RWSN Library
Resources
India Mark Handpump Specifications
(Revision 2-2007)
Downloads: 4399
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Afridev: Handpump Specification
(Revision 5-2007)
Downloads: 3430
Author: BAUMANN, E. & KEEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3348
Author: International Organisation for Migration - Global Solar and Water Initiative
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: IOM
Institution: IOM
Professional Water Well Drilling
A UNICEF Guidance Note
Downloads: 3108
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
Malawi: Technical Manual for Water Wells and Groundwater Monitoring Systems and Standard Operating Procedures for Groundwater
Downloads: 3031
Author: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Institution: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Remote Monitoring of Handpumps
Topical collection of papers and reports
Downloads: 1843
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1797
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Afridev: Installation and Maintenance Manual for the Afridev Handpump
(Revision 2-2007)
Downloads: 1536
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1496
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: 1417
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1308
Author: Global Water Center, Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, & Rural Water Supply Network
Year of Publishing: 2024
Rural Water 2021 + Blue Pages / Pages Bleues
Bienvenue à la première édition des Pages Bleues du RWSN.
Downloads: 1164
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030
REACH working paper 12
Downloads: 1042
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
The International Handpump Workshop Kakamega, Kenya, 1992
Papers, proceedings and recommendations
Downloads: 934
Author: UNDP-World Bank
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Local Council Water Security Training Course
Downloads: 877
Author: KAMARA I., DAY S., DUMBLE P. and CARTER R.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Richard Carter and Associates Ltd
Professionnaliser l'eau et l'assainissement en milieu rural au Mali
Downloads: 855
Author: GIZ
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Steps in Implementation of Water and Sanitation Software Activities (Final 2004)
Downloads: 803
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: 727
Author: Siegel, L.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Self-published
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 718
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Water Services in Small Towns in Africa
The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Organisations
Downloads: 706
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: WSP
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Rainwater Harvesting in Thailand: Learning from the World Champions
RWSN Field Note 2016-1
Downloads: 665
Author: Matthias Saladin
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Uganda U3 Modified Deepwell Handpump Specification
Downloads: 659
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Principles for Borehole Construction and Rehabilitation in Sierra Leone
Downloads: 658
Author: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 647
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
Community Water Supply: the handpump option
Rural Water Supply Handpumps Project
Downloads: 641
Author: ARLOSOROFF, S.,TSCHANNERL, G., GREY, D., JOURNEY, J., KARP, A., LANGENEGGER, O., and ROCHE, R.
Year of Publishing: 1987
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: UNDP/World Bank
Low-cost pump alternatives for rural communities in Honduras
Meeting demand for access to safe drinking water
Downloads: 635
Author: BRAND, A. P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Installation & Maintenance Manual for the India Mark III Handpump
(Edition 2008)
Downloads: 633
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 615
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Code of Practice for Water Well Construction
NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL STANDARD
Downloads: 592
Author: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Institution: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 586
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
Launch webinar: WHO’s updated guidelines for small drinking-water supplies and associated sanitary inspection tools
Webinar launching the WHO’s 2024 Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies and Sanitary inspection packages – a supporting tool for the Guidelines
Downloads: 568
Author: WHO, RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Afridev: Handpump Maintenance Card
Downloads: 564
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Implementation Guidelines for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
Downloads: 554
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: 540
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: 472
Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and SMITS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing Ltd.
Institution: IRC/Aguaconsult
“What is the current wisdom on the best way to manage cash reserves and to manage the risk of big CapManEx costs in the future?”
RWSN Discussion Synthesis
Downloads: 463
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
TAF (Step 2.1): Cost Calculation
Assessment Support Tool
Downloads: 457
Author: WOODE, P. A., NYARKO, K. B. and B. DWUMFOUR-ASARE
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Institution: KNUST
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 450
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
The SOMAP Experience, Zambia
A study of the how sustainable a national rural water supply programme turned out, in Chongwe District, Zambia
Downloads: 446
Author: Nkhosi, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Madagascar Rope Pump Specification
First Edition 0 - 2004
Downloads: 436
Author: RANDRIANASOLO, A. and ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Tara Handpump Specifications (First Edition)
Downloads: 422
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Normes et Standards de Forage Manuels au Tchad
Downloads: 419
Author: PRACTICA
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ministre de la pêche, de l’hydraulique villageoise et pastorale
RWSN Webinar late series, Oct - Dec 2020 - Presentations and recordings
Downloads: 414
Author: Various (2020)
Year of Publishing: 2020
Institution: RWSN
Afridev: Carte de Maintenance pour le Pompe Manuel Afridev
Downloads: 411
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
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
Institution: COWASH
Guidebook for the implementation of decentralised water supply systems in Moldova
ApaSan, Swiss Water and Sanitation Project in Moldova
Downloads: 386
Author: Compilation: K. Klingel and S. Diener
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Consulting Ltd
Institution: ApaSan, SDC, ADC
Uganda National Framework for Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies
Downloads: 385
Author: MWE
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Institution: Rural Water Supply Division
Le répertoire RWSN 2019 des services, tarifs, modes de gestion et coûts globaux d'approvisionnement en eau rurale
2019 [FRANÇAIS]
Downloads: 374
Author: Deal, P. T. et Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Handpump Specification for: Indus Pump, Kabul Pump, Pamir Pump
(Revision 1-2006)
Downloads: 370
Author: WAHIDULLAH, K. and K. ERPF
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Professionalising community management of rural water supply
Navigating the transition in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 359
Author: Carter, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Community Management of Water Services
Approaches, Innovations from Lango & Rwenzori regions, Uganda
Downloads: 342
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
Afridev: Handpump with Bottom Support System
(Revision 1-2008)
Downloads: 341
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
May-day! May-Day! Our handpumps are not working!
RWSN Perspective No 1
Downloads: 331
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Afridev: Moulds for Afridev Rubber Components (Technical Drawings)
(First Edition 2003)
Downloads: 329
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Forage d’eau: vers la professionnalisation d’un secteur
Downloads: 324
Author: UNICEF et Skat Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2018
Afridev: Guidelines for Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Afridev Handpump
(Revision 2-2008)
Downloads: 314
Author: PRAKASH, G. & ERPF K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat / SGS India Ltd.
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 312
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Making a strong “head-works” for the Zimbabwe Bush Pump
(for boreholes)
Downloads: 310
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd