RWSN Library
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Costing and Pricing - A Guide for Water Well Drilling Enterprises
RWSN Publication 2014-12
Downloads: 6242
Author: DANERT, K., LUUTU, A., CARTER, R., & OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Supervising Water Well Drilling
A guide for supervisors
Downloads: 3979
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Professional Water Well Drilling
A UNICEF Guidance Note
Downloads: 3112
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
Siting of Drilled Water Wells - A Guide for Project Managers
RWSN Publication 2014-11
Downloads: 2765
Author: CARTER, R., CHILTON, J., DANERT, K. & OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Code of Practice for Cost Effective Boreholes
British English Version, June 2010
Downloads: 2707
Author: DANERT, K., ARMSTRONG, T., ADEKILE, D., DUFFAU, B., OUEDRAOGO, I. & KWEI, C.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Manual Drilling Compendium 2015
RWSN Publication 2015-2
Downloads: 2188
Author: DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Skat
Procurement and Contract Management of Drilled Well Construction
A Guide for Supervisors and Project Managers
Downloads: 1919
Author: ADEKILE, D
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1871
Author: RWSN Executive Steering Committee
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
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.
Handpump Standardisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking a Champion
RWSN Publication 2015-1
Downloads: 1620
Author: MacArthur, J.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Cálculo de Custos e Preço: Guião para Empresas de Furos de Água
RWSN Publication No 2012-3
Downloads: 1512
Author: DANERT K., LUUTU, A., CARTER, R. and A. OLSCHEWSKI
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: 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
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1308
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
How Three Handpumps Revolutionised Rural Water Supplies
A brief history of the India Mark II/III, Afridev and the Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 1303
Author: BAUMANN, E. and S. G. FUREY
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Guidelines and Tools for Rural Water Supplies
RWSN IFAD Rural Water Supply Series: Volume 3
Downloads: 1130
Author: SMITH, J. & FUREY, S.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Women’s empowerment through rural water supply activities: A practical guide by and for practitioners of the Rural Water Supply Network
Downloads: 1122
Author: E Feijoo, S Fürst et al.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030
REACH working paper 12
Downloads: 1044
Author: Nilsson, K., Hope, R., McNicholl, D., Nowicki, S., and Charles, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: University of Oxford and RWSN
Institution: REACH programme
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
Hand Drilling Directory
Cost Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 964
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All
EMAS Household Water Supply Technologies in Bolivia
Increasing Access to Low-Cost Water Supplies in Rural Areas
Downloads: 957
Author: MACCARTHY, M.F, BUCKINGHAM, J.W. & MIHELCIC, J.R
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Human Right to Water: What does it mean in Practice?
World Bank – RWSN Webinar with the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Ms Catarina de Albuquerque
Downloads: 884
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
Policy influence for ultra-deep reaching hand pumps
Case study for LifePump acceptance in Zambia and Malawi
Downloads: 843
Author: Chisenga, Bixler, Sitolo, Nyirenda, Muheka, Peacock
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Implantation des forages
Guide à l’intention des chefs de projet
Downloads: 830
Author: CARTER R., CHILTON J., DANERT K., OLSCHEWSKI A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Hand Drilling in Nigeria: Why kill an ant with a sledgehammer?
RWSN Field Note 2009-1
Downloads: 807
Author: ADEKILE, D. & OLABODE, O.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/UNICEF
Code de bonnes pratiques pour la réalisation de forages
Version française
Downloads: 764
Author: DANERT, K., ARMSTRONG, T., ADEKILE, D., DUFFAU, B., OUEDRAOGO, I. & KWEI, C.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Supervision des forages d’eau potable
Guide à l’intention des superviseurs
Downloads: 747
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 733
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Sustainable Groundwater Development: use, protect and enhance
RWSN Publication 2014-9
Downloads: 729
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat, SDC, UNICEF, DFID, DEW Point
Rainwater Harvesting in Thailand: Learning from the World Champions
RWSN Field Note 2016-1
Downloads: 665
Author: Matthias Saladin
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Autonomisation des femmes par le biais d’activités d'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural
Un guide pratique par et pour les praticiens du Réseau d’approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural (RWSN
Downloads: 651
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
Low-cost pump alternatives for rural communities in Honduras
Meeting demand for access to safe drinking water
Downloads: 636
Author: BRAND, A. P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
A Turning Point for Manual Drilling in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Étape charnière du secteur du forage manuel en République Démocratique du Congo
Downloads: 526
Author: C H Kane and Dr K Danert
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
National Monitoring of Rural Water Supplies
How the Government of Uganda did it and lessons for other countries
Downloads: 513
Author: SSOZI, D. and DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Passation de marchés et gestion des contrats de construction de forages
Guide à l’intention des superviseurs et chefs de projet
Downloads: 503
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
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
Analyse des coûts et détermination des prix
Guide à l’intention des entreprises de forage d’eau
Downloads: 465
Author: DANERT K., LUUTU A., CARTER R., OLSCHEWSKI A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
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.
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 452
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
The SOMAP Experience, Zambia
A study of the how sustainable a national rural water supply programme turned out, in Chongwe District, Zambia
Downloads: 446
Author: Nkhosi, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
An Introduction to Self Supply Putting the User First
Incremental improvements and private investment in rural water supply
Downloads: 384
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: SKAT/RWSN / WSP
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
Développement de l’accès durable à l’eau souterraine: utilisation, protection, amélioration
Publication 2014-3
Downloads: 349
Author: FUREY, S
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Solutions for Reducing Borehole Costs in Rural Africa
Field Note
Downloads: 341
Author: BALL, P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Skat Foundation
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
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 312
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies
Challenging the community-based O&M paradigm.
Downloads: 301
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Sustainable Supply Chains for Rural Water Services: Linking local procurement of handpumps and spare parts supply
Field Note No 2011-1
Downloads: 289
Author: HARVEY, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, SDC
Finding Information on Rural Water Supplies
RWSN-IFAD Rural Water Supply Series: Volume 4
Downloads: 268
Author: FLOWERS, C. & DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Achievements and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of Groundwater Regulation in Zambia / Réalisations et enseignements tirés de la mise en œuvre de la réglementation des eaux souterraines en Zambie
Downloads: 247
Author: DANERT, K., ADELIKE, D., MALIK, M.., MUSETEKA, L. & ABUURU, D.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Water Resources Management Authority
Institution: Water Resources Management Authority
Fiscalização de Furos de Água
Um guião para Fiscais
Downloads: 243
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
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
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 223
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
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
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 210
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
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
Accelerating Self Supply - A Case Study from Ethiopia
RWSN Field Note 2010-2
Downloads: 177
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN