RWSN Library
Resources
Professional Drilling Management Online Course 2022
Report, training manual and key materials
Downloads: 3395
Author: Danert, K., Diene, M., Brentführer, R. Indij, D. and Tijani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH, Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
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
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.
Groundwater Resources Management Online Course 2022
Report, training manual and key materials
Downloads: 1374
Author: Diene, M., Danert, K.., Brentführer, R. Indij, D. and Tijani, M.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net, Ask for Water GmbH & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
Institution: Africa Groundwater Network (AGW-Net), Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW), UNDP Cap-Net, Ask for Water GmbH & Partenariat National de l'Eau du Sénégal (PNES)
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
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
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 733
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
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
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 543
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
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
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
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
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
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
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 210
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Can solar water kiosks generate sustainable revenue streams for rural water services?
Les kiosques à eau solaires peuvent-ils générer des flux de revenus durables pour les services d'eau en milieu rural ?
Downloads: 155
Author: Wagner J., S. Merner, S. Innocenti, A. Geling, R. Hope
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Science Direct
Institution: World Development
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
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
Financial Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
REAL-Water Innovation Overview
Downloads: 137
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water.
History and status of the rope pump in Nicaragua
- a success story about rural communal water supply and self-supply
Downloads: 128
Author: G.Ferrero, J. D. Briemberg
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation / SMART Centre Group
Is consolidation the answer to improving rural water services in low-income countries? Lessons from OECD country experience.
REAL-Water Research Brief
Downloads: 128
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water
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
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 Member Organisations learning and networking events
Downloads: 107
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Documentation of Experiences and Lessons Learnt in the prevention of Rapid Handpump Corrosion in Uganda
Stop the Rot: Action Research on handpump corrosion and component quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 98
Author: Danert, K., Bisoborwa, P. Kyeyune, E., Mutiibwa, R. and Nakayima, L.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Ministry of Water and Environment, Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
STOP THE ROT: History of the Rapid Handpump Corrosion Problem in Zambia and Potential Next Steps
Downloads: 81
Author: Javan Nkhosi & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
Ghana WASH Sector Development Programme (GWASHSDP) 2021-2030
Downloads: 75
Author: MoSWR
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources
Institution: Government of Ghana
Introducing RWSN
the global knowledge network for practical professionalism in rural water supply
Downloads: 62
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
RWSN e-discussion: WASH needs of perimenopausal women
E-discussion of the Leave No One Behind Theme
Downloads: 56
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
A guidance note for leaving no one behind
Downloads: 51
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: UNICEF
Lead in drinking-water: Health risks, monitoring and corrective actions
Technical brief
Downloads: 44
Author: WHO
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: World Health Organization
RWSN Member Survey 2023
Downloads: 43
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 41
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH Programme
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
5 Stories of Change / 5 Historias de Cambio / 5 Histoires de Changement
WASH Agenda for Change
Downloads: 35
Author: Agenda for Change
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Agenda for Change
Karnataka Sustainable Rural Water Supply Program
Program Information Documents (PID)
Downloads: 30
Author: The World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water Global Practice
External Review of Rural Water Service Delivery Models
Safe Water Initiative Portfolio Review
Downloads: 29
Author: Aguaconsult
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Hilton Foundation
Applicability of the Portable Erosion Chlorinator Technology in Luuka district, Uganda
TAF Assessment
Downloads: 28
Author: ATC
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: ATC
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
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.
Emerging Trends in Rural Water Management
REAL-Water Synthesis Report
Downloads: 21
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 21
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving management of intermittent piped water systems in Ethiopian small towns
Briefing Note
Downloads: 21
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Third Water Supply and Sanitation for Low-Income Communities / Community Based Water Supply Project (PAMSIMAS III)
IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT
Downloads: 18
Author: The World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water Global Practice
Integrating AI into the asset management of rural water supply schemes in Nepal
Discovery Report
Downloads: 18
Author: Dugar, S. & Irwin C.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Frontier Tech Hub
Revista Digital: Agua
Edición #3
Downloads: 17
Author: Nelson Medina et al.
Year of Publishing: 2023
WASH Exit Interviews
Findings on Professional Attrition in the International Sector
Downloads: 17
Author: Gianotti, R. & Worsham, K.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: FLUSH
Department of Rural Development Rural Water Supply Monitoring - methodology, key findings and lessons learnt
Downloads: 16
Author: Nay Oo Keh, Tim Davis, Ellen Greggio, John Knight
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Water Aid
Institution: DRD, Water Aid
Professionalizing Rural Water
Desk Study
Downloads: 16
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project
Scaling up results-based funding for rural water services
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 16
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Halte aux Degradations: Aperçu de la corrosion des pompes à motricité humaine et les défis de maintenance pour un approvisionnement durable en eau potable des populations des zones rurales au Cameroun– Étude de cas de vingt pompes
Recherche-action sur la corrosion et la qualité des composants des pompes à motricité humaine en Afrique Subsaharienne
Downloads: 15
Author: L INJOUOM NCHOUTPOUEN Abdou Aziz
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water GmbH et Skat Foundation
Guidance Note on Mainstreaming Water Resilience in Asia and the Pacific
Downloads: 15
Author: Asian Development Bank
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Asian Development Bank