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RWSN Library
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Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3023
Author: International Organisation for Migration - Global Solar and Water Initiative
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: IOM
Institution: IOM
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1628
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Institution:
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs 2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1475
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: 1397
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution:
Rural Water 2021 + Blue Pages / Pages Bleues Bienvenue à la première édition des Pages Bleues du RWSN.
Downloads: 1138
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Institution:
Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030 REACH working paper 12
Downloads: 1000
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
Local Council Water Security Training Course
Downloads: 847
Author: KAMARA I., DAY S., DUMBLE P. and CARTER R.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Richard Carter and Associates Ltd
Institution:
Professionnaliser l'eau et l'assainissement en milieu rural au Mali
Downloads: 847
Author: GIZ
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Institution:
Steps in Implementation of Water and Sanitation Software Activities (Final 2004)
Downloads: 802
Author: DWD
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
I TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD AND FAILED
Downloads: 722
Author: Siegel, L.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Self-published
Institution:
Water Services in Small Towns in Africa The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Organisations
Downloads: 704
Author:
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: WSP
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023 La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 691
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 616
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 569
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
Implementation Guidelines for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
Downloads: 552
Author: MIWD
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Malawi
Institution: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development
Project Implementation Manual Community Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Ghana
Downloads: 523
Author: CWSA
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Community Water Supply and Sanitation Agency
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing
Supporting Rural Water Supply Moving towards a Service Delivery Approach
Downloads: 469
Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and SMITS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing Ltd.
Institution: IRC/Aguaconsult
The SOMAP Experience, Zambia A study of the how sustainable a national rural water supply programme turned out, in Chongwe District, Zambia
Downloads: 412
Author: Nkhosi, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
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
Publisher:
Institution: COWASH
Uganda National Framework for Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies
Downloads: 379
Author: MWE
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Institution: Rural Water Supply Division
Community Management of Water Services Approaches, Innovations from Lango & Rwenzori regions, Uganda
Downloads: 339
Author: Nabunnya, J., L. Mirembe, P. Magara, M. Watsisi and R. Otim
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Sustainable Services at Scale (Triple-S Uganda)
Institution: IRC
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 303
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Remote Monitoring of Handpumps Topical collection of papers and reports
Downloads: 295
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher:
Institution:
Framework & Handbook for the Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supply Services, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan A Politically Enabled Public Private Partnership
Downloads: 293
Author: Ministry of Water, Cooperatives and Rural Development, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Republic of South Sudan
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Cooperatives and Rural Development, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Republic of South Sudan
Institution: Ministry of Water, Cooperatives and Rural Development, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Republic of South Sudan
Consultancy Services: Quality Assurance of UNICEF Drilling Programmes for Boreholes in Malawi Final Report
Downloads: 288
Author: ANSCOMBE, J.R.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Institution: UNICEF
Assessing Community Management of Water Sources in Rural Tanzania Masters Thesis Academic Year 2017
Downloads: 284
Author: Farré, L.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: University of Basel
Institution:
From implementor to facilitator – Transition management of the Department of Rural Water Supply in Lesotho case studies of rural water supplies
Downloads: 281
Author: Skat Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Helvetas
Review of Self-supply and its support services in African countries Synthesis Report
Downloads: 269
Author: Olschewski, A.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UNICEF
Professionalising community management of rural water supply Navigating the transition in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 269
Author: Carter, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Results-Based Contracts for Rural Water Services Uptime Working Paper 2
Downloads: 240
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Lambert, L., Staub, M., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Uptime consortium
Institution:
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Handbook for Extension Workers, Vol. 2
Downloads: 227
Author: Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher:
Institution:
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
Institution:
Social accountability for rural water services
Downloads: 211
Author: Naughton, M; Deshmukh, R; Ahrari, S; and Gosling, L
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Proceedings and report from the 7th RWSN Forum (2016, Abidjan) Contributions et rapport du 7ème Forum RWSN (2016, Abidjan)
Downloads: 201
Author: FUREY, S. G. (editor)
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Functionality: The challenge to sustain rural water supply services SNV Practice Brief, Issue 5, October 2013
Downloads: 199
Author: SNV
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: SNV
Institution:
InterAide Support to Operation and Maintenance of rural Water Supplies in Malawi in 2008 Member's Experiences No.1
Downloads: 194
Author: DE SAINT MÉLOIR, B.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/Inter Aide
Institution:
Performance-based Funding for Reliable Rural Water Services in Africa Uptime Consortium Working Paper 1
Downloads: 192
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., van der Wilk, N., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Favre, D., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Buhungiro, E., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher:
Institution:
Supply chain analysis of handpumps and spare parts in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo UNICEF Contract 43147804
Downloads: 187
Author: Koestler, A.G., J. Kahorha, L. Biteete
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: A-Aqua AS
Regulating and Monitoring the Technical & Financial Performance of Small Systems/Suivi technique & financier et régulation Understanding, implementing and applying monitoring mechanisms to improve the quality and support the regulation of water services
Downloads: 183
Author: FAGGIANELLI, D & DESILLE, D
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Acqua-OING, programme Solidarité Eau
Institution: Acqua-OING, programme Solidarité Eau
Providing a basic level of water and sanitation services that last: COST BENCHMARKS WASHCost Infosheet 1
Downloads: 178
Author: WASHCOST
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC
Institution: WASHCOST
Sustainability of Water Supply Systems in Kenya Ex Post Assessments of 100 water supply systems constructed/rehabilitated by Welthungerhilfe between 2006-2009
Downloads: 177
Author: BEHRENS-SHAH, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
Institution:
Solar pumping for rural water supply: life-cycle costs from eight countries 40th WEDC International Conference
Downloads: 177
Author: A. Armstrong, J. Mahan & J. Zapor
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WEDC Conference 2017
Institution: Water Mission
Manually operated Pumps for Drinking Water Supply in Madagascar An overview July 2004
Downloads: 168
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat/UNICEF
Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Framework and Implementation Programme for Operation and Maintenance of Water Supplies A Politically Enabled Public Private Partnership
Downloads: 168
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat
Institution: SDC
Sustainability of Community Managed Rural Water Supply in Post-Conflict Regions of Northern Uganda A research project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science of Loughborough University.
Downloads: 167
Author: TRUELOVE, J. A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher:
Institution: WEDC
Spare Part Supplies for Handpumps in Africa: Success Factors for Sustainability Rural Water Supply Series
Downloads: 166
Author: Oyo, A.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN/WSP
Institution:
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Kenya Field Study Report 2009
Downloads: 165
Author: Paul Omondi, Evangline Wanyama and Erik Nissen-Petersen
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Institution: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
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: 163
Author: Kohlitz, J., Kome, A., Nath, P., Ahrari S., Gosling L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: SNV/UTS/WaterAid/Simavi
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 159
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher:
Institution:
Existing Water Access Points in The Districts Of Bo, Koinadugu And Tonkolili In Sierra Leone Water Point Survey
Downloads: 157
Author: BOURGOIS, F., DE CAO, P., KONTEH, Y., TRUAN, B., and P. REDON
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Fondation Pro Victimis
Institution: Inter Aide
Webinar 2013 (WSP-RWSN): Financial Sustainability 24 September 2013
Downloads: 153
Author: LEGER, C. and KLUSTE, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP-RWSN
Hand Pump Mechanics Associations Improving rural water service delivery BRIEFING NOTE APRIL 2012
Downloads: 152
Author: TRIPLE-S UGANDA
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Triple-S
Institution: MWE, IRC, SNV
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Tanzania Field Study Report 2009
Downloads: 146
Author: Paul Omondi, Mwanasha Ally and Evangline Wanyama
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Institution: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies in Malawi Study Findings
Downloads: 144
Author: BAUMANN, E. and K. DANERT
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Skat
Institution:
Private Sector Provision of Rural Water Services A desk study for Water for People
Downloads: 140
Author: Foster
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Water for People
Institution:
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 137
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Zambia - National Guidelines for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Hand Pumps in Rural Areas (2007)
Downloads: 136
Author: MLGH
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Ministry of Local Gov. and Housing (Zambia)
Institution:
TAF: Processes for strengthening the sustainability and scalability of WASH services Development of the Technology Applicability Framework and Guidance for Technology Introduction - Research Report
Downloads: 132
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A. and CASEY, V.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Institution: Skat Foundation and WaterAid UK
Professionalising rural water & sanitation in Mali
Downloads: 126
Author: GIZ
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Institution:
MSWG Meeting - Stockholm WWW 2013 Management and Support Working Group Meeting
Downloads: 123
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution:
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