RWSN Library
Resources
Bulletin trimestriel RWSN
Downloads: 3413
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Professional Water Well Drilling
A UNICEF Guidance Note
Downloads: 3108
Author: Danert K., Gesti Canuto J.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Unicef
RWSN Quarterly Newsletters - ENGLISH
Archive of current and past newsletters
Downloads: 2692
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1870
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: 1797
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: 1308
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: 1042
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: 989
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
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 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 613
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
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: 467
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: 450
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
Nota de politica – Usos Multiples del Agua Planificacion de servicios de agua que se adaptan a las multiples necesidades de las familias rurales pobres
Downloads: 318
Author: Ines Restrepo
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Instituto Cinara – Universidad del Valle
Institution: Instituto Cinara – Universidad del Valle
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: 200
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 163
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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
Climate resilient rural WASH: RWSN's contribution & next steps
Working Paper Brief
Downloads: 115
Author: Salzmann, R.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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: 97
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
RWSN Annual Report 2021
Downloads: 91
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Skat Foundation
MULTIPLE USES WATER SERVICES (MUS)
CONCEPT, PRACTICES, DESIGN OPTIONS & ITS INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Downloads: 77
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Boletim trimestral RWSN - Portuguese
Archive of the Newsletters in Portuguese
Downloads: 64
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
A Guide to Multiple-Use Water Services
Downloads: 64
Author: Mary Renwick
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Winrock International
Institution: Winrock International
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
Hand Drilling Newsletter
Volumes 1-5
Downloads: 58
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
IFC Smart Lessons - November 2010
Improving Rural Water Service in Rwanda with Public-Private Partnerships
Downloads: 57
Author: PREVOST, C., MWANAFUNZI, B., JAIN, N.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: IFC
Guidelines for community-driven water resource management
Downloads: 54
Author: SADC/Danida Regional Water Sector Programme
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Southern African Development Community/Danish
Institution: Southern African Development Community/Danish
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
Guidelines for Planning MUS
Downloads: 43
Author: Adank, M., van Koppen, B. and Smits, S.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and International Water Management Institute
Institution: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and International Water Management Institute
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
Guidelines for Planning for Water for Livelihoods
Downloads: 40
Author: ZIMWASH
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: ZIMWASH
Institution: ZIMWASH
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
Self-supply News - Ethiopia
Downloads: 36
Author: SSWG
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: WAS-RoPSS Project
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
WASH Media Reports Compendium 2012
Award Winning Media Reports on WASH and Marginalisation
Downloads: 32
Author: BERHANU, M.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: WaterAid Ethiopia, Simavi
RWSN Equity and Inclusion Survey 2012
Downloads: 31
Author: GOSLING, L.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Applicability of the Portable Erosion Chlorinator Technology in Luuka district, Uganda
TAF Assessment
Downloads: 27
Author: ATC
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: ATC
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
IFC Smart Lessons - November 2009
Scaling Up Rural Water Supply Service in Benin: A Programmatic Approach and Budget Support
Downloads: 26
Author: PREVOST, C., BEA, S., LEROY-THEMEZE, C.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: IFC
Development Policies & Practice - May 2012
From Market Logic to a Public Water Service: What Role for public authorities?
Downloads: 23
Author: NAULET, F.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: GRET
Assessing the Climate Resilience of Safe Water Enterprises (SWEs)
Final Report May 2020
Downloads: 23
Author: Danone Communities, Aqua for All, Osprey Foundation, The Stone Family Foundation, VOX Impuls
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Dalberg
Institution: Dalberg
Reducing uncertainty in corporate water impact - The role of Results Based Contracting for drinking water supply
Briefing note | January 2024
Downloads: 21
Author: McNicholl, D., and Hope, R.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: University of Oxford and Uptime Global.