing
Water and Sanitation Services: Achieving Sustainable Outcomes with Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank Toolkit, Report No: AUS11215
Downloads: 63
Author: The World Bank Group
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: The World Bank Group
Water and Environment Sector Performance Report 2014
Government of Uganda, Ministry of Water and Environment
Downloads: 400
Year of Publishing: 2014
WASH’Nutrition: A Practical Guidebook on Increasing Nutritional Impact Through Integration of WASH and Nutrition Programmes
for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts
Downloads: 0
Author: Dodos J.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: ACF International
Institution: Action Contre la Faim
WASH Services and Climate Change - Impacts and Responses
TOOLS & METHODS
Downloads: 169
Author: Génevaux, C.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: pS-Eau
Institution: pS-Eau
WASH Self-Supply in Sierra Leone
Perspectives and Options
Downloads: 111
Author: Gelhard, M.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
Institution: Welthungerhilfe/WaterAid
WASH Sector Performance Report 2013 - Liberia
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Liberia
Downloads: 402
Author: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Institution: Government of the Republic of Liberia
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 181
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
WASH Exit Interviews
Findings on Professional Attrition in the International Sector
Downloads: 15
Author: Gianotti, R. & Worsham, K.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: FLUSH
WASH Capacity Development Resources
Downloads: 140
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Institution: RWSN/ Skat
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
Walimi Handpump Hand Book for Water User's
Downloads: 168
Author: MIZRAY, E.C., KAWA, G. M. and K. ERPF
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat/Government of Tanzania
Vote4WASH campaign
Downloads: 26
Author: Vote4WASH
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Vote4WASH
Institution: Vote4WASH
Using irrigation to kick-start multiple-use water services for small-scale farmers in Malawi:
a case study of the Nkhata Bay district, Malawi
Downloads: 21
Author: Stedman, S. Mnyimbiri, A. M., Kawonga, Z., Malota, M., Njera, D., Hall, R. P. and Holm, R. H.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Irrigation and Drainage, 2018, 67(5), pages 645–653
Institution: Mzuzu University
UPGro Catalyst projects
A synthesis and individual project activities and results
Downloads: 89
Author: UPGro
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Unlocking the Potential of Information Communications Technology to Improve Water and Sanitation Services
WSP Report
Downloads: 74
Author: NDAW, M. F.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water & Sanitation Program
Une vision pour des services d’eau durables pour tous en milieu rural
RWSN Field Note 2011-10
Downloads: 29
Author: Carter, R et H. Lockwood
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Comité de pilotage exécutif
Uganda’s Water Sector Development: Towards Sustainable Systems
HTN Working Paper: WP 02/96
Downloads: 38
Author: WISHART, G.
Year of Publishing: 1996
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat
Uganda U3 Modified Deepwell Handpump Specification
Downloads: 643
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Uganda Institutional Framework for Water Supply
REAL-Water Institutional Framework Report
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Trazadores en Agua y Saneamiento Rural
Downloads: 5
Author: Proyecto SABA Plus, COSUDE
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: CARE PERU
Towards managing rural water quality in the state of Punjab, India
Downloads: 52
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Thematic Consultation on Water in the post-2015 development agenda
How to engage?
Downloads: 10
Author: Cecilia Scharp
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: UNICEF
The Zimbabwe Bushpump
Experiments in the use of PVC rising mains with “bottom support” using a 75mm PVC rising main
Downloads: 46
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2019
Institution: Aquamor
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump: 54 mm open top cylinder model
Recent research into technical methods of reducing down time, using standard downthe- hole equipment
Downloads: 76
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2017
Institution: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump: "Open top cylinder" model
Installation Manual with notes on maintenance
Downloads: 221
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamo Pvt Ltd
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump Inspection of the “B” type Bush Pump Part 2. “Down the hole” components
Inspection Manual
Downloads: 191
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump Inspection of the “B” type Bush Pump Part 1. The pump head
Inspection Manual
Downloads: 157
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
The Zimbabwe Bucket Pump
An update
Downloads: 163
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Institution: Aquamor
The Water Point Mapping Updating Methodology
A Guide by WaterAid Tanzania
Downloads: 223
Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: WaterAid
The Walimi Handpump - Manufacturing Guidelines
Downloads: 54
Author: MIZRAY, E.C., KAWA, G. M. and K. ERPF
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat/Government of Tanzania
The Untapped Potential of Decentralized Solutions to Provide Safe, Sustainable Drinking Water at Large Scale
The State of the Safe Water Enterprises Market
Downloads: 9
Author: Bhatnagar, N, Lampert, S, Goyal, V, Mehta, R, Rai, R, Chandrasekhar, A
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Dalberg
The Tara Handpump
Production Manual and Drawings
Downloads: 25
Author: DPHE/UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 1987
Publisher: DPHE
The SOMAP Experience, Zambia
A study of the how sustainable a national rural water supply programme turned out, in Chongwe District, Zambia
Downloads: 432
Author: Nkhosi, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
The SafePani model: Delivering safe drinking water in schools and healthcare centres in Bangladesh
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 8
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
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
The importance of groundwater for Safely Managed Drinking Water Services for Rural Populations – presentations at the 2019 World Water Week in Stockholm
Downloads: 92
Author: Armstrong, A; Danert, K; Johnston, R & Slaymaker, T; Ir NIJIMBERE Robert
Year of Publishing: 2019
The Case for Manual Drilling in Africa
Downloads: 26
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Practica Foundation, EnterpriseWorks/VITA
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1489
Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Ten-step Guide Towards Cost-effective Boreholes
Case study of drilling costs in Ethiopia
Downloads: 365
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
Ten Factors for Viable Rural Water Services
Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership
Downloads: 97
Author: Harvey, A.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: USAID SWS Learning Partnership
Institution: Whave Solutions
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.
Technical Standards for Manually Drilled Boreholes in Chad
Downloads: 195
Author: PRACTICA
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ministry of Fisheries, Pastoral and Rural Hydraulics
Technical Specification. Drilling, Test pumping , Pump Installation and Associated Works
Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
Downloads: 95
Author: Government of Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2019
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
Technical Notes on Borehole Drilling in Madagascar
Downloads: 253
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
Tara Handpump Specifications (First Edition)
Downloads: 415
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Tanzania Institutional Framework For Water Supply
REAL-Water Institutional Framework Report
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
SWIFT water ATMs: experience and impact in Turkana and Wajir counties of Kenya
SWIFT Consortium learning brief
Downloads: 64
Author: James Origa (Oxfam)
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Oxfam GB, Tearfund and Overseas Development Institute
Institution: Consortium for Sustinable Water, sanitation and hygiene in Fragile Contexts
Swajal - A Community Led Approach to Rural Piped Drinking Water Supply
Guidelines
Downloads: 136
Author: MDWS
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Government of India
Institution: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation