RWSN Library
Resources
India Mark Handpump Specifications
(Revision 2-2007)
Downloads: 4399
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Supervising Water Well Drilling
A guide for supervisors
Downloads: 3974
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Afridev: Handpump Specification
(Revision 5-2007)
Downloads: 3430
Author: BAUMANN, E. & KEEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Professional Drilling Management Online Course 2022
Report, training manual and key materials
Downloads: 3391
Author: Danert, K., Diene, M., Brentführer, R. Indij, D. and Tijani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3348
Author: International Organisation for Migration - Global Solar and Water Initiative
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: IOM
Institution: IOM
Forage d’eau – Planification, passation de marchés et gestion de projets
Boîte à outils de l’UNICEF
Downloads: 3167
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: 2021
Publisher: UNICEF
Siting of Drilled Water Wells - A Guide for Project Managers
RWSN Publication 2014-11
Downloads: 2763
Author: CARTER, R., CHILTON, J., DANERT, K. & OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Elements of Sustainable Solar Water Pumping System Design
Synthesis and presentations from 2015 WEDC Conference Workshop
Downloads: 2075
Author: ARMSTRONG, A.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Water Missions International
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1870
Author: RWSN Executive Steering Committee
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
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.
Short Course: Drilling Supervision
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 1636
Author: ADEKILE, D & DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
Short Course: Basic Hydrogeology and Borehole Siting
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 1403
Author: ADEKILE, D and THOMAS, M
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Groundwater Resources Management Online Course 2022
Report, training manual and key materials
Downloads: 1371
Author: Diene, M., Danert, K.., Brentführer, R. Indij, D. and Tijani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net, Ask for Water GmbH & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Institution: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net, Ask for Water GmbH & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
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
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1307
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
How Three Handpumps Revolutionised Rural Water Supplies
A brief history of the India Mark II/III, Afridev and the Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 1301
Author: BAUMANN, E. and S. G. FUREY
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
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
Guidelines and Tools for Rural Water Supplies
RWSN IFAD Rural Water Supply Series: Volume 3
Downloads: 1128
Author: SMITH, J. & FUREY, S.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Handpumps: where now?
A synthesis of online discussions (2012-2014) -##2019 UPDATE##
Downloads: 1066
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
RWSN Webinar early series, April - Jun 2020 - Presentations and recordings
Downloads: 939
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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
Procurement, Costing & Pricing and Contract Management of Borehole Construction - Zambia Short Course Report
Striving for Professionalism in Cost Effective Boreholes in Zambia
Downloads: 898
Author: ADEKILE, D and DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Human Right to Water: What does it mean in Practice?
World Bank – RWSN Webinar with the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Ms Catarina de Albuquerque
Downloads: 884
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
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
Code de bonnes pratiques pour la réalisation de forages
Version française
Downloads: 764
Author: DANERT, K., ARMSTRONG, T., ADEKILE, D., DUFFAU, B., OUEDRAOGO, I. & KWEI, C.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
WASH writing course: Participant folder materials
Downloads: 751
Author: various
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Multiple Use Water Services - Potential and Challenges for Rural Dwellers (English/Francais/Espanol).
E-Discussion on Multiple use water services, 28th of April – 24th of May 2014.
Downloads: 745
Author: MUS Group/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Sustainable Groundwater Development: use, protect and enhance
RWSN Publication 2014-9
Downloads: 727
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat, SDC, UNICEF, DFID, DEW Point
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)
How to Make Water Wise Roads
Downloads: 673
Author: Steenbergen, F. van, K. Woldearegay, H.M. van Beusekom, D. Garcia Landarte, and M. Al-Abyadh
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IFAD
Institution: Meta Meta, UPGro, RAIN
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
Technical Guidelines for Construction and Maintenance of Hand Dug Wells
Sierra Leone
Downloads: 656
Author: Ministry of Water Resources
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water Resources, Republic of Sierra Leone
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources
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
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 586
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
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
Groundwater and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 540
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Borehole Drilling Supervision Short Course, Zambia (2018)
Downloads: 518
Author: Dotun Adekile, Max Karen & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
WASH writing course: Facilitators’ Manual and Hand-outs
Improving documentation in the WASH sector for policy, programmes and publication: a writing course for WASH professionals
Downloads: 476
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN/SHARE/WaterAid/Skat
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
Technological Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
USAID REAL-Water Learning Note and Full Report
Downloads: 463
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Institution: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
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
RWSN Webinar late series, Oct - Dec 2020 - Presentations and recordings
Downloads: 414
Author: Various (2020)
Year of Publishing: 2020
Institution: RWSN
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