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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
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.
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: 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
The International Handpump Workshop Kakamega, Kenya, 1992
Papers, proceedings and recommendations
Downloads: 934
Author: UNDP-World Bank
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 721
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Water Services in Small Towns in Africa
The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Organisations
Downloads: 706
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: WSP
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
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
A Brief Review of Groundwater for Rural Water Supply in sub-Saharan Africa
Technical Report
Downloads: 624
Author: MACDONALD, A., and J. DAVIES
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: British Geological Survey
Institution: DFID, NERC
Hand dug Shallow Wells
SERIES OF MANUALS ON DRINKING WATER SUPPLY - VOLUME 5
Downloads: 605
Author: COLLINS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: 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: 463
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
Upgraded Well Manual for Field Workers
Downloads: 409
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: Mvuramanzi Trust
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
Guidance Manual on Water Supply and Sanitation Programmes
Downloads: 282
Author: WELL
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: Department for International Development
Afridev: Handpump Specification: Injection Moulding Manual
(Revision 1-1999)
Downloads: 259
Author: KEEN, J. & ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
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
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
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 223
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
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.
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 208
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
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.
VLOM Pumps
Technical Brief 41
Downloads: 183
Author: SKINNER, B. and SHAW, R.
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: Loughborough University
Institution: WEDC
India Handpump Revolution: Challenge and Change
HTN Working Paper: WP 01/97
Downloads: 171
Author: MUDGAL, A. K.
Year of Publishing: 1997
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Specification And Drawings For The Pounder Rig
a human-powered drill rig for constructing shallow small diameter wells for domestic and agricultural water supply
Downloads: 160
Author: BALL, P. & CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Cranfield University
Institution: Silsoe College
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
Report on The Performance of Afridev and Nira Handpumps on the Upper Regions Community Water Project (COWAP) Ghana
Report for the GWSC/CIDA Community Water Project Upper Regions, Ghana
Downloads: 149
Author: NAMPUSUOR, R. and S. MATHISEN
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: COWATER
Institution: CIDA
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
Groundwater Quality and Handpump Corrosion in Africa
UNDP-World Bank Handpumps Project
Downloads: 137
Author: LANGENEGGER, O.
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
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.
Afridev: Packaging Guidelines for Afridev
(First Edition 1992)
Downloads: 130
Author: MUDGAL, A. K., & KUMAR, S.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Skat/UNDP/WSP
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
Hand Sludging - A Report From North West Bengal
Report of DFID KAR Project R7126 “Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling”,
Downloads: 127
Author: BALL, P. & DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: Cranfield University
Institution: Silsoe College
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
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
VLOM for Rural Water Supply: Lessons from Experience
Task No: 162
Downloads: 95
Author: COLIN, J.
Year of Publishing: 1999
Publisher: Loughborough University
Institution: WEDC
Tanzania Supply Chain Study Report
Downloads: 92
Author: BAUMANN E and LYIMO B
Year of Publishing: 2000
Institution: Skat
Cast Iron No. 6 Suction Hand Pump
Production Manual
Downloads: 91
Author: UNICEF-DPHE
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: UNICEF/Gov of Bangladesh
Institution: Department of public Health Engineering (DPHE),
Handpump Technology Input to the Joint Review of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Eastern Uganda Project- RUWASA Phase IIA
Downloads: 87
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Handpump Technology Network/Skat
Bomba de Accion Directa (Maya - Yaku)
Especificaciones Rev. 0-1993
Downloads: 86
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Sustainable Handpump Projects in Africa
Report on Fieldwork in South Africa May 23 – June 6, 2003
Downloads: 73
Author: HARVEY P. and S. M. KAYAGA
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: Loughborough University
Institution: WEDC
Afridev Handpump - old specification versions
(Revision 5-2007 is the current version)
Downloads: 69
Author: Baumann, E. & J. Keen
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: Skat
Institution: HTN
International Conference on Manual Irrigation Proceedings
HTN Working Paper: WP 01/96
Downloads: 67
Author: WISHART, G.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat
Performance of India Mark II solid link suction pumps in Danida assisted water supply project in coastal Orissa
Project Report
Downloads: 66
Author: KUMAR DAW, R. and REDDY, L. V. R.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: Danida
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
Performance of PVC riser pipes with India Mark II hand pumps
Results from field trials February 1988 to March 1992
Downloads: 61
Author: KUMAR DAW, R.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: Danida Project Directorate
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
Hand Augered Garden Wells
Downloads: 53
Author: NAUGLE, J.
Year of Publishing: 1991
Publisher: Lutheran World Relief