RWSN Library
Resources
Who will foot the bill for sustainable rural water services?
tackling the problem of under-funded water supply in low-income countries
Downloads: 242
Author: Carter R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
What Makes a Drinking Water Technology Resilient to Climatic Hazards?
REACH Programme Poster
Downloads: 37
Author: Esha A. A., Rahman M. R., Salehin M., Chowdhury A. I. A.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Durham University
Institution: REACH Programme
What drives the performance of rural piped water supply facilities in Ghana
A mixed methods observational study
Downloads: 8
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: USAID
Institution: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Schoolchildren in Emergencies: A Guidebook for Teachers
UNICEF Guidance
Downloads: 15
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
A guidance note for leaving no one behind
Downloads: 51
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: UNICEF
Water committees in the implementation of decentralization measures in the water sector in Gaza Province, Mozambique: ownership and resistance
Downloads: 126
Author: Alves Francisco Nhaurire, Tanya Wells-Brown, Rehana Capurchande
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society, IWA Publishing
Water & Sanitation Sub-Sector Performance Measurment Process in Uganda
Downloads: 13
Author: Arebahona I.
Year of Publishing: 2011
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 988
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
WASH Exit Interviews
Findings on Professional Attrition in the International Sector
Downloads: 17
Author: Gianotti, R. & Worsham, K.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: FLUSH
Une vision pour des services d’eau durables pour tous en milieu rural
RWSN Field Note 2011-10
Downloads: 30
Author: Carter, R et H. Lockwood
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Comité de pilotage exécutif
Triggering Reflection and Change
RWSN Story of Change
Downloads: 4
Author: Berstchy, V. & Furey, S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump (B Type)
Installation Manual with notes on maintenance
Downloads: 754
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
The Kampala Rural Water Commitments
(EN/FR)
Downloads: 6
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
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.
Sustainability of Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Ex Post Assessments of 100 water supply systems constructed/rehabilitated by Welthungerhilfe between 2006-2009
Downloads: 180
Author: BEHRENS-SHAH, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
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
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.
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
Solar Water Pump Durability Research Memo
Downloads: 146
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: 470
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Service delivery indicators and monitoring to improve sustainability of rural water supplies in Ghana
Downloads: 52
Author: Adank, M., Le Gouais, A., Lockwood, H., Dzansi, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Self Supply: Experiences in Uganda
A compilation of the case studies on self-supply presented at the 3rd National Learning Forum, City Royal Hotel, December 5-6, 2011
Downloads: 140
Author: Ministry of Water and Environment
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment
Institution: Ministry of Water and Environment
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 466
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Quarterly Newsletters - ENGLISH
Archive of current and past newsletters
Downloads: 2692
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
RWSN Member Survey 2023
Downloads: 43
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 604
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
RWSN Draft Lifelong Learning Strategy (EN/FR/ES/PT)
Projet de stratégie d'apprentissage tout au long de la vie du RWSN
Downloads: 111
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Skat Foundation
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 200
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 450
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Rural Water Supply Network Report January to December 2011
Annual Report 2011
Downloads: 18
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Rural Water Supply Network Annual Report 2010
Annual Report 2010
Downloads: 238
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Challenges in Latin America for the Next Decade
Lessons from the “Cusco+10” International Seminar
Downloads: 157
Author: PEARCE-OROZ, G.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1307
Author: Global Water Center, Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, & Rural Water Supply Network
Year of Publishing: 2024
Retrofitting Boreholes Contaminated with Iron in Rural Uganda
Downloads: 23
Author: Fader, C.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Michigan Technological University
Results-based funding for safe drinking water services
How a standard contract design with payment for results can accelerate safe drinking water services at scale
Downloads: 60
Author: Charles, K., Nowicki, S., Armstrong, A., Hope, R., McNicholl, D. and Nilsson, K.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: University of Oxford and Uptime Global
Institution: REACH Programme
Remote Monitoring of Handpumps
Topical collection of papers and reports
Downloads: 1843
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Reducing uncertainty in corporate water impact - The role of Results Based Contracting for drinking water supply
Briefing note | January 2024
Downloads: 21
Author: McNicholl, D., and Hope, R.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: University of Oxford and Uptime Global.
Radical Plumbers and PlayPumps: Objects in Development
PhD Thesis
Downloads: 11
Author: Borland R.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Quality Assurance of Unicef Drilling Programes for Boreholes in Malawi
Consultancy Services
Downloads: 44
Author: Anscombe J.R.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Water Development Malawi
Institution: unicef
Professionalizing Rural Water
Desk Study
Downloads: 15
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project
Professionalising Community-Based Management for Rural Water Services
Briefing Note No. 2
Downloads: 139
Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and A. LE GOUAIS
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
Institution: Triple-S
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
Professional Water Well Drilling
A UNICEF Guidance Note
Downloads: 3107
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
Pompes à motricité humaine en Afrique subsaharienne
Hand pumps in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 85
Author: Frouin, K.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Agence Française de Développement
Institution: AFD/pS-Eau
Politiques & Pratiques de développement - Octobre 2011
Accès à l’eau potable
Downloads: 8
Author: NAULET, F.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: GRET
Politiques & Pratiques de développement - Mai 2012
De la logique marchande au service public de l'eau: quel rôle des pouvoirs publics?
Downloads: 11
Author: NAULET, F.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: GRET
Planning for India's Rural Drinking Water in the Jal Jeevan Mission Era
Downloads: 7
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 223
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1870
Author: RWSN Executive Steering Committee
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Multi-Village Pooling Project in Indonesia
Handbook for Community-Based Water Supply Organizations
Downloads: 140
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: World Bank
Mapping of Rural Water Supply Publications, using AI assistance
Downloads: 14
Author: DANERT K., O. MILLS, J. ALVAREZ-SALA
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH
Managing Water Locally
An essential dimension of community water development
Downloads: 37
Author: ICE, OXFAM, WATERAID
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Institution of Civil Engineers, Oxfam, WaterAid
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1305
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Learning Alliances in WASHTech
WASHTech - Deliverable 6.1 / D4
Downloads: 45
Author: IRC, CREPA, TREND and NETWAS (U)
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: WASHTech
Institution: EU FP7