RWSN Library
Resources
Handbook on rainwater harvesting storage options
Downloads: 177
Author: Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2017
Providing a basic level of water and sanitation services that last: COST BENCHMARKS
WASHCost Infosheet 1
Downloads: 179
Author: WASHCOST
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC
Institution: WASHCOST
Scaling up solar powered water supply systems: a review of experiences
Downloads: 179
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: 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
Professionalising Manual Drilling: Guinea
A country summary
Downloads: 180
Author: LABAS, J & DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Stop the Rot: Learning from handpump rehabilitation – A short case study from Zambia
Action research on handpump component quality and corrosion in sub-Saharan Africa’
Downloads: 181
Author: DANERT, K. and SMULDERS, J.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN
Solar pumping for rural water supply: life-cycle costs from eight countries
40th WEDC International Conference
Downloads: 182
Author: A. Armstrong, J. Mahan & J. Zapor
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WEDC Conference 2017
Institution: Water Mission
VLOM Pumps
Technical Brief 41
Downloads: 183
Author: SKINNER, B. and SHAW, R.
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: Loughborough University
Institution: WEDC
Reducing Inequalities in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A synthesis of experiences and lessons discussed in the RWSN Equality, Non-discrimination and Inclusion (ENDI) Group 2015
Downloads: 184
Author: Wilbur J., Norman R., Huggett C.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Foundation Funding for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
March 2012 Research Brief
Downloads: 185
Author: FOUNDATION CENTER
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: Washfunders
Rural Water Supply Network - Annual Report 2016
Enabling practitioners, professionals and ultimately water users to make informed decisions on how to improve and maintain access to safe water in rural areas.
Downloads: 185
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundtion
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Maintenance Card for Rope Pump
Downloads: 186
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Capitalisation D'Experiences sur les Forages Manuels a Madagascar
Downloads: 187
Author: PRACTICA
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Practica Foundation
Drilled Wells
Manuals on Drinking Water Supply. Volume 6:
Downloads: 188
Author: BALL, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies: Are we moving in the right direction?
Perspectives No 3
Downloads: 189
Author: HARVEY, P.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF
Regulating and Monitoring the Technical & Financial Performance of Small Systems/Suivi technique & financier et régulation
Understanding, implementing and applying monitoring mechanisms to improve the quality and support the regulation of water services
Downloads: 189
Author: FAGGIANELLI, D & DESILLE, D
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Acqua-OING, programme Solidarité Eau
Institution: Acqua-OING, programme Solidarité Eau
Guidelines for Developing a Self Supply Acceleration Plan for your Area
Downloads: 189
Author: Butterworth, J. Adank, M., Bakker-Kruijne E., Mekonta L. and I. Klaassen
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IRC
Gender and rural water services – lessons from RWSN members
Summary of RWSN E-discussion on how women’s engagement in Water User Committees impact on its performance and system functionality (2016) and RWSN Webinars: Making Water Work for Women, Sharing Inspiring Experiences (May 2017)
Downloads: 191
Author: Nicholas, N; Wilbur, J; Nath, P.; Gosling, L. and Naughton, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Monitoring & Data for Rural Water Supplies
Poster for 2018 AGUASAN Workshop
Downloads: 191
Author: Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN-UPGro-REACH
SELF-SUPPLY / AUTO-APPROVISIONNEMENT/ AUTOABASTECIMIENTO
Filling the gaps in public water supply provision / Combler les lacunes de l'approvisionnement public en eau / Llenando los vacíos del suministro público de agua
Downloads: 194
Author: S. Furey / E. Feijoo
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Publication
Institution: RWSN
Performance-based Funding for Reliable Rural Water Services in Africa
Uptime Consortium Working Paper 1
Downloads: 195
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., van der Wilk, N., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Favre, D., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Buhungiro, E., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Technical Standards for Manually Drilled Boreholes in Chad
Downloads: 196
Author: PRACTICA
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ministry of Fisheries, Pastoral and Rural Hydraulics
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump Inspection of the “B” type Bush Pump Part 2. “Down the hole” components
Inspection Manual
Downloads: 196
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Hand drilling a shallow tube-well and fitting a simple “Bailer-bucket” in Zimbabwe
Downloads: 196
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Aquamor Zimbabwe
Institution: Aquamor Zimbabwe
Supply chain analysis of handpumps and spare parts in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
UNICEF Contract 43147804
Downloads: 196
Author: Koestler, A.G., J. Kahorha, L. Biteete
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: A-Aqua AS
Water Supply Borehole Drilling Supervision Training - Water Futures Programme
Downloads: 196
Author: Mannix, N.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Climate Justice Fund
Institution: Climate Justice Fund
RWSN Young Professionals Engagement Strategy (2018)
Stratégie d'engagement avec les jeunes professionnels de RWSN (2018)
Downloads: 197
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Functionality: The challenge to sustain rural water supply services
SNV Practice Brief, Issue 5, October 2013
Downloads: 199
Author: SNV
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: SNV
InterAide Support to Operation and Maintenance of rural Water Supplies in Malawi in 2008
Member's Experiences No.1
Downloads: 201
Author: DE SAINT MÉLOIR, B.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/Inter Aide
Afridev: Pompe manuelle Afridev - Manuel d'installation et d'entretie
(First Edition 1995)
Downloads: 202
Author: FONESEKA, J., MUDGAL, M. A. K., BAUMANN, E., DIA-NDIAYE, C.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat / SGS India Ltd.
Stop the Rot: Overview of handpump corrosion and maintenance challenges for a sustainable drinking water supply for rural populations in Cameroon - Case study of twenty pumps
Action-research on the corrosion and quality of handpump components in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 202
Author: LINJOUOM NCHOUTPOUEN Abdou Aziz, PhD
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
Le Concept de la Pompe à Corde
Downloads: 204
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Bush Pump
Zimbabwe Standard Specification
Downloads: 204
Author: RWSN/DWRD
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: The Zimbabwe Government
Institution: Department of Water Resources and Development
TIP Matrix for cost Model “CapEx subsidized”
Downloads: 205
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Proceedings and report from the 7th RWSN Forum (2016, Abidjan)
Contributions et rapport du 7ème Forum RWSN (2016, Abidjan)
Downloads: 205
Author: FUREY, S. G. (editor)
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Le Pompage Solaire: Manuel de Formation
Appliqué aux Adductions d’Eau Potable en milieu rural
Downloads: 209
Author: van de Giessen,E., E. Roek, G. Bom, S. Abric and R. Vuik
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: PRACTICA Foundation
Institution: UNICEF / Practica Foundation
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 209
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Afridev: Guidelines for Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Afridev Handpump
(Revision 1-2000)
Downloads: 210
Author: PRAKASH, G. & ERPF K.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat / SGS India Ltd.
Maintenance Guideline for Kardia Handpump
Step by Step illustrated manual for major maintenance on Kardia Handpump
Downloads: 211
Author: INTER AIDE SIERRA LEONE
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: Inter Aide
Local Government and Rural Water Services that last: a way forward
Rural Water Supply Reality Check
Downloads: 211
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Strengthening the Domestic Drilling Industry
Lessons from the Mozambique
Downloads: 212
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2015
Institution: WSP
Social accountability for rural water services
Downloads: 212
Author: Naughton, M; Deshmukh, R; Ahrari, S; and Gosling, L
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Rural Water Supplies and Sanitation
An update and compilation of research activities in support of Zimbabwe’s rural water supply and sanitation program
Downloads: 213
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt. Ltd.
Institution: Aquamor Pvt. Ltd.
People, Politics, the Environment and Rural Water Supplies
RWSN-IFAD Rural Water Supply Series: Volume 1
Downloads: 214
Author: DANERT K & FLOWERS C
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Status Review of Basic Services Fund (BSF) borehole drilling component in South Sudan (2006-2012)
Downloads: 214
Author: LECLERT, L
Year of Publishing: 2013
Institution: Government of South Sudan/Mott Macdonald
RWSN Mini Webinar Series 2016
Downloads: 214
Author: Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Platform Design for Handpumps on Dug Wells
(Revision 1-2008)
Downloads: 215
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat/UNICEF
Realising the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: A Handbook
Downloads: 217
Author: DE ALBUQUERQUE, C.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
Institution: UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
The Rope Pump Concept
Downloads: 221
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump: "Open top cylinder" model
Installation Manual with notes on maintenance
Downloads: 223
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamo Pvt Ltd
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 223
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Building Construction
Manuals on Drinking Water Supply. Volume 3:
Downloads: 224
Author: MEULI, C., WEHRLE, K., MULLER, H. and PFIFFNER, H.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
The Water Point Mapping Updating Methodology
A Guide by WaterAid Tanzania
Downloads: 224
Author: WaterAid
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: WaterAid
Chad’s Growing Manual Drilling Industry
Downloads: 225
Author: DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Developing Groundwater: A guide for rural water supply
Downloads: 226
Author: MacDonald A., Davies J., Calow R. and Chilton J.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Investment in rural water supply delivers results
Briefing note on key findings from the Joint Monitoring Programme 2015 report1 relating to rural water supply
Downloads: 227
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2015
Institution: RWSN
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
Water Well Drilling Association of Nigeria Report 2008
Downloads: 231
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
Synthesis Report of the Country Technology Reviews
WASHTech - Deliverable 2.2
Downloads: 233
Author: TRAWICK, P. & A. PARKER
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: WASHTech
Institution: EU FP7