RWSN Library
Resources
Professionnaliser l'eau et l'assainissement en milieu rural au Mali
Downloads: 860
Author: GIZ
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Policy influence for ultra-deep reaching hand pumps
Case study for LifePump acceptance in Zambia and Malawi
Downloads: 844
Author: Chisenga, Bixler, Sitolo, Nyirenda, Muheka, Peacock
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Implantation des forages
Guide à l’intention des chefs de projet
Downloads: 832
Author: CARTER R., CHILTON J., DANERT K., OLSCHEWSKI A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Hand Drilling in Nigeria: Why kill an ant with a sledgehammer?
RWSN Field Note 2009-1
Downloads: 813
Author: ADEKILE, D. & OLABODE, O.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/UNICEF
Steps in Implementation of Water and Sanitation Software Activities (Final 2004)
Downloads: 804
Author: DWD
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
Well Digging
A Guide to the Construction and Protection of Hand Dug Wells
Downloads: 777
Author: LAVER, S.
Year of Publishing: 1980
Institution: GTZ, Blair Research Laboratory
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 775
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Code de bonnes pratiques pour la réalisation de forages
Version française
Downloads: 765
Author: DANERT, K., ARMSTRONG, T., ADEKILE, D., DUFFAU, B., OUEDRAOGO, I. & KWEI, C.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump (B Type)
Installation Manual with notes on maintenance
Downloads: 762
Author: MORGAN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Spring Catchment
Manuals on Drinking Water Supply. Volume 4:
Downloads: 761
Author: MEULI, C., WEHRLE, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
WASH writing course: Participant folder materials
Downloads: 751
Author: various
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Supervision des forages d’eau potable
Guide à l’intention des superviseurs
Downloads: 751
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Multiple Use Water Services - Potential and Challenges for Rural Dwellers (English/Francais/Espanol).
E-Discussion on Multiple use water services, 28th of April – 24th of May 2014.
Downloads: 749
Author: MUS Group/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
WASH Technology Information Packages
for UNICEF WASH Programme and Supply Personnel
Downloads: 733
Author: BAUMANN, E., MONTANGERO, A., SUTTON, S. and K. ERPF
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Skat
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 732
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Sustainable Groundwater Development: use, protect and enhance
RWSN Publication 2014-9
Downloads: 731
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat, SDC, UNICEF, DFID, DEW Point
Iron & Manganese Removal: Simple methods for drinking water
Working Papers on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation - Vol. 1
Downloads: 727
Author: HARTMANN, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
I TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD AND FAILED
Downloads: 727
Author: Siegel, L.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Self-published
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)
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: 690
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
RWSN Webinar Series 2015
Downloads: 682
Author: Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
How to Make Water Wise Roads
Downloads: 673
Author: Steenbergen, F. van, K. Woldearegay, H.M. van Beusekom, D. Garcia Landarte, and M. Al-Abyadh
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IFAD
Institution: Meta Meta, UPGro, RAIN
Uganda U3 Modified Deepwell Handpump Specification
Downloads: 665
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Rainwater Harvesting in Thailand: Learning from the World Champions
RWSN Field Note 2016-1
Downloads: 665
Author: Matthias Saladin
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Technical Manuals for Manual Drilling
Downloads: 665
Author: Practica Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Autonomisation des femmes par le biais d’activités d'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural
Un guide pratique par et pour les praticiens du Réseau d’approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural (RWSN
Downloads: 664
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Utilisation de la télédétection et de la modélisation du terrain pour l'identification des zones favorables aux forages manuels
Remote sensing and terrain modelling to identify suitable zones for manual drilling in Africa
Downloads: 663
Author: FUSSI, F. et al.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Principles for Borehole Construction and Rehabilitation in Sierra Leone
Downloads: 662
Author: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources of Sierra Leone
A Community Resource Book for the Water and Sanitation Sector
Downloads: 660
Author: DWD
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
Technical Guidelines for Construction and Maintenance of Hand Dug Wells
Sierra Leone
Downloads: 657
Author: Ministry of Water Resources
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water Resources, Republic of Sierra Leone
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources
Rainwater Harvesting Handbook
Assessment of Best Practises and Experience in Water Harvesting
Downloads: 649
Author: AFDB
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: African Development Bank
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 648
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
Community Water Supply: the handpump option
Rural Water Supply Handpumps Project
Downloads: 647
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
Human-Powered Drilling Technologies
an overview of human-powered drilling technologies for shallow small diameter well construction, for domestic and agricultural water supply
Downloads: 646
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Cranfield University
Institution: Silsoe College
TAF (Step 2): Water - Existing - General
Assessment Indicator Sheet
Downloads: 641
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Low-cost pump alternatives for rural communities in Honduras
Meeting demand for access to safe drinking water
Downloads: 640
Author: BRAND, A. P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Installation & Maintenance Manual for the India Mark III Handpump
(Edition 2008)
Downloads: 635
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Study of Public and Private Borehole Drilling in Nigeria
Downloads: 631
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: 625
Author: MACDONALD, A., and J. DAVIES
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: British Geological Survey
Institution: DFID, NERC
TAF (Step 1): Sanitation - Latrine
TAF Screening Sheet
Downloads: 622
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Hand dug Shallow Wells
SERIES OF MANUALS ON DRINKING WATER SUPPLY - VOLUME 5
Downloads: 613
Author: COLLINS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Skat
NGOs in the Ugandan Water and Sanitation Sector
Performance Report for FY 2011/12
Downloads: 611
Author: UWASNET
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET)
RWSN Webinar early series, May- Jun 2023
RWSN Webinar early series, May- Jun 2023
Downloads: 608
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Code of Practice for Water Well Construction
NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL STANDARD
Downloads: 606
Author: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Institution: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Assessment of Groundwater Investigations and Borehole Drilling Capacity in Uganda
Downloads: 605
Author: SLOOTS, R.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Manuels techniques pour le forage manuel
Downloads: 598
Author: Practica Foundation
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Wells Construction
Hand Dug and Hand Drilled
Downloads: 586
Author: BRUSH, R. E.
Year of Publishing: 1979
Publisher: Peace Corps
Institution: Information Collection & Exchange
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 586
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
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
Water Source Protection
Exploring ways to incentivise citizens and organisations to manage shared water resources in a fair, equitable way.
Downloads: 575
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Launch webinar: WHO’s updated guidelines for small drinking-water supplies and associated sanitary inspection tools
Webinar launching the WHO’s 2024 Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies and Sanitary inspection packages – a supporting tool for the Guidelines
Downloads: 573
Author: WHO, RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
TIP (STEP 3) Framework for Technology Introduction Process – The TIP Guide
TIP Guidelines
Downloads: 572
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Institution: Skat Foundation and WaterAid UK
Afridev: Handpump Maintenance Card
Downloads: 565
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2024
Resources from the webinars
Downloads: 556
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Implementation Guidelines for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
Downloads: 554
Author: MIWD
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Malawi
Institution: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development
RWSN Annual Report 2017
Downloads: 551
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
TAF (Step 1): Water - Water Lifting
TAF Screening Sheet
Downloads: 549
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: WASHTech Project
Groundwater and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 547
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN