RWSN Library
Resources
Solar pumping for rural water supply: life-cycle costs from eight countries
40th WEDC International Conference
Downloads: 181
Author: A. Armstrong, J. Mahan & J. Zapor
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WEDC Conference 2017
Institution: Water Mission
5 Stories of Change / 5 Historias de Cambio / 5 Histoires de Changement
WASH Agenda for Change
Downloads: 31
Author: Agenda for Change
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Agenda for Change
Quality Assurance of Unicef Drilling Programes for Boreholes in Malawi
Consultancy Services
Downloads: 43
Author: Anscombe J.R.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Water Development Malawi
Institution: unicef
Consultancy Services: Quality Assurance of UNICEF Drilling Programmes for Boreholes in Malawi
Final Report
Downloads: 295
Author: ANSCOMBE, J.R.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Institution: UNICEF
Funding mechanisms to incentivize sustainable and inclusive water provision in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands
Downloads: 66
Author: Ashni Shah; Rob Mills
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Oxfam International
Institution: Oxfam International
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 634
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
Tanzania Supply Chain Study Report
Downloads: 90
Author: BAUMANN E and LYIMO B
Year of Publishing: 2000
Institution: Skat
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1243
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies in Malawi
Study Findings
Downloads: 147
Author: BAUMANN, E. and K. DANERT
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Skat
How Three Handpumps Revolutionised Rural Water Supplies
A brief history of the India Mark II/III, Afridev and the Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 1261
Author: BAUMANN, E. and S. G. FUREY
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Rationalization of Drilling Operations in Tanzania
Review of the Borehole Drilling Sector in Tanzania
Downloads: 146
Author: BAUMANN, E., BALL, P. and A. BEYENE
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: RWSN
Sustainability of Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Ex Post Assessments of 100 water supply systems constructed/rehabilitated by Welthungerhilfe between 2006-2009
Downloads: 179
Author: BEHRENS-SHAH, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
Professionaliser les services d'eau portable en milieu rural / professionalising rural water services
World Water Forum 9: Session 2A4 (22 March 2022)
Downloads: 106
Author: Boulenouar, Furey, Diagne, Ndianor, Akdi, Dahane, Money and Delaire
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: -
Institution: -
Ten-step Guide Towards Cost-effective Boreholes
Case study of drilling costs in Ethiopia
Downloads: 364
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
Policy influence for ultra-deep reaching hand pumps
Case study for LifePump acceptance in Zambia and Malawi
Downloads: 828
Author: Chisenga, Bixler, Sitolo, Nyirenda, Muheka, Peacock
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
A comparative study between “Rope pumps” and conventional piston pumps on water quality and other sustainability parameters
Appropriate technologies for rural water supply
Downloads: 152
Author: COLORU, B., S. MGAYA and R. POZZI-TAUBERT
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Fondazione ACRA-CCS, SHIPO
Webinar Series 2014 (UNICEF- RWSN) on Manual Drilling/Webinaires sur le sujet de Forage Manuel
Five Interactive webinars, which aim to promote South-South sharing. Une séries de cinq (5) Webinaires sur le sujet de Forage Manuel.
Downloads: 2274
Author: DANERT K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNICEF/RWSN
Institution: UNICEF/RWSN
Manual Drilling Compendium 2015
RWSN Publication 2015-2
Downloads: 2143
Author: DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Skat
Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A Study and Guidance - 2016
Downloads: 964
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
The role of manual drilling for universal access to drinking water: Sharing experiences and ideas in Madrid, April 2019
Downloads: 462
Author: Danert, K; Abuuru, D; Adekile, D; Diene, M; Fussi, F; Gesti, J; Kane, C; Martinez-Santos, P; Museteka, L; O'Dochairtaigh, B; Tindimugaya, C.
Year of Publishing: 2019
A Brief History of Hand Drilled Wells in Niger
Only the beginning
Downloads: 318
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN
Hand Drilling Directory
Cost Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 953
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All
Hand Drilling Newsletter
Volumes 1-5
Downloads: 57
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Niger - RWSN Focus Country Report 1
Report for Water and Sanitation Programme
Downloads: 41
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat, WSP
Une brève histoire des puits forés à la main au Niger
Downloads: 162
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/WSP
Rural Water for All - The river may be wide, but it can be crossed
Final Report April 2012
Downloads: 147
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Professional Management of Water Well Drilling Projects & Programmes
Online Course 2019 Process Report
Downloads: 311
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1678
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Hand Drilling in Niger - Experts Drilling Workshop
Report for ARD Prepared by EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Downloads: 53
Author: DANERT, K., MAMADOU, I. and J. NAUGLE
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
المقررة الخاصة للأمم المتحدة المعنية بحق الإنسان في الحصول على مياه الشرب المأمونة وخدمات الصرف الصح
Downloads: 32
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 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1486
Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 5378
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: 2018
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: UNICEF
A Comparative Study on Water Well Drilling Costs in Kenya
Downloads: 4142
Author: DOYEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: UNDP-World Bank
Evaluation of the sustainability of solar powered water supply systems in Kenya
Downloads: 232
Author: EED Advisory Ltd.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: EED Advisory Ltd.
Institution: EU, IOM, Oxfam, NFC, GSWI
MALDA Handpump Installation and Maintenance Manual
(First Edition)
Downloads: 140
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat
REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
Downloads: 47
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: MINISTERE DE L’EAU, DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE LA LUTTE CONTRE LA DESERTIFICATION
Measuring functionality and performance levels
Technical brief
Downloads: 244
Author: Fallas, H. C., MacDonald, A.M., Casey, V., Kebede, S., Owor, M., Mwathunga, E., Calow, R., Cleaver, F., Cook, P., Fenner, R.A., Dessie, N., Yehualaeshet, T., Wolde, G., Okullo, J., Katusiime, F., Alupo, G., Berochan, G., Chavula, G., Banda, S., Mleta, P.,
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Institution: UPGro Hidden Crisis Consortium
Assessing Community Management of Water Sources in Rural Tanzania
Masters Thesis Academic Year 2017
Downloads: 291
Author: Farré, L.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: University of Basel
An Evaluation of the BluePump in Kenya and Gambia
Downloads: 121
Author: Foster, T. & McSorely, B.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: University of Technology Sydney & Oxfam
Institution: Institute for Sustainable Futures
RWSN Handpump Survey 2013
Summary of Findings
Downloads: 990
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Handpumps: where now?
A synthesis of online discussions (2012-2014) -##2019 UPDATE##
Downloads: 1050
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
The Importance of Manual Drilling in Africa
Downloads: 81
Author: GAYA, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Regulating Rural Water Supply Services
A comparative review of existing and emerging approaches with a focus on GIZ partner countries
Downloads: 122
Author: Gerlach, E.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Where are the rural groundwater quality data for the assessment of health risks in northern Malawi?
A thought leadership piece
Downloads: 15
Author: Holm, R. H., Kunkel, G. and Nyirenda, L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2018, 7, pages 157-163.
Institution: Mzuzu University
The handpump choice is yours: A pilot study in Rumphi District, Malawi.
Downloads: 11
Author: Holm, R., Kamangira, A., Kasulo, V., Kaponda, P., Hara, E., Carney-Filmore, C. and Nhlema, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Waterlines, 2017, 36 (4), pages 358-366.
Institution: Mzuzu University
Comparative evaluation of the cost of water in northern Malawi
From rural water wells to science education
Downloads: 15
Author: Holm, R., Singini, W. and Gwayi, S.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Applied Economics, 2016, 48(47), pages 4573-4583. DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016
Institution: Mzuzu University
Functionality and water quality of Elephant pumps
Implications for sustainable drinking water supplies in rural Malawi.
Downloads: 33
Author: Holm, R., Stroud, R., Msilimba, G. and Gwayi, S.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2015, 1, pages 129-134. DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2016.02.001
Institution: Mzuzu University
Achieving the sustainable development goals: A case study of the complexity of water quality health risks in Malawi
Downloads: 1
Author: Holm, R., Wandschneider, P., Felsot, A. and Msilimba, G.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2016, 35:20. DOI: 10.1186/s41043-016-0057-x
Institution: Mzuzu University
Professionalising Manual Drilling: Malawi
A country summary
Downloads: 371
Author: HOLME, R, DANERT, K, SITOLO, T, MCGILL J & HOLTSLAG H
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation & UNICEF
BREF APERÇU DES TECHNOLOGIES MANUELLES AU NIGER
Downloads: 130
Author: Ibrahim Mamadou
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Enterprise Works/Vita
Security systems for Hand Pumps in rural areas of Malawi
Downloads: 38
Author: InterAide
Year of Publishing: 2014
Assessment of the Simple, Market-based, Affordable and Repairable Technologies (SMART) approach for Water and Sanitation
Final Report
Downloads: 337
Author: IRC Consult
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: IRC
SWIFT water ATMs: experience and impact in Turkana and Wajir counties of Kenya
SWIFT Consortium learning brief
Downloads: 63
Author: James Origa (Oxfam)
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Oxfam GB, Tearfund and Overseas Development Institute
Institution: Consortium for Sustinable Water, sanitation and hygiene in Fragile Contexts
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
Drinking water quality and human dimensions of cholera patients to inform evidence-based prevention investment in Karonga District, Malawi
Downloads: 17
Author: Kaponda, P., Muthukrishnan, S., Barber, R and Holm, R. H.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Water Supply, 2019,19.7, pages 2079-2087.
Institution: Mzuzu University
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Policy Brief
Downloads: 4
Author: Katuva J, R.Hope, E. McBurney, N. Gladstone, J. Koehler, C. Nyaga, D. Njung’e
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Inclusive Rural Water Supply Management Innovations
Summary of the Rural Water Supply Network’s Leave No-one Behind Group E-Discussion 12th November – 4th December 2018
Downloads: 165
Author: Kohlitz, J., Kome, A., Nath, P., Ahrari S., Gosling L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: SNV/UTS/WaterAid/Simavi
Case Studies in Community Management of Drinking Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Part 1, September 2009; Part 2, 2010-11
Downloads: 16
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
Water for Wajir
Decision modeling for the Habaswein-Wajir Water Supply Project in Northern Kenya
Downloads: 134
Author: Luedeling, E. and J. De Leeuw
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: World Agroforestry Centre
Handpump Standardisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking a Champion
RWSN Publication 2015-1
Downloads: 1595
Author: MacArthur, J.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN