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: 16
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: 1001
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
WASH Capacity Development Resources
Downloads: 141
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Institution: RWSN/ Skat
Vote4WASH campaign
Downloads: 26
Author: Vote4WASH
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Vote4WASH
Institution: Vote4WASH
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
Toolkit for Enterprises Managing Rural Water Supply Systems
Downloads: 10
Author: McNicholl, D.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: WaterAid and Aguaconsult
The Zimbabwe Bushpump
Experiments in the use of PVC rising mains with “bottom support” using a 75mm PVC rising main
Downloads: 47
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2019
Institution: Aquamor
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump (B Type)
Installation Manual with notes on maintenance
Downloads: 755
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 111
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
The Kampala Rural Water Commitments
(EN/FR)
Downloads: 8
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
The importance of groundwater for Safely Managed Drinking Water Services for Rural Populations – presentations at the 2019 World Water Week in Stockholm
Downloads: 93
Author: Armstrong, A; Danert, K; Johnston, R & Slaymaker, T; Ir NIJIMBERE Robert
Year of Publishing: 2019
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
Technological Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
USAID REAL-Water Learning Note and Full Report
Downloads: 465
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Institution: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Technical Specification. Drilling, Test pumping , Pump Installation and Associated Works
Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
Downloads: 106
Author: Government of Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2019
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
Technical Notes on Borehole Drilling in Madagascar
Downloads: 258
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
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: 1799
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: 147
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
Shaping Sustainable Socio-Ecological Landscapes in Africa: The Role of Transformative Research, Knowledge, and Partnerships
Downloads: 23
Author: Providoli I, Gete Z, Kiteme B, Amare B, Mwangi J, editors.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)
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: 141
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: 469
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: 733
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: 210
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 452
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2018
Downloads: 91
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN @ SIWI World Water Week 2019
Downloads: 107
Author: RWSN secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: 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: 1309
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
Représentation des usagers et dialogue multi-acteurs pour le suivi des services d’eau potable au Sénégal
Etudes et recommandations du projet Sense pour la région de Saint-Louis
Downloads: 17
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Gret
Institution: Gret
Remote Monitoring of Handpumps
Topical collection of papers and reports
Downloads: 1844
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Regulating Rural Water Supply Services
A comparative review of existing and emerging approaches with a focus on GIZ partner countries
Downloads: 126
Author: Gerlach, E.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Reducing uncertainty in corporate water impact - The role of Results Based Contracting for drinking water supply
Briefing note | January 2024
Downloads: 22
Author: McNicholl, D., and Hope, R.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: University of Oxford and Uptime Global.
Reaching the Last Mile
Providing water and sanitation services to dispersed rural communities
Downloads: 42
Author: Bedoya del Olmo, Celia
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank
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: 16
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project