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			Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 6			
			
			Version 3.8 Updated September 2022			
			
			
			Downloads: 5			
				Author: Austrialia National Health and Medical Council 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2022 
				Publisher: Austrialia National Health and Medical Council			
			
			Opportunities to advance water safety through regulation of rural water services			
			
			Discussion document: December 2023			
			
			
			Downloads: 13			
				Author: REACH 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2023 
				Publisher: University of Oxford
				Institution: REACH			
			
			Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 227			
				Author: REACH/RWSN  
			
			Year of Publishing: 2023 			
			
			Lead in drinking-water: Health risks, monitoring and corrective actions			
			
			Technical brief			
			
			
			Downloads: 58			
				Author: WHO 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2022 
				Publisher: World Health Organization			
			
			Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains			
			
			Action research in sub-Saharan Africa			
			
			
			Downloads: 1836			
				Author: DANERT, K. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2022 
				Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.			
			
			Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030			
			
			REACH working paper 12			
			
			
			Downloads: 1046			
				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			
			
			REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 586			
				Author: REACH and RWSN 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2021 
				Publisher: REACH and RWSN
				Institution: REACH and RWSN			
			
			RWSN E-discussion on Groundwater Regulation - July 2016			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 42			
				Author: Danert, K. Adekile, D., Gesti-Canuto, J. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			Summary of RWSN E-discussion Responding to the Current COVID-19 Crisis: Questions, Resources, and Implications for Rural Water Supply at the Operational Level			
			
			Répondre à la crise COVID-19 actuelle: questions, ressources et implications pour l'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural au niveau opérationnel			
			
			
			Downloads: 115			
				Author: Fisher, M. (UNC); Behnke, N. (UNC); Kelly E. (UNC); McNaughton A. (UNC); Furey S. (RWSN); Fürst, S. (RWSN) 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: RWSN, UNC			
			
			La professionalisation du secteur du forage manuel au Niger			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 44			
				Author: Practica Foundation 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2012 
				Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
				Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA			
			
			REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 50			
				Author: Fabio Fussi 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2012 
				Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
				Institution: MINISTERE DE L’EAU, DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE LA LUTTE CONTRE LA DESERTIFICATION			
			
			REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MANUAL DRILLING - MAPPING OF FAVOURABLE ZONES			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 22			
				Author: Fabio Fussi 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2012 
				Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
				Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA			
			
			WASH Capacity Development Resources			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 144			
				Author: RWSN Secretariat 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Publisher: RWSN/Skat
				Institution: RWSN/ Skat			
			
			Professional Management of Water Well Drilling Projects & Programmes			
			
			Online Course 2019 Process Report			
			
			
			Downloads: 351			
				Author: Danert, K. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			Groundwater and Drilling			
			
			Insights from over 50 countries			
			
			
			Downloads: 549			
				Author: Danert, K. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			Challenges of Water Well Drillers & Water Well Drillers Associations			
			
			Case Studies of Six Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and the USA			
			
			
			Downloads: 1419			
				Author: Traoré, U 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			Noticias del RWSN - en español			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 163			
				Author: RWSN Secretariat 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2024 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs			
			
			2019 Edition [ENGLISH]			
			
			
			Downloads: 1498			
				Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa			
			
			UPGro Working Paper			
			
			
			Downloads: 313			
				Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors) 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: UPGro			
			
			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 			
			
			Making Rights Real - Portuguese version			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 63			
				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 			
			
			Making Rights Real - French version			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 48			
				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 			
			
			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 			
			
			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			
			
			Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 6431			
				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			
			
			RWSN Young Professionals Engagement Strategy (2018)			
			
			Stratégie d'engagement avec les jeunes professionnels de RWSN (2018)			
			
			
			Downloads: 198			
				Author: RWSN Secretariat 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2018 
				Publisher: RWSN			
			
			RWSN Strategy 2018-2023			
			
			La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023			
			
			
			Downloads: 732			
				Author: RWSN 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			Social accountability for rural water services			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 213			
				Author: Naughton, M; Deshmukh, R; Ahrari, S; and Gosling, L 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2018 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			What’s Working, Where, and for How Long			
			
			A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics			
			
			
			Downloads: 652			
				Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: GWC/Skat			
			
			Delivering Universal and Sustainable Water Services			
			
			Partnering with the Private Sector			
			
			
			Downloads: 87			
				Author: Menzies I. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: WSP
				Institution: The World Bank			
			
			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			
			
			HOW TO ESTABLISH A FULL COST RECOVERY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ? WHAT ARE THE KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS AND REPLICATION ?			
			
			SDC Briefing Note			
			
			
			Downloads: 141			
				Author: ISW/SDC 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)			
			
			Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)			
			
			A Study and Guidance - 2016			
			
			
			Downloads: 986			
				Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: World Bank
				Institution: World Bank			
			
			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			
			
			Estimating Private Domestic Well Use in the United States: A Pilot Study in Oklahoma			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 53			
				Author: WEAVER, J, MURRAY, A, KREMER, F, BLACKWOOD, K and MCELMURRY, A 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2015 
				Publisher: United States Environmental Protection Agency
				Institution: United States Environmental Protection Agency			
			
			Manual Drilling Compendium 2015			
			
			RWSN Publication 2015-2			
			
			
			Downloads: 2195			
				Author: DANERT K. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2015 
				Publisher: Skat
				Institution: Skat			
			
			Handpump Standardisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking a Champion			
			
			RWSN Publication 2015-1			
			
			
			Downloads: 1625			
				Author: MacArthur, J. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2015 
				Publisher: RWSN			
			
			WASH Sector Performance Report 2013 - Liberia			
			
			Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Liberia			
			
			
			Downloads: 405			
				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			
			
			RWSN Handpump Survey 2013			
			
			Summary of Findings			
			
			
			Downloads: 1014			
				Author: FUREY S. G. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2013 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: 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: 2297			
				Author: DANERT K 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2014 
				Publisher: UNICEF/RWSN
				Institution: UNICEF/RWSN			
			
			Capacity Development Plan 2012 - 2017			
			
			Liberia Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector			
			
			
			Downloads: 152			
				Author: NWSHPC 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2012 
				Publisher: Government of the Republic of Liberia			
			
			Capacity Development Needs Assessment July - Oct 2012 (Short Version)			
			
			Liberia Water, Sanitation and Hygiene			
			
			
			Downloads: 86			
				Author: NWSHPC 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2012 
				Publisher: Government of the Republic of Liberia			
			
			Supporting Rural Water Supply			
			
			Moving towards a Service Delivery Approach			
			
			
			Downloads: 475			
				Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and SMITS, S. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2011 
				Publisher: Practical Action Publishing Ltd.
				Institution: IRC/Aguaconsult			
			
			Community Water Supply in Switzerland			
			
			what can we learn from a century of successful operation?			
			
			
			Downloads: 172			
				Author: SALADIN, M. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2004 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation			
			
			Atelier international sur les chaînes de distribution des pompes à pédales			
			
			Développement de chaînes de distribution par le secteur privé en milieu rural			
			
			
			Downloads: 32			
				Author: SCHMID, R. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2002 
				Publisher: Skat Consulting			
			
			Potential for Self Supply and Low Cost Water Supply Options in Niger			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 37			
				Author: SUTTON, S. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2006 
				Publisher: SWL Consultants
				Institution: UNICEF			
			
			Handpump Data 2009 (ARCHIVE - SEE UPDATE)			
			
			Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa			
			
			
			Downloads: 1425			
				Author: RWSN 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2009 
				Publisher: RWSN			
			
			Une brève histoire des puits forés à la main au Niger			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 176			
				Author: DANERT, K. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2006 
				Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
				Institution: RWSN/WSP			
			
			The Importance of Manual Drilling in Africa			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 82			
				Author: GAYA, S. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2009 
				Publisher: UNICEF			
			
			Sustainable transfer of manual well drilling to the private sector in Niger			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 77			
				Author: UNICEF 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2009 
				Publisher: UNICEF
				Institution: Practica Foundation, EnterpriseWorks/VITA			
			
			Proceedings of the 5th RWSN Forum 2006 Ghana			
			
			Scaling up Local Entrepreneurship in Rural Water Supply to meet the MDGs			
			
			
			Downloads: 56			
				Author: RWSN 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2006 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: Skat Foundation, MWRWH			
			
			Niger - RWSN Focus Country Report 1			
			
			Report for Water and Sanitation Programme			
			
			
			Downloads: 41			
				Author: DANERT, K. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2007 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: Skat, WSP			
			
			West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Hand Drilling in Niger - Experts Drilling Workshop			
			
			Report for ARD Prepared by EnterpriseWorks/VITA			
			
			
			Downloads: 55			
				Author: DANERT, K., MAMADOU, I. and J. NAUGLE 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2007 
				Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA			
			
			Hand Drilling Directory			
			
			Cost Effective Boreholes			
			
			
			Downloads: 968			
				Author: DANERT, K. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2009 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All			
			
			A Brief Review of Groundwater for Rural Water Supply in sub-Saharan Africa			
			
			Technical Report			
			
			
			Downloads: 629			
				Author: MACDONALD, A., and J. DAVIES 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2000 
				Publisher: British Geological Survey
				Institution: DFID, NERC			
			
			A Brief History of Hand Drilled Wells in Niger			
			
			Only the beginning			
			
			
			Downloads: 319			
				Author: DANERT, K. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2006 
				Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			BREF APERÇU DES TECHNOLOGIES MANUELLES AU NIGER			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 135			
				Author: Ibrahim Mamadou 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2006 
				Publisher: Enterprise Works/Vita			
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