RWSN Library
Resources
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 6287
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
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
Afridev: Handpump Specification
(Revision 5-2007)
Downloads: 3436
Author: BAUMANN, E. & KEEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Solar Water Pumping Miniguide
Downloads: 3353
Author: International Organisation for Migration - Global Solar and Water Initiative
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: IOM
Institution: IOM
Forage d’eau – Planification, passation de marchés et gestion de projets
Boîte à outils de l’UNICEF
Downloads: 3167
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: 2021
Publisher: UNICEF
Professional Water Well Drilling
A UNICEF Guidance Note
Downloads: 3111
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
Malawi: Technical Manual for Water Wells and Groundwater Monitoring Systems and Standard Operating Procedures for Groundwater
Downloads: 3057
Author: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Institution: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
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
Installation & Maintenance Manual for the India Mark II Handpump
(Edition 2008)
Downloads: 2675
Author: SKAT
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Water Well Guidelines for use in Developing Countries
Downloads: 2151
Author: SCHNEIDER, S. J.
Year of Publishing: 2014
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: 1798
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Platform Design for Handpumps on Boreholes - Construction Guidelines
(Revision 1-2008)
Downloads: 1728
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat/UNICEF
Borehole Costing Model V2.8 BETA & Quick Start Guide
Downloads: 1601
Author: Tom Heath, Philip Tibenderana, Richard Carter,Kerstin Danert & Etsegenet Berhe
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Cranfield University, UNICEF, SDC, Skat
Afridev: Installation and Maintenance Manual for the Afridev Handpump
(Revision 2-2007)
Downloads: 1536
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
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
TAF (Step 0): Manual
Read me first!
Downloads: 1427
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
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
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: 1000
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
Technologies applied for drinking water treatment in rural communities
The application of drip chlorination, tablet chlorinators, solar disinfection technology and ceramic filter in Honduras
Downloads: 998
Author: BRAND, A. P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
TAF (Step 2): Water - New - General
Assessment Indicator Sheet
Downloads: 889
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Steps in Implementation of Water and Sanitation Software Activities (Final 2004)
Downloads: 803
Author: DWD
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
Well Digging
A Guide to the Construction and Protection of Hand Dug Wells
Downloads: 774
Author: LAVER, S.
Year of Publishing: 1980
Institution: GTZ, Blair Research Laboratory
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
Spring Catchment
Manuals on Drinking Water Supply. Volume 4:
Downloads: 754
Author: MEULI, C., WEHRLE, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
WASH Technology Information Packages
for UNICEF WASH Programme and Supply Personnel
Downloads: 731
Author: BAUMANN, E., MONTANGERO, A., SUTTON, S. and K. ERPF
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Skat
Iron & Manganese Removal: Simple methods for drinking water
Working Papers on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation - Vol. 1
Downloads: 726
Author: HARTMANN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 721
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
How to Make Water Wise Roads
Downloads: 673
Author: Steenbergen, F. van, K. Woldearegay, H.M. van Beusekom, D. Garcia Landarte, and M. Al-Abyadh
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IFAD
Institution: Meta Meta, UPGro, RAIN
Technical Manuals for Manual Drilling
Downloads: 662
Author: Practica Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
A Community Resource Book for the Water and Sanitation Sector
Downloads: 660
Author: DWD
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
Principles for Borehole Construction and Rehabilitation in Sierra Leone
Downloads: 659
Author: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Technical Guidelines for Construction and Maintenance of Hand Dug Wells
Sierra Leone
Downloads: 657
Author: Ministry of Water Resources
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water Resources, Republic of Sierra Leone
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources
Rainwater Harvesting Handbook
Assessment of Best Practises and Experience in Water Harvesting
Downloads: 647
Author: AFDB
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: African Development Bank
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
Human-Powered Drilling Technologies
an overview of human-powered drilling technologies for shallow small diameter well construction, for domestic and agricultural water supply
Downloads: 642
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Cranfield University
Institution: Silsoe College
TAF (Step 2): Water - Existing - General
Assessment Indicator Sheet
Downloads: 641
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Installation & Maintenance Manual for the India Mark III Handpump
(Edition 2008)
Downloads: 633
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Hand dug Shallow Wells
SERIES OF MANUALS ON DRINKING WATER SUPPLY - VOLUME 5
Downloads: 605
Author: COLLINS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Skat
Wells Construction
Hand Dug and Hand Drilled
Downloads: 584
Author: BRUSH, R. E.
Year of Publishing: 1979
Publisher: Peace Corps
Institution: Information Collection & Exchange
Manuels techniques pour le forage manuel
Downloads: 584
Author: Practica Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Afridev: Handpump Maintenance Card
Downloads: 564
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Water Source Protection
Exploring ways to incentivise citizens and organisations to manage shared water resources in a fair, equitable way.
Downloads: 562
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Implementation Guidelines for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
Downloads: 554
Author: MIWD
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Malawi
Institution: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development
TAF (Step 1): Water - Water Lifting
TAF Screening Sheet
Downloads: 546
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Project Implementation Manual
Community Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Ghana
Downloads: 540
Author: CWSA
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Community Water Supply and Sanitation Agency
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing
Drilling Boreholes for Handpumps
Working Paper 2 on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation
Downloads: 520
Author: WURZEL, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
Institution: RWSN
How to make a hand-pump
Collection Pro-Agro
Downloads: 512
Author: SIMB SIMB, T.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Engineers Without Bhe Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA).
Making Rights Real
Downloads: 506
Author: WASH United, WaterAid, Institute for Sustainable Futures – University of Technology Sydney, End Water Poverty, UNICEF and RWSN, in partnership with C3
Year of Publishing: 2016
India Mark II Major Maintenance Guide
Downloads: 493
Author: Inter Aide
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: Inter Aide Sierra Leone
Institution: European Union
Afridev: Carta Manuntenção das Bombas Manual Afridev
Downloads: 490
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Water Lifting
Manuals on Drinking Water Supply. Volume 7:
Downloads: 485
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
WASH writing course: Facilitators’ Manual and Hand-outs
Improving documentation in the WASH sector for policy, programmes and publication: a writing course for WASH professionals
Downloads: 476
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN/SHARE/WaterAid/Skat