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			Triggering Reflection and Change			
			
			RWSN Story of Change			
			
			
			Downloads: 6			
				Author: Berstchy, V. & Furey, S. G. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2024 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: Skat Foundation			
			
			Can solar water kiosks generate sustainable revenue streams for rural  water services?			
			
			Les kiosques à eau solaires peuvent-ils générer des flux de revenus durables pour les services d'eau en milieu rural ?			
			
			
			Downloads: 186			
				Author: Wagner J., S. Merner, S. Innocenti, A. Geling, R. Hope 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2025 
				Publisher: Science Direct
				Institution: World Development			
			
			Handpump maintenance			
			
			guidelines for organising handpump maintenance systems			
			
			
			Downloads: 14			
				Author: Hofkes, EH 
			
			Year of Publishing: 1983 
				Publisher: IRC			
			
			Self-supply: Lessons from WaterAid’s experiences 2005–2023			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 36			
				Author: Bartnik T.  
			
			Year of Publishing: 2024 
				Publisher: WaterAid
				Institution: WaterAid			
			
			Scaling up results-based funding for rural water services			
			
			Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts			
			
			
			Downloads: 17			
				Author: REACH 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2023 
				Publisher: REACH
				Institution: University of Oxford			
			
			An experiment in the use of PVC pipe as a pump rod in Zimbabwe’s B type Bush Pump			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 17			
				Author: Morgan, P. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2024 			
			
			Emerging Trends in Rural Water Management			
			
			REAL-Water Synthesis Report			
			
			
			Downloads: 28			
				Author: REAL-Water 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2023 
				Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
				Institution: USAID			
			
			Solar Water Pump Durability Research Memo			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 147			
				Author: Nathaniel Faith, Kaileigh Vincent-Welling, Tyler Bernard, Arne Jacobson 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Schatz Energy Research Center
				Institution: Schatz Energy Research Center			
			
			SIRWASH Webinar Series 			
			
			Webinar series of the SIRWASH Programme (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)			
			
			
			Downloads: 481			
				Author: Various 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2023 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 228			
				Author: REACH/RWSN  
			
			Year of Publishing: 2023 			
			
			5 Stories of Change / 5 Historias de Cambio / 5 Histoires de Changement			
			
			WASH Agenda for Change			
			
			
			Downloads: 35			
				Author: Agenda for Change 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2023 
				Publisher: Agenda for Change			
			
			Water, Sanitation and Disability in Rural West Africa			
			
			Enhancing Access and Use of WASH facilities			
			
			
			Downloads: 30			
				Author: W. Ray Norman, Ph.D. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2010 			
			
			Toilet and water supply demonstrations in the back yard			
			
			A display of the various toilet and water supply systems in my back yard demonstration area where toilet and water supply technology development work has taken place over the years.			
			
			
			Downloads: 94			
				Author: Morgan, P. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2022 
				Publisher: Aquamor			
			
			Lead in drinking-water: Health risks, monitoring and corrective actions			
			
			Technical brief			
			
			
			Downloads: 58			
				Author: WHO 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2022 
				Publisher: World Health Organization			
			
			RWSN Member Organisations learning and networking events			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 107			
				Author: RWSN Secretariat 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2023 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			I TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD AND FAILED			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 727			
				Author: Siegel, L. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2022 
				Publisher: Self-published			
			
			Professionaliser les services d'eau portable en milieu rural / professionalising rural water services			
			
			World Water Forum 9: Session 2A4 (22 March 2022)			
			
			
			Downloads: 106			
				Author: Boulenouar, Furey, Diagne, Ndianor, Akdi, Dahane, Money and Delaire 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2022 
				Publisher: -
				Institution: -			
			
			Guidelines for community-driven water resource management			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 55			
				Author: SADC/Danida Regional Water Sector Programme 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2009 
				Publisher: Southern African Development Community/Danish
				Institution: Southern African Development Community/Danish			
			
			Guidelines for Planning for Water for Livelihoods			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 54			
				Author: ZIMWASH 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2010 
				Publisher: ZIMWASH
				Institution: ZIMWASH			
			
			Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains			
			
			Action research in sub-Saharan Africa			
			
			
			Downloads: 1839			
				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			
			
			2nd HTN Workshop (Malawi, 1997)			
			
			Partnerships, Roles and Responsibilities			
			
			
			Downloads: 22			
				Author: Wishart, G. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 1997 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: HTN (RWSN)			
			
			RWSN SADC strategic workshop report_June2021			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 41			
				Author: Sandra Fürst, Aline Saraiva Okello, Muthi Nhlema, Sean Furey 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2021 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			The Karonga VLOM			
			
			Field Experience with Afridev Deepwell Handpumps April 1991 to March 1994			
			
			
			Downloads: 12			
				Author: Jespersen, C. B. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 1994 
				Publisher: Water Department/Danida
				Institution: Karonga Lakeshore Integrated Rural Groundwater Project			
			
			INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION CHARTS FOR PUMP HEAD AND  “DOWN THE HOLE” COMPONENTS OF B TYPE BUSH PUMP			
			
			Extract from National Standards Specifications - SAZS 881:2013 (Appendix B and C)			
			
			
			Downloads: 32			
				Author: Government of Zimbabwe 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2013 
				Publisher: The Zimbabwe Government
				Institution: The Zimbabwe Government			
			
			Bush Pump. Zimbabwe Standard Specification 2013			
			
			ZWS 881:2013			
			
			
			Downloads: 113			
				Author: Government of Zimbabwe 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2013 
				Publisher: Government of Zimbabwe
				Institution: Government of Zimbabwe			
			
			The Zimbabwe Bush Pump (“B”type)			
			
			Useful templates and tools for examining the pump head			
			
			
			Downloads: 55			
				Author: Peter Morgan 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2012 
				Publisher: Aquamore
				Institution: Aquamore			
			
			Policy influence for ultra-deep reaching hand pumps			
			
			Case study for LifePump acceptance in Zambia and Malawi			
			
			
			Downloads: 844			
				Author: Chisenga, Bixler, Sitolo, Nyirenda, Muheka, Peacock 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2021 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			Performance Evaluation of Handpumps used in UNIGEF Projects			
			
			Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria			
			
			
			Downloads: 14			
				Author: Baumann E. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 1993 
				Publisher: Skat Foundation			
			
			REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 586			
				Author: REACH and RWSN 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2021 
				Publisher: REACH and RWSN
				Institution: REACH and RWSN			
			
			Regulating Rural Water Supply Services			
			
			A comparative review of existing and emerging approaches with a focus on GIZ partner countries			
			
			
			Downloads: 127			
				Author: Gerlach, E. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH			
			
			Professionnaliser l'eau et l'assainissement en milieu rural au Mali			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 862			
				Author: GIZ 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)			
			
			Professionalising rural water & sanitation in Mali			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 129			
				Author: GIZ 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)			
			
			My Garden Laboratory			
			
			Experiments in technical approaches to rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene carried out in my garden and home and then in the world beyond			
			
			
			Downloads: 147			
				Author: Morgan, P. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Aquamor			
			
			REPUBLIQUE DU MALI - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 29			
				Author: Fabio Fussi 
			
			Year of Publishing: 0000 
				Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
				Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA			
			
			SADC-GMI Short Course 1: Drilling Supervision (2018)			
			
			23 – 27 April 2018, Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa			
			
			
			Downloads: 120			
				Author: SADC-GMI 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2018 
				Publisher: SADC-GMI
				Institution: SADC-GMI			
			
			WASH Capacity Development Resources			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 144			
				Author: RWSN Secretariat 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Publisher: RWSN/Skat
				Institution: RWSN/ Skat			
			
			A qualitative assessment of disability friendly water and sanitation facilities in primary schools, Rumphi, Malawi			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 1			
				Author: Zaunda, H, Holm, R. H., Itimu-Phiri, A., Malota, M. and White, S. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2018 
				Publisher: Development Southern Africa, 2018, 35(6), pages 760-773. DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2018.1461610
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			Reducing the burden of rural water supply through greywater reuse			
			
			A case study from northern Malawi			
			
			
			Downloads: 37			
				Author: Newcomer, E., Boyd, C., Nyirenda, L., Opong, E., Marquez, S. and Holm, R. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2017 
				Publisher: Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 2017, 17(4), pages 1088-1096. DOI: 10.2166/ws.2017.004
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			Functionality and water quality of Elephant pumps			
			
			Implications for sustainable drinking water supplies in rural Malawi.			
			
			
			Downloads: 37			
				Author: Holm, R., Stroud, R., Msilimba, G. and Gwayi, S. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2015 
				Publisher: Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2015, 1, pages 129-134. DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2016.02.001
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			Access to groundwater and link to the impact on quality of life			
			
			A look at the past, present and future public health needs in Mzimba district, Malawi			
			
			
			Downloads: 32			
				Author: Rieger, K., Holm, R. H. and Sheridan H. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2016, 2-3, pages 117–129. DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2016.07.002
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			Achieving the sustainable development goals: A case study of the complexity of water quality health risks in Malawi			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 1			
				Author: Holm, R., Wandschneider, P., Felsot, A. and Msilimba, G. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2016, 35:20. DOI: 10.1186/s41043-016-0057-x
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			A qualitative study of barriers to accessing water, sanitation and hygiene for disabled people in Malawi			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 31			
				Author: White, S., Kuper, H., Itimu-Phiri, A., Holm, R. and Biran, A. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: PLoS ONE, 2016, 11(5), e0155043. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155043
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			Comparative evaluation of the cost of water in northern Malawi			
			
			From rural water wells to science education			
			
			
			Downloads: 16			
				Author: Holm, R., Singini, W. and Gwayi, S. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2016 
				Publisher: Applied Economics, 2016, 48(47), pages 4573-4583. DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			The handpump choice is yours: A pilot study in Rumphi District, Malawi.			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 11			
				Author: Holm, R., Kamangira, A., Kasulo, V., Kaponda, P., Hara, E., Carney-Filmore, C. and Nhlema, M. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2017 
				Publisher: Waterlines, 2017, 36 (4), pages 358-366.
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			Where are the rural groundwater quality data for the assessment of health risks in northern Malawi?			
			
			A thought leadership piece			
			
			
			Downloads: 31			
				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			
			
			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: 22			
				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			
			
			Drinking water quality and human dimensions of cholera patients to inform evidence-based prevention investment in Karonga District, Malawi			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 18			
				Author: Kaponda, P., Muthukrishnan, S., Barber, R and Holm, R. H. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Publisher: Water Supply, 2019,19.7, pages 2079-2087.
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			Do rope and washer pumps provide safe water and satisfied users? A case study piloting new rural water supply technology in Rumphi District, Malawi.			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 20			
				Author: Mkandawire, J. C., Tembo, M., Nhlema, M., Luhanga, J. and Holm, R. H. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Publisher: Water SA, 2019, 45(3), pages 456-463.
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			Front-line rural health clinics: Water, sanitation and hygiene access in Ntcheu District (Malawi)			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 19			
				Author: Mmanga, M., Holm, R. H. and Di Bella, V. 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C Volume 116, April 2020, 102862
				Institution: Mzuzu University			
			
			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			
			
			Zimbabwe bush pump - 53mm open top cylinder model			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 81			
				Author: Morgan, Peter 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2020 
				Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
				Institution: Aquamor Pvt Ltd			
			
			Measuring functionality and performance levels			
			
			Technical brief			
			
			
			Downloads: 248			
				Author: Fallas, H. C., MacDonald, A.M., Casey, V., Kebede, S., Owor, M., Mwathunga, E., Calow, R., Cleaver, F., Cook, P., Fenner, R.A., Dessie, N., Yehualaeshet, T., Wolde, G., Okullo, J., Katusiime, F., Alupo, G., Berochan, G., Chavula, G., Banda, S., Mleta, P., 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2018 
				Publisher: British Geological Survey (BGS)
				Institution: UPGro Hidden Crisis Consortium			
			
			The Zimbabwe Bush Pump			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 114			
				Author: Morgan, Peter 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd			
			
			Noticias del RWSN - en español			
			
						
			
			
			Downloads: 163			
				Author: RWSN Secretariat 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2024 
				Publisher: RWSN
				Institution: RWSN			
			
			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: 82			
				Author: Morgan, Peter 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2017 
				Institution: Aquamor Pvt Ltd			
			
			The Zimbabwe Bushpump			
			
			Experiments in the use of PVC rising mains with “bottom support” using a 75mm PVC rising main			
			
			
			Downloads: 48			
				Author: Morgan, Peter 
			
			Year of Publishing: 2019 
				Institution: Aquamor			
			
			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			
			
			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 - 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 			
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