RWSN Library
Resources
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 6069
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
Remote Monitoring of Handpumps
Topical collection of papers and reports
Downloads: 1842
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2020
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1766
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Handpump Data 2009 (ARCHIVE - SEE UPDATE)
Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1412
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Challenges of Water Well Drillers & Water Well Drillers Associations
Case Studies of Six Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and the USA
Downloads: 1405
Author: Traoré, U
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment:
Report on the Rural Water Capacity Needs Assessment and Annexes
Downloads: 1224
Author: Global Water Center, Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, & Rural Water Supply Network
Year of Publishing: 2024
Manually Drilled Boreholes: Providing water in Nigeria’s Megacity of Lagos and beyond
Downloads: 1120
Author: DANERT, K, ADEKILE, D and GESTI CANUTO, J
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Women’s empowerment through rural water supply activities: A practical guide by and for practitioners of the Rural Water Supply Network
Downloads: 1117
Author: E Feijoo, S Fürst et al.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Handpump Survey 2013
Summary of Findings
Downloads: 995
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A Study and Guidance - 2016
Downloads: 971
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
The International Handpump Workshop Kakamega, Kenya, 1992
Papers, proceedings and recommendations
Downloads: 933
Author: UNDP-World Bank
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: WSP
Procurement, Costing & Pricing and Contract Management of Borehole Construction - Zambia Short Course Report
Striving for Professionalism in Cost Effective Boreholes in Zambia
Downloads: 885
Author: ADEKILE, D and DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Local Council Water Security Training Course
Downloads: 877
Author: KAMARA I., DAY S., DUMBLE P. and CARTER R.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Richard Carter and Associates Ltd
A Hidden Resource:
Household-led rural water supply in Ethiopia
Downloads: 871
Author: SUTTON, S., BUTTERWORTH, J. and MEKONTA, L.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
I TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD AND FAILED
Downloads: 726
Author: Siegel, L.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Self-published
Iron & Manganese Removal: Simple methods for drinking water
Working Papers on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation - Vol. 1
Downloads: 722
Author: HARTMANN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 712
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Water Services in Small Towns in Africa
The Role of Small and Medium-Sized Organisations
Downloads: 705
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: WSP
Institution: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
RWSN Annual Report 2012
Enabling practitioners, professionals and ultimately water users to make informed decisions on how to improve and maintain access to safe water in rural areas.
Downloads: 677
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Rainwater Harvesting in Thailand: Learning from the World Champions
RWSN Field Note 2016-1
Downloads: 662
Author: Matthias Saladin
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Community Water Supply: the handpump option
Rural Water Supply Handpumps Project
Downloads: 630
Author: ARLOSOROFF, S.,TSCHANNERL, G., GREY, D., JOURNEY, J., KARP, A., LANGENEGGER, O., and ROCHE, R.
Year of Publishing: 1987
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: UNDP/World Bank
Study of Public and Private Borehole Drilling in Nigeria
Downloads: 626
Author: ADEKILE, D. and O. OLABODE
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF Nigeria
A Brief Review of Groundwater for Rural Water Supply in sub-Saharan Africa
Technical Report
Downloads: 623
Author: MACDONALD, A., and J. DAVIES
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: British Geological Survey
Institution: DFID, NERC
Assessment of Groundwater Investigations and Borehole Drilling Capacity in Uganda
Downloads: 604
Author: SLOOTS, R.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
NGOs in the Ugandan Water and Sanitation Sector
Performance Report for FY 2011/12
Downloads: 600
Author: UWASNET
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET)
A preliminary study of training artisans in upgradeable techniques for family owned wells
Downloads: 585
Author: MORGAN, P. and A. KANYEMBA
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 578
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
Groundwater and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 536
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
Professionalising Manual Drilling
Survey of Manual Drilling Experiences - May 2013
Downloads: 485
Author: DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Drilling for Water in Ethiopia
Volume 1 - Main Report
Downloads: 472
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Gov of Ethiopia
Supporting Rural Water Supply
Moving towards a Service Delivery Approach
Downloads: 471
Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and SMITS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing Ltd.
Institution: IRC/Aguaconsult
The role of manual drilling for universal access to drinking water: Sharing experiences and ideas in Madrid, April 2019
Downloads: 463
Author: Danert, K; Abuuru, D; Adekile, D; Diene, M; Fussi, F; Gesti, J; Kane, C; Martinez-Santos, P; Museteka, L; O'Dochairtaigh, B; Tindimugaya, C.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Technological Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
USAID REAL-Water Learning Note and Full Report
Downloads: 462
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Institution: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Africa wide water, sanitation and hygiene technology review
WASHTech - Deliverable 2.1
Downloads: 445
Author: PARKER, A.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: WASHTech
Institution: EU FP7
WASH Sector Performance Report 2013 - Liberia
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Liberia
Downloads: 402
Author: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Institution: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Tapping Treasure: Cost-Effective Boreholes in Sierra Leone
Training and Guideline Development (2013 to 2014)
Downloads: 394
Author: DANERT, K and ADELILE, D
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Professionalising Manual Drilling: Malawi
A country summary
Downloads: 378
Author: HOLME, R, DANERT, K, SITOLO, T, MCGILL J & HOLTSLAG H
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation & UNICEF
Tapping Treasure: Cost-Effective Boreholes in Sierra Leone - Workshop
Downloads: 368
Author: DANERT, K, ADEKILE, D & THOMAS, M
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Manufacturing Process for the 2,000-liter Thai Jar
Illustration of the Process
Downloads: 359
Author: Jon Naugle
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Jon Naugle
Community Management of Water Services
Approaches, Innovations from Lango & Rwenzori regions, Uganda
Downloads: 342
Author: Nabunnya, J., L. Mirembe, P. Magara, M. Watsisi and R. Otim
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Sustainable Services at Scale (Triple-S Uganda)
Institution: IRC
The risks of a technology-based MDG indicator for rural water supply
33rd WEDC International Conference, Accra, Ghana, 2008
Downloads: 338
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: WEDC - Water, Engineering and Development Centre
Professional Management of Water Well Drilling Projects & Programmes
Online Course 2019 Process Report
Downloads: 318
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 311
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Technical Note Series on Manual Drilling
Downloads: 306
Author: Practica Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes: Zambia Country Status Report 2009
Final Report 1st November 2009
Downloads: 303
Author: ARMSTRONG, T.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
A Comparative Evaluation Of Ultra Deep-Well Handpumps
MSc THESIS Academic Year: 2011 - 2012
Downloads: 301
Author: CORNET, L.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Cranfield University
Institution: SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES Water Management: Community Water and Sanitation
Consultancy Services: Quality Assurance of UNICEF Drilling Programmes for Boreholes in Malawi
Final Report
Downloads: 301
Author: ANSCOMBE, J.R.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Institution: UNICEF
Assessing Community Management of Water Sources in Rural Tanzania
Masters Thesis Academic Year 2017
Downloads: 294
Author: Farré, L.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: University of Basel
Framework & Handbook for the Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supply Services, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan
A Politically Enabled Public Private Partnership
Downloads: 293
Author: Ministry of Water, Cooperatives and Rural Development, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Republic of South Sudan
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Cooperatives and Rural Development, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Republic of South Sudan
Institution: Ministry of Water, Cooperatives and Rural Development, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Republic of South Sudan
Short report on Self-supply Seminar at the “My Water-my business” event
20th March 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Downloads: 286
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Cost Effective Boreholes in Mozambique
An analysis for practice under the One Million Initiative 2008 -2010
Downloads: 278
Author: GESTI CANUTO, J. A.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: UNICEF
Professionalising Manual Drilling: Uganda
A country summary
Downloads: 277
Author: DANERT, K, & CARPENTER, J
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Rural Water Supply - Technology Options
Handpumps, Mechanised Pumps, Surface Water
Downloads: 268
Author: BAUMANN, E. and ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Malawi Sector Performance Report 2011
Downloads: 264
Author: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Fiche technique du forage manuel
Downloads: 264
Author: Practica Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Learning from UNICEF’s Experiences of Water Well Drilling
Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 259
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat/UNICEF
Training in Drilling and Construction of Boreholes at the Water Resources Institute, Uganda (2018-2019)
Downloads: 246
Author: Water Resources Institute
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: WRI
Institution: WRI
Measuring functionality and performance levels
Technical brief
Downloads: 245
Author: Fallas, H. C., MacDonald, A.M., Casey, V., Kebede, S., Owor, M., Mwathunga, E., Calow, R., Cleaver, F., Cook, P., Fenner, R.A., Dessie, N., Yehualaeshet, T., Wolde, G., Okullo, J., Katusiime, F., Alupo, G., Berochan, G., Chavula, G., Banda, S., Mleta, P.,
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Institution: UPGro Hidden Crisis Consortium
Results-Based Contracts for Rural Water Services
Uptime Working Paper 2
Downloads: 243
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Lambert, L., Staub, M., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Uptime consortium