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
A guidance note for leaving no one behind
Downloads: 51
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: UNICEF
Water Wells - Monitoring, Maintenance, Rehabilitation
Proceedings of the International Groundwater Engineering Conference, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK
Downloads: 32
Author: P. Howsam
Year of Publishing: 1990
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)
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
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 992
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
VLOM Pumps
Technical Brief 41
Downloads: 182
Author: SKINNER, B. and SHAW, R.
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: Loughborough University
Institution: WEDC
VLOM for Rural Water Supply: Lessons from Experience
Task No: 162
Downloads: 94
Author: COLIN, J.
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: Loughborough University
Institution: WEDC
uPVC and Solvent Cement Research - Interim Report
Downloads: 1
Author: Mills K., Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Upgraded Well Manual for Field Workers
Downloads: 409
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: Mvuramanzi Trust
Uganda’s Water Sector Development: Towards Sustainable Systems
HTN Working Paper: WP 02/96
Downloads: 39
Author: WISHART, G.
Year of Publishing: 1996
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat
U-Seal Investigation
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 2
Author: Devereux S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
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
Towards better programming: A Water Handbook
Water, Environment and Sanitation Technical Guidelines
Downloads: 16
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: United Nations Children’s Fund
Tools for the Assessment of Operation and Maintenance Status of Water Supplies
Downloads: 5
Author: Janssens, J, Pintelon, L, Cotton, A, Gelders, L
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: WHO - World Health Organisation
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump: Mechanics of a Fluid Technology
Social Studies of Science
Downloads: 51
Author: DE LAET, M. & MOL, A.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: SSS and SAGE Publications
The Mangochi HTN Workshop
Downloads: 6
Author: Erich Baumann
Year of Publishing: 1997
Publisher: SKAT-HTN / Unicef
The Karonga VLOM
Field Experience with Afridev Deepwell Handpumps April 1991 to March 1994
Downloads: 11
Author: Jespersen, C. B.
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: Water Department/Danida
Institution: Karonga Lakeshore Integrated Rural Groundwater Project
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
The Bush Pump - the national Standard Handpump of Zimbabwe
A review by SKAT/HTN to find out what had made this pump so popular in Zimbabwe.
Downloads: 229
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
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.
Tanzania Supply Chain Study Report
Downloads: 91
Author: BAUMANN E and LYIMO B
Year of Publishing: 2000
Institution: Skat
Sustainable Handpump Projects in Africa
Report on Fieldwork in South Africa May 23 – June 6, 2003
Downloads: 73
Author: HARVEY P. and S. M. KAYAGA
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: Loughborough University
Institution: WEDC
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
Specification And Drawings For The Pounder Rig
a human-powered drill rig for constructing shallow small diameter wells for domestic and agricultural water supply
Downloads: 160
Author: BALL, P. & CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Cranfield University
Institution: Silsoe College
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
RWSN Strategy/Stratégie 2024-2030
Downloads: 469
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Member Survey 2023
Downloads: 43
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 651
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: 205
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 451
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
Rising Main Connector - Interim Report
Consumer Research Laboratory
Downloads: 1
Author: Evans C.
Year of Publishing: 1990
Institution: Consumer Research Laboratory
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
Report on The Performance of Afridev and Nira Pumps
COWAP Field Paper 27
Downloads: 9
Author: Mathisen S. and Nampusuor R.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Cowater
Report on The Performance of Afridev and Nira Handpumps on the Upper Regions Community Water Project (COWAP) Ghana
Report for the GWSC/CIDA Community Water Project Upper Regions, Ghana
Downloads: 149
Author: NAMPUSUOR, R. and S. MATHISEN
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: COWATER
Institution: CIDA
Report 2: Desk Study & Proposed Work Program Report
Development of Groundwater Information & Management Program for the Lusaka Groundwater Systems
Downloads: 10
Author: BAUMLE, R. & KANG'OMBA, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: BGR
Institution: Ministry of Energy and Water, Zambia
Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Wells in Coastal Orissa
Downloads: 15
Author: Raj Kumar Daw, L.V.R. Reddy
Year of Publishing: 1993
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.
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 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: 3108
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
Pompe Manuelle a Volant Modele: ATP
Plans de Fabrication
Downloads: 35
Author: Diop, A.
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: Atelier Technique de Potou
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 of PVC riser pipes with India Mark II hand pumps
Results from field trials February 1988 to March 1992
Downloads: 61
Author: KUMAR DAW, R.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: Danida Project Directorate
Performance of India Mark II solid link suction pumps in Danida assisted water supply project in coastal Orissa
Project Report
Downloads: 66
Author: KUMAR DAW, R. and REDDY, L. V. R.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: Danida
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
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 223
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Operation & Maintenance of Handpumps in Ghana
Discussion Paper
Downloads: 18
Author: Baumann E.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: UNDP/World Bank