RWSN Library
Resources
Wider Asia and Pacific Regional Learning Event on Service Delivery Approach to Rural Water Supply
Presentations
Downloads: 238
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Why wells should only be dug in a specific period of the year?
Understanding one of the main causes of wells’ drying in Sierra Leone, through an analysis of a water table movements.
Downloads: 76
Author: InterAide
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: InterAide
Who will foot the bill for sustainable rural water services?
tackling the problem of under-funded water supply in low-income countries
Downloads: 227
Author: Carter R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
What Makes a Drinking Water Technology Resilient to Climatic Hazards?
REACH Programme Poster
Downloads: 32
Author: Esha A. A., Rahman M. R., Salehin M., Chowdhury A. I. A.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Durham University
Institution: REACH Programme
Wells Construction
Hand Dug and Hand Drilled
Downloads: 581
Author: BRUSH, R. E.
Year of Publishing: 1979
Publisher: Peace Corps
Institution: Information Collection & Exchange
Well Digging
A Guide to the Construction and Protection of Hand Dug Wells
Downloads: 767
Author: LAVER, S.
Year of Publishing: 1980
Institution: GTZ, Blair Research Laboratory
Well Construction Manual
Downloads: 354
Author: LJSSS
Year of Publishing: 1987
Publisher: Sarvodaya Rural Technical Services
Institution: Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
A guidance note for leaving no one behind
Downloads: 48
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: UNICEF
Water Safety Planning for Small Communities
Step-by-step risk management guidance for drinking-water supplies in small communities
Downloads: 451
Author: WHO
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: World Health Organisation
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
Water Point Mapping Solutions for Decision Making
Using Data for Equity and Investment. The Liberia Experience
Downloads: 34
Author: Koroma A.H.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: GoL
Water Point Mapping Group: A Synthesis of Experiences and Lessons discussed in 2012
Downloads: 38
Author: Pearce J. and Howman
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: RWSN
Water committees in the implementation of decentralization measures in the water sector in Gaza Province, Mozambique: ownership and resistance
Downloads: 124
Author: Alves Francisco Nhaurire, Tanya Wells-Brown, Rehana Capurchande
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society, IWA Publishing
Water Catchment Protection Handbook
1. Learning and Experience Sharing Series
Downloads: 338
Author: VAN DER WAARDE, J. J., TEBONG MUSA, H. and ISCHER M.
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: Helvetas
WASH’Nutrition: A Practical Guidebook on Increasing Nutritional Impact Through Integration of WASH and Nutrition Programmes
for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts
Downloads: 1
Author: Dodos J.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: ACF International
Institution: Action Contre la Faim
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: 474
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN/SHARE/WaterAid/Skat
WASH writing course: Participant folder materials
Downloads: 728
Author: various
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
WASH Media Reports Compendium 2012
Award Winning Media Reports on WASH and Marginalisation
Downloads: 32
Author: BERHANU, M.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: WaterAid Ethiopia, Simavi
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
WASH Exit Interviews
Findings on Professional Attrition in the International Sector
Downloads: 15
Author: Gianotti, R. & Worsham, K.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: FLUSH
USOS MÚLTIPLES DEL AGUA COMO ESTRATEGIA PARA COMBATIR LA POBREZA
EXPERIENCIAS EN BOLIVIA Y COLOMBIA
Downloads: 7
Author: Maria Catalina Ramirez
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: InfoAndina
Institution: CONDESAN
Using water to fight poverty: A multiple-use systems approach to food security and productive uses of water
Downloads: 16
Author: Marna de Lange, Tessa Cousins
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Mvula Trust
Institution: Mvula Trust
uPVC and Solvent Cement Research - Interim Report
Downloads: 0
Author: Mills K., Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Upgraded Family Wells in Zimbabwe (2012)
A study of Upgraded Family Well technology and training
Downloads: 71
Author: Morgan P. & Kanyemba A.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamor
Upgraded Family Wells in Zimbabwe
Collection of reports (2002-2012)
Downloads: 109
Author: various
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: -
Institution: -
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 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
U-Seal Investigation
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 0
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Toolless Pump Rod Connectors - Final Report
Downloads: 1
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1991
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 Bush Pump: "Open top cylinder" model
Installation Manual with notes on maintenance
Downloads: 222
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamo Pvt Ltd
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump Inspection of the “B” type Bush Pump Part 1. The pump head
Inspection Manual
Downloads: 158
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump (“B”type)
Useful templates and tools for examining the pump head
Downloads: 43
Author: Peter Morgan
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamore
Institution: Aquamore
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: The Birth of a Star
UNDP/World Bank Discussion Paper Series
Downloads: 108
Author: KJELLERUP, B., JOURNEY, W. K. and MINNATULLAH, K. M.
Year of Publishing: 1989
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program
The Tara Handpump
Production Manual and Drawings
Downloads: 25
Author: DPHE/UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 1987
Publisher: DPHE
The role of Multiple uses of water (MUS) for the poor in rural areas of Latin America and The Caribbean (LAC)
Downloads: 13
Author: I. Domínguez
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: WEDC
Institution: WEDC
The Mangochi HTN Workshop
Downloads: 6
Author: Erich Baumann
Year of Publishing: 1997
Publisher: SKAT-HTN / Unicef
The International Handpump Workshop Kakamega, Kenya, 1992
Papers, proceedings and recommendations
Downloads: 933
Author: UNDP-World Bank
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1490
Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
The 2017 Rural Water Supply Network evaluation
L'évaluation du Rural Water Supply Network de 2017
Downloads: 98
Author: PEMconsult
Year of Publishing: 2017
Test Procedures for Testing and Development of Handpumps
Consumers' Association Testing & Research
Downloads: 1
Year of Publishing: 1986
Institution: Consumers' Association Testing & Research
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
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.
Tara Handpump
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Reynolds J.
Year of Publishing: 1986
Publisher: The Association for Consumer Research
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
Synthesis report on stakeholder baseline studies on technology selection process and the stakeholders’ attitudes
WASHTech - Deliverable 7.1
Downloads: 47
Author: PARKER, A.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: WASHTech
Institution: EU FP7
Synthesis Report of the Country Technology Reviews
WASHTech - Deliverable 2.2
Downloads: 233
Author: TRAWICK, P. & A. PARKER
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: WASHTech
Institution: EU FP7
Survey of Water Quality from Shallow Tubewells in Lahan Municipality, Nepal
Downloads: 41
Author: Chitrakar D. R., Knight J., Bartnik T.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: Nepal Water Supply Corporation (NWSC), WaterAid, Anglian Water Alliance, Lahan Municipality
Supply Chain Assessment Tool
Downloads: 30
Author: Skat/HTN
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Handpump Technology Network
Summary Report of RWSN Work 2005-2008
+ Summary Report of RWSN Work 2004-2006 and Outlook 2007 - 2009
Downloads: 13
Author: Baumann, E.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/Skat Foundation
Sudan Drilling Status Report 2012
Development of Code of Practice for Cost Effective Boreholes and Drilling Strategy
Downloads: 151
Author: Government of Sudan
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Government of Sudan
Institution: Drinking Water and Sanitation Unit
Study on Standardization, Maintenance, Local Production and Procurement of Community Handpumps in Angola
Mission Report
Downloads: 7
Author: Mudgal, A. K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN
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: 196
Author: LINJOUOM NCHOUTPOUEN Abdou Aziz, PhD
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
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: 178
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
STOP THE ROT: History of the Rapid Handpump Corrosion Problem in Zambia and Potential Next Steps
Downloads: 80
Author: Javan Nkhosi & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
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.
Stop the Rot flyer 2023: Ensuring borehole and pump quality
Downloads: 39
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Stop the Rot at ZAWAFE, Zambia 2023
Downloads: 377
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Various