RWSN Library
Resources
Improving access to safe drinking water: Prospection for low-fluoride sources
Brief report presenting main findings - Addis Ababa, August 2014
Downloads: 83
Author: Meta Meta / Addis Ababa University
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Meta Meta Research
Ethiopia Cost Effective Boreholes Vol 2.
Downloads: 82
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Gov of Ethiopia
The Importance of Manual Drilling in Africa
Downloads: 82
Author: GAYA, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Self-help Initiatives to improve Water Supplies in Eastern and Central Uganda, with an emphasis on shallow groundwater
A Case Study of the RWSN Self-Supply Flagship: FINAL REPORT
Downloads: 82
Author: CARTER, R., MALANYI, J.M. & SSEBALU, J.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: RWSN, WSP, WaterAid
Groundwater Resources of Malawi
Downloads: 82
Author: ODA/IGS
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: Republic of Malawi
Institution: Department of Lands, Valuation and Water
Toilet and water supply demonstrations in the back yard
A display of the various toilet and water supply systems in my back yard demonstration area where toilet and water supply technology development work has taken place over the years.
Downloads: 81
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Aquamor
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
Management for Sustainability
Practical lessons from three studies on the management of rural water supply schemes.
Downloads: 80
Author: TAYLOR, B.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: WaterAid
Self Supply: A Fresh Approach to Water for Rural Populations
Downloads: 80
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: RWSN, WSP, DFID
Why wells should only be dug in a specific period of the year?
Understanding one of the main causes of wells’ drying in Sierra Leone, through an analysis of a water table movements.
Downloads: 80
Author: InterAide
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: InterAide
Performance evaluation and economic analysis of solar photo-voltaic water pumping systems: Case of Abakore borehole water supply system in Kenya
Downloads: 80
Author: Otieno, J. O.; Omuto, C. T.; Gitau, A. A.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
Institution: University of Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering
REPUBLIQUE DU SENEGAL - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
Downloads: 80
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Rapid Assessments of Capacities of Hand Pump Manufacturers in Zimbabwe
Downloads: 79
Author: MATHUR, S. P. and JONGA, M.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF
Sustainability of Rainwater Harvesting System for the Domestic Needs (A Case Study of Daugha VDC, Gulmi, Nepal)
Master Thesis
Downloads: 79
Author: Ramesh Chandra Bohara
Year of Publishing: 2015
Institution: Pokhara University, Nepal
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump: 54 mm open top cylinder model
Recent research into technical methods of reducing down time, using standard downthe- hole equipment
Downloads: 79
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2017
Institution: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Compendium of WASH Results Programme Learning
A collection of the learning outputs from FCDO’s WASH Results Programme (2014-2021)
Downloads: 78
Author: Fisher, Catherine and Harris, Benjamin (Eds.)
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: e-Pact Consortium
Institution: e-Pact Consortium
Report on the RWSN Handpump Installation Training for the PDARI Project in Maxixe, Inhambane Province, Mozambique.
Downloads: 77
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat/COWATER
O Conceito de Bomba de Corda
Downloads: 77
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
TAF (Etape 2): Eau– disponible – Général
Indicateur d'évaluation Fiche
Downloads: 77
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Zimbabwe bush pump - 53mm open top cylinder model
Downloads: 77
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Institution: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Assessment of the Feasibility for Manual Drilling in Chad
Report Phase I
Downloads: 76
Author: GAYA, S., FUSSI, F. and A. VAN DER WAL
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Practica Foundation
Institution: UNICEF Chad, Oxfam GB
Sustainable transfer of manual well drilling to the private sector in Niger
Downloads: 76
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Practica Foundation, EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Community led Improvements of Rural Drinking Water Supplies
Knowledge and Research Project (KAR) R 7128 FINAL REPORT
Downloads: 76
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: SWL Consultants
Institution: DFID
Where does the water flow?
Roads runoff, soil erosion, groundwater, livelihoods and poverty alleviation in Tigray, Ethiopia
Downloads: 76
Author: Welle, K., R. Alba, J. Demenge, A. Addisu and K. Manjur
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Institute of Development Studies, University of Mekelle, Meta Meta Research
An investigation into the potential to reduce the cost of constructed rainwater harvesting tanks in Uganda
MSc Thesis Academic Year 2006/7
Downloads: 75
Author: CRUDDAS, P.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Cranfield University
Unlocking the Potential of Information Communications Technology to Improve Water and Sanitation Services
WSP Report
Downloads: 75
Author: NDAW, M. F.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: Water & Sanitation Program
Enhancing Frontline Provider Collaboration to Improve Rural Water Sustainability
Operational Lessons from Indonesia’s Community-Led Water Supply Project—PAMSIMAS
Downloads: 74
Author: D. Thapa, C. Prevost, and H. Widjanarko
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: The World Bank
Institution: GWSP
Draft Review of the Household Arsenic Removal Technology Options
Downloads: 73
Author: MUDGAL, A. K.
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Handpump Technology Network
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
Resilience in Groundwater Supply Systems: Integrating Resource Based Approaches with Agency, Behaviour and Choice (RIGSS)
Final Report
Downloads: 73
Author: Healy, A.; Upton, K.; Bristow, G.; Allan, S.; Bukar, Y.; Capstick, S.; Danert, K.; Furey, S.; Goni, I.; MacDonald, A.; Theis, S.; Tijani, M.N.; Whitmarsh, L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Cardiff University
MULTIPLE USES WATER SERVICES (MUS)
CONCEPT, PRACTICES, DESIGN OPTIONS & ITS INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Downloads: 73
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Low Cost Drilling in the Sudan - from an NGO Perspective
National Workshop on Cost Effective Boreholes in Sudan, Khartoum
Downloads: 72
Author: IAS
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: International Aid Services
Upgraded Family Wells in Zimbabwe (2012)
A study of Upgraded Family Well technology and training
Downloads: 72
Author: Morgan P. & Kanyemba A.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamor
Manual Drilling Techniques
Downloads: 71
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Practica Foundation, EnterpriseWorks/VITA
An Introduction to Self Supply - Putting the User First
Incremental improvements and private investment in rural water supply
Downloads: 71
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: RWSN
GROUNDWATER MATTERS: DRINKING WATER FOR RURAL PEOPLE
Four week E-discussion from 10th September 2012
Downloads: 71
Author: DANERT, K and FUREY, S
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: Skat Foundation
Synthesis report: learning forum on sensor-enabled water points for sustainable water services
Downloads: 71
Author: Greaves, F.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Tearfund and Richard Carter & Associates
REPUBLIQUE DU BÉNIN: ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
L’étude de faisabilité des forages manuels (manual drilling) en République du Bénin
Downloads: 70
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Ghana WASH Sector Development Programme (GWASHSDP) 2021-2030
Downloads: 70
Author: MoSWR
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources
Institution: Government of Ghana
The Drilling Environment and Establishing a Drillers Association in Nigeria
Cost Effective Boreholes (CEB) Flagship
Downloads: 69
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: RWSN
Synthesis Report (2010): Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 69
Author: Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat Foundation
Guide d’introduction des technologies d’eau et d’assainissement au Burkina Faso
TIP Guidelines
Downloads: 69
Author: EEA/WSA
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
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
REPUBLIC OF CHAD - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MANUAL DRILLING - MAPPING OF FAVOURABLE ZONES
Downloads: 68
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: Ministüre de lÈnvironment. de lÊau et des Resources Halieutiques
Blended Finance for Water Infrastructure Maintenance and Fecal Sludge Management
Working Group Output
Downloads: 68
Author: Rossmann R (Editor)
Year of Publishing: 2021
Institution: Convergence / Sida
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
Private Operators and Rural Water Supplies
A Desk Review of Experience
Downloads: 67
Author: Kleemeier, E.L.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Perceived trends in the development of individualised water supplies in Africa.
Survey Summary
Downloads: 67
Author: Healy, A.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Cardiff University/RWSN
Institution: RIGSS
Briefing Note #1: Artisan Associations
Downloads: 66
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: UNICEF
Handpumps Testing and Development: Progress Report on Field and Laboratory Testing
Work Bank Technical Paper Number 29
Downloads: 66
Author: ARLOSOROFF, S.,TSCHANNERL, G., GREY, D., JOURNEY, J., KARP, A., LANGENEGGER, O., and ROCHE, R.
Year of Publishing: 1984
Publisher: World Bank
Funding mechanisms to incentivize sustainable and inclusive water provision in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands
Downloads: 66
Author: Ashni Shah; Rob Mills
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Oxfam International
Institution: Oxfam International
RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
L’étude de faisabilité des forages manuels (manual drilling) en RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE
Downloads: 66
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
REPUBLIQUE DE LA COTE D’IVOIRE - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
Downloads: 66
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Performance of India Mark II solid link suction pumps in Danida assisted water supply project in coastal Orissa
Project Report
Downloads: 65
Author: KUMAR DAW, R. and REDDY, L. V. R.
Year of Publishing: 1995
Publisher: Danida
RWSN 3-year report (2015-2017)
Downloads: 65
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
SWIFT water ATMs: experience and impact in Turkana and Wajir counties of Kenya
SWIFT Consortium learning brief
Downloads: 65
Author: James Origa (Oxfam)
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Oxfam GB, Tearfund and Overseas Development Institute
Institution: Consortium for Sustinable Water, sanitation and hygiene in Fragile Contexts
Water Security for Climate Resilience Report
A synthesis of research from the Oxford University REACH programme
Downloads: 65
Author: Murgatroyd, A., Charles, K.J., Chautard, A., Dyer, E., Grasham, C., Hope, R., Hoque, S.F., Korzenevica, M., Munday, C., Alvarez-Sala, J., Dadson, S., Hall, J.W., Kebede, S., Nileshwar, A., Olago, D., Salehin, M., Ward, F., Washington, R., Yeo, D. and Zele
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: University of Oxford, UK: REACH.
An Assessment of Hand Drilling Potential in Upland and Lowland Malawi
MSc Thesis Academic Year 2006/7
Downloads: 64
Author: SUTTON, I.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Cranfield University
Setting up viable supply chains for Hand Pumps in Vietnam
Summary of an appraisal and impact assessment of the Government of Vietnam-IDE Hand Pump Promotion Program, funded by ICCO.
Downloads: 64
Author: IKIN, D. and E. BAUMANN
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat, SDC
Draft Specifications for Arsenic Field Test Kit for Drinking Water
Downloads: 64
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: UNICEF