RWSN Library
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A Brief History of Hand Drilled Wells in Niger
Only the beginning
Downloads: 318
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN
A Comparative Study on Water Well Drilling Costs in Kenya
Downloads: 4285
Author: DOYEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: UNDP-World Bank
A Compendium of Good Practices in Rural Water Supply Schemes
Taking on New Challenges
Downloads: 91
Author: World Bank; India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP India
A Framework for Integrity in Infrastructure Planning (FIIP)
A data tool by WIN, CoST and the IDB, to improve early-stage water infrastructure planning and decision-making
Downloads: 5
Author: WIN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: WIN
Institution: CoST – Infrastructure Transparency Initiative
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
A qualitative study of barriers to accessing water, sanitation and hygiene for disabled people in Malawi
Downloads: 18
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
Accelerating Self Supply - A Case Study from Ethiopia
RWSN Field Note 2010-2
Downloads: 177
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Acceso a servicios de agua y saneamiento en áreas rurales dispersas: Camino a la universalización
Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Dispersed Rural Settlements: The Path to Universalization
Downloads: 20
Author: Alvarez, L.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Institution: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
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
Accountability for equitable rural water supply in the COVID-19 era
Presentation at the 42nd WEDC International Conference, 14 September 2021
Downloads: 28
Author: RWSN Leave no one behind Theme and RWSN secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Accountability for equitable rural water supply in the COVID-19 era Report
Report of the Agency event at the 42nd WEDC International Conference, 14 September 2021
Downloads: 30
Author: Sara Ahrari, Louisa Gosling, Euphresia Luseka, Aline Saraiva Okello,Temple Oraeki
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Accountability for Water Webinar Report
Downloads: 23
Author: Accountability for Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Achieving universal access to safely managed water services in rural Cambodia: The case for complementarity of water supply solutions
Downloads: 37
Author: 1001 Fontaines; GRET; KWSH and WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2022
Institution: 1001 Fontaines
Agua, saneamiento y género
Guía operativa para proyectos en zonas rurales
Downloads: 8
Author: Sturzenegger, G. and Dockweiler, M.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Institution: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
An Evaluation of the PlayPump® Water System as an Appropriate Technology for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programmes
Downloads: 43
Author: Brocklehurst C. and P. Harvey
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: UNICEF
An experiment in the use of PVC pipe as a pump rod in Zimbabwe’s B type Bush Pump
Downloads: 16
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Assessing Community Management of Water Sources in Rural Tanzania
Masters Thesis Academic Year 2017
Downloads: 294
Author: Farré, L.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: University of Basel
Assessment of the Simple, Market-based, Affordable and Repairable Technologies (SMART) approach for Water and Sanitation
Final Report
Downloads: 340
Author: IRC Consult
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: IRC
Autonomisation des femmes par le biais d’activités d'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural
Un guide pratique par et pour les praticiens du Réseau d’approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural (RWSN
Downloads: 651
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Bangladesh Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Human Capital Development Project
Project Information Document (PID)
Downloads: 26
Author: The World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water Global Practice
Beyond Utility Reach? How to Close the Urban - Rural Access Gap
Downloads: 113
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Building Partnerships for Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services in Africa
Lessons from collaborative initiatives by the World Bank, African Development Bank and the Water and Sanitation Program
Downloads: 12
Author: Bibby, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Burkina Faso: Summary of Findings of 2009 Drilling Study and Draft National Code of Conduct
Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 87
Author: DUFFAU, B. and I. OUEDRAOGO
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, USAID
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: 155
Author: Wagner J., S. Merner, S. Innocenti, A. Geling, R. Hope
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Science Direct
Institution: World Development
Case Studies in Community Management of Drinking Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Part 1, September 2009; Part 2, 2010-11
Downloads: 18
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
Case Studies of Operating Conditions for Local Private Sector
Identifying key factors for private sector success
Downloads: 147
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Case study on the impact of manual drilling for the construction of sustainable water points in Chad
Downloads: 92
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Practica Foundation, EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Chad’s Growing Manual Drilling Industry
Downloads: 225
Author: DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes: Zambia Country Status Report 2009
Final Report 1st November 2009
Downloads: 303
Author: ARMSTRONG, T.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Community management of water points: more problem than solution?
RWSN Dgroups discussion synthesis
Downloads: 118
Author: Naughton, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat
Institution: RWSN
Community Water Services
Management Manual and Training Guide
Downloads: 11
Author: WASH Consortium
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: WASH Consortium
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
Compendium of accessible WASH technologies
Downloads: 23
Author: Hazel Jones and Jane Wilbur
Year of Publishing: 2014
Institution: WEDC, WaterAid, share
Concerns about corrosion and the quality of handpump components in Burkina Faso and beyond
Qualité et corrosion des pièces composantes des Pompes à Motricité Humaine au Burkina Faso et au-delà
Downloads: 142
Author: Danert, K
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Consultancy Services: Quality Assurance of UNICEF Drilling Programmes for Boreholes in Malawi
Final Report
Downloads: 304
Author: ANSCOMBE, J.R.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Institution: UNICEF
Coping Strategy in Water Stressed Areas
A Case Study of RWH in Nyakitunda Sub-County, Mbarara District Uganda
Downloads: 50
Author: BWENGYE-KAHORORO, E.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
Cost Effective Boreholes in Mozambique
An analysis for practice under the One Million Initiative 2008 -2010
Downloads: 283
Author: GESTI CANUTO, J. A.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: UNICEF
Cost effective ways to leave no-one behind in rural water and sanitation
Summary of RWSN E-discussion
Downloads: 293
Author: Hutton G; Gosling L.; Adank, M.; Boulenouar J.; Naughton M.; S. Fürst and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
COWASH Disability Inclusion Guideline
Downloads: 4
Author: COWASH
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: COWASH
Designing sustainable water supply systems in Tajikistan
+ Water Governance and Sustainable Service Delivery in Rural Tajikistan
Downloads: 60
Author: Oxfam
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Oxfam/SDC
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 1. Concept, principles and practice
Downloads: 2
Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 2. Additional notes for policy makers and planners
Downloads: 2
Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
Designing water supply and sanitation projects to meet demand in rural and peri-urban communities
Book 3. Ensuring the participation of the poor
Downloads: 1
Author: Deverill, P., Bibby, P., Wedgewood, A. and Smout, I
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: WEDC
Disability Inclusive WASH Practices
UNICEF Guidance Note
Downloads: 5
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
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
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Tanzania
Field Study Report 2009
Downloads: 151
Author: Paul Omondi, Mwanasha Ally and Evangline Wanyama
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Institution: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Thailand
Field Study Report 2008
Downloads: 94
Author: Hans Hartung, Mary Morgan, John Naugle
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Institution: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Uganda
Field Study Report 2009
Downloads: 24
Author: Kerstin Danert and Nigel Motts
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Institution: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Domestic Rainwater Harvesting: Vietnam
Field Study Report 2009
Downloads: 86
Author: Alexandra Snelgrove, Kimberley Patrick
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Institution: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Drilling for Water in Ethiopia
A Country Case-Study Cost-Effective Boreholes Flagship of the Rural Water Supply Network
Downloads: 292
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Efectos del Programa de Agua Potable y Saneamiento para Pequeñas Localidades y Comunidades Rurales en Bolivia
Resultados de la evaluación de impacto intermedia
Downloads: 11
Author: Celhay, P.; Márquez, J. L.; Martinez, S.; Mecerreyes, .; Muñoz, M.; Sturzenegger, G.; Vidal, C.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
Institution: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A Study and Guidance - 2016
Downloads: 976
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
El empoderamiento de las mujeres a través de actividades rurales de abastecimiento de agua
Una guía práctica por y para profesionales de la Red Rural de Abastecimiento de Agua (RWSN)
Downloads: 43
Author: E Feijoo, S Fürst et al.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
EMAS Household Water Supply Technologies in Bolivia
Increasing Access to Low-Cost Water Supplies in Rural Areas
Downloads: 957
Author: MACCARTHY, M.F, BUCKINGHAM, J.W. & MIHELCIC, J.R
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Embedding and Integrating a Human Rights-Based Approach into WaterAid Programmes
Downloads: 1
Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WaterAid
Encouraging change: sustainable steps in water supply, sanitation and hygiene
Downloads: 8
Author: Sutton, S, Nkoloma, H
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Teaching-aids At Low Cost (TALC)
EQUITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND RURAL WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)
SUMMARY OF EGROUP DISCUSSION 20TH MAY – 10 JUNE 2021
Downloads: 122
Author: SNV
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: SNV
Ethiopia Cost Effective Boreholes Vol 2.
Downloads: 82
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Gov of Ethiopia
Evaluation of Hand Augered Well Technologies’ Capacity to Improve Access to Water in Coastal Ngöbe Communities in Panama
MSc Thesis
Downloads: 41
Author: HAYMAN, S.K.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: University of South Florida
Institution: University of South Florida
Evaluation of India Mark II handpumps in India
Downloads: 11
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 1986
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF