RWSN Library
Resources
Leveraging decentralized entrepreneurial approach to safe water supply
A comprehensive study on safe water kiosks and their impact in rural Kenya
Downloads: 2
Author: Odhiambo, E., Irungu, J., Waburi, A., Ngaira, C., Meinhardt C., Njuguna, S. Njugu, P.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: EED Advisory
Institution: Siemens Stiftung
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 208
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 719
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Stop the Rot Diagnostic Survey 2024 – Results and Next Steps
Downloads: 40
Author: Danert, K., MacAllister, D.J., Kumwenda, S.M.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Skat Foundation and the Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Ask for Water Ltd, British Geological Survey, BASEflow
Integrity Management in Community-based Water Tenure in Kajiado County, Kenya
CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience
Downloads: 3
Author: Keega, M.; Manishimwe, E.; Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, B.; Amarnath, G.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Community-Focused, Polycentric Governance of Water Supply Systems for Climate Resilience: Lessons from the Namanga Dam Water Supply Project in Kajiado, Kenya
Final Report
Downloads: 8
Author: Dorcas Njoroge
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: Water Integrity Network, International Water Management Institute
Rolling-out rural water regulation in Kenya: a review of progress and key processes
Discussion document - January 2025
Downloads: 11
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH
Toolkit for Enterprises Managing Rural Water Supply Systems
Downloads: 10
Author: McNicholl, D.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: WaterAid and Aguaconsult
Management manual for community participation in the activities of Oromia rural water supply and sanitation projects
Downloads: 9
Author: Oromia Water
Year of Publishing:
Publisher: Oromia Water, Mineral and Energy Resources Development Bureau (Ethiopia)
Guidelines for the development of small-scale rural water supply and sanitation projects in Ethiopia
Downloads: 0
Author: Warner, DB, C. Abate, G
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: CRS - Catholic Relief Services
Community Managed Programme Implementation Manual for Community Water Supplies
Downloads: 5
Author: COWASH
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: COWASH
COWASH Disability Inclusion Guideline
Downloads: 4
Author: COWASH
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: COWASH
Public participation and community engagement in domestic water supply management in Kenya: Progress and directions
Report
Downloads: 6
Author: Korzenevica, M., Njaggah, P., Githu, I., Matiru, V., Matere, C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: Oxford: School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
Drinking Water Quality and Effluent Monitoring Guideline
Water Services Regulatory Board, Kenya
Downloads: 16
Author: Water Services Regulatory Board
Year of Publishing:
Institution: Water Services Regulatory Board
uPVC and Solvent Cement Research - Interim Report
Downloads: 1
Author: Mills K., Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
U-Seal Investigation
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 2
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Toolless Pump Rod Connectors - Final Report
Downloads: 4
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1991
Test Procedures for Testing and Development of Handpumps
Consumers' Association Testing & Research
Downloads: 3
Year of Publishing: 1986
Institution: Consumers' Association Testing & Research
Pump Rod Centraliser Test - Final Report
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Roberts J.
Year of Publishing: 1989
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Rising Main Connector - Interim Report
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Evans C.
Year of Publishing: 1990
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
Tara Handpump
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Reynolds J.
Year of Publishing: 1986
Publisher: The Association for Consumer Research
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 1000
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
RWSN Late Webinar Series 2024
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 504
Year of Publishing: 2024
Institution: RWSN
Documentation of Experiences and Lessons Learnt in the prevention of Rapid Handpump Corrosion in Uganda
Stop the Rot: Action Research on handpump corrosion and component quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 98
Author: Danert, K., Bisoborwa, P. Kyeyune, E., Mutiibwa, R. and Nakayima, L.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Ministry of Water and Environment, Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 452
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
Preventing Rapid Corrosion of Handpumps Through Regulations
Water Knowledge Note
Downloads: 122
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: World Bank Group
Institution: World Bank Group Water Global Practice
Evaluating Water Quality Assurance Funds in Kenya
Baseline Assessment
Downloads: 2
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Turkana Jet research unlocks new understanding of East African droughts
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 3
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Open source tools and skills for climate information flows
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 7
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving management of intermittent piped water systems in Ethiopian small towns
Briefing Note
Downloads: 21
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Protecting groundwater for climate resilience and water security in Turkana
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 12
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 21
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Scaling up results-based funding for rural water services
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 16
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Enhancing climate resilience of water, sanitation & hygiene services in healthcare facilities in Kenya
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 8
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Policy Brief
Downloads: 6
Author: Katuva J, R.Hope, E. McBurney, N. Gladstone, J. Koehler, C. Nyaga, D. Njung’e
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Kenya Institutional Framework For Water Supply
REAL-Water Institutional Framework Report
Downloads: 4
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Emerging Trends in Rural Water Management
REAL-Water Synthesis Report
Downloads: 18
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
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
STOP THE ROT: History of the Rapid Handpump Corrosion Problem in Zambia and Potential Next Steps
Downloads: 81
Author: Javan Nkhosi & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
Stop the Rot at ZAWAFE, Zambia 2023
Downloads: 385
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Various
Stop the Rot flyer 2023: Ensuring borehole and pump quality
Downloads: 45
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Halte aux Degradations: Aperçu de la corrosion des pompes à motricité humaine et les défis de maintenance pour un approvisionnement durable en eau potable des populations des zones rurales au Cameroun– Étude de cas de vingt pompes
Recherche-action sur la corrosion et la qualité des composants des pompes à motricité humaine en Afrique Subsaharienne
Downloads: 15
Author: L INJOUOM NCHOUTPOUEN Abdou Aziz
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water GmbH et Skat Foundation
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: 202
Author: LINJOUOM NCHOUTPOUEN Abdou Aziz, PhD
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
Nigeria: 2007- 08 Sustainability, Functionality, Utilisation, and Maintenance Systems of Hand Pumps
Abbreviated Version 1 (without Annexes)
Downloads: 12
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
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
Preventive Maintenance of RUWATSAN 1 and India Mark II handpumps
Downloads: 18
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Water Resources and National Water Resources Institute
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 41
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH Programme
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: 181
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
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
Lead in drinking-water: Health risks, monitoring and corrective actions
Technical brief
Downloads: 44
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
Halte aux dégradations : Recherche-action sur la corrosion et la qualité des composants des pompes à motricité humaine en Afrique subsaharienne
Recherche en Afrique sub-saharienne
Downloads: 348
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation/Ask for Water
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: -
Stop The Rot - Call to action
2 Page call to action
Downloads: 146
Author: K. Danert, S. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Ask for Water, RWSN
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1798
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: 1044
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
Water Security for Climate Resilience Report
A synthesis of research from the Oxford University REACH programme
Downloads: 65
Author: Murgatroyd, A., Charles, K.J., Chautard, A., Dyer, E., Grasham, C., Hope, R., Hoque, S.F., Korzenevica, M., Munday, C., Alvarez-Sala, J., Dadson, S., Hall, J.W., Kebede, S., Nileshwar, A., Olago, D., Salehin, M., Ward, F., Washington, R., Yeo, D. and Zele
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: University of Oxford, UK: REACH.
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