RWSN Library
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Women’s empowerment through rural water supply activities: A practical guide by and for practitioners of the Rural Water Supply Network
Downloads: 1122
Author: E Feijoo, S Fürst et al.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
Who is going to drill the African Boreholes?
Downloads: 162
Author: ROBINSON, A.,
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Skat
WASH’Nutrition: A Practical Guidebook on Increasing Nutritional Impact Through Integration of WASH and Nutrition Programmes
for practitioners in humanitarian and development contexts
Downloads: 3
Author: Dodos J.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: ACF International
Institution: Action Contre la Faim
WASH Funders Infrastructure Checklists: Boreholes and Handpumps
Downloads: 1014
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
USOS MÚLTIPLES DEL AGUA COMO ESTRATEGIA PARA COMBATIR LA POBREZA
EXPERIENCIAS EN BOLIVIA Y COLOMBIA
Downloads: 8
Author: Maria Catalina Ramirez
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: InfoAndina
Institution: CONDESAN
Using water to fight poverty: A multiple-use systems approach to food security and productive uses of water
Downloads: 17
Author: Marna de Lange, Tessa Cousins
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Mvula Trust
Institution: Mvula Trust
Une vision pour des services d’eau durables pour tous en milieu rural
RWSN Field Note 2011-10
Downloads: 30
Author: Carter, R et H. Lockwood
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Comité de pilotage exécutif
Une brève histoire des puits forés à la main au Niger
Downloads: 163
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/WSP
The Untapped Potential of Decentralized Solutions to Provide Safe, Sustainable Drinking Water at Large Scale
The State of the Safe Water Enterprises Market
Downloads: 10
Author: Bhatnagar, N, Lampert, S, Goyal, V, Mehta, R, Rai, R, Chandrasekhar, A
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Dalberg
The SOMAP Experience, Zambia
A study of the how sustainable a national rural water supply programme turned out, in Chongwe District, Zambia
Downloads: 447
Author: Nkhosi, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
The role of Multiple uses of water (MUS) for the poor in rural areas of Latin America and The Caribbean (LAC)
Downloads: 15
Author: I. Domínguez
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: WEDC
Institution: WEDC
Sustainable Supply Chains for Rural Water Services: Linking local procurement of handpumps and spare parts supply
Field Note No 2011-1
Downloads: 289
Author: HARVEY, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, SDC
Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies: Are we moving in the right direction?
Perspectives No 3
Downloads: 189
Author: HARVEY, P.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF
Sustainable Groundwater Development: use, protect and enhance
RWSN Publication 2014-9
Downloads: 729
Author: FUREY S. G. & DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat, SDC, UNICEF, DFID, DEW Point
Supervision des forages d’eau potable
Guide à l’intention des superviseurs
Downloads: 747
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Supervising Water Well Drilling
A guide for supervisors
Downloads: 3980
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Spare Part Supplies for Handpumps in Africa: Success Factors for Sustainability
Rural Water Supply Series
Downloads: 171
Author: Oyo, A.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN/WSP
Solutions for Reducing Borehole Costs in Rural Africa
Field Note
Downloads: 341
Author: BALL, P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Skat Foundation
Siting of Drilled Water Wells - A Guide for Project Managers
RWSN Publication 2014-11
Downloads: 2765
Author: CARTER, R., CHILTON, J., DANERT, K. & OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Self Supply: A Fresh Approach to Water for Rural Populations
Downloads: 80
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: RWSN, WSP, DFID
RWSN Early Webinar Series 2025
Recordings and Slides
Downloads: 733
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
RWSN Annual Report 2024
Professional Rural Water Services for All
Downloads: 211
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2025
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
RWSN Annual Report 2023
Downloads: 452
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Annual Report 2021
Downloads: 91
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Skat Foundation
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
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
Procurement and Contract Management of Drilled Well Construction
A Guide for Supervisors and Project Managers
Downloads: 1919
Author: ADEKILE, D
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Procurement & Gestão de Contratos de Construção de Furos de Água
Um Guião para Fiscais e Gestores de Projectos
Downloads: 122
Author: ADEKILE, D
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Policy influence for ultra-deep reaching hand pumps
Case study for LifePump acceptance in Zambia and Malawi
Downloads: 843
Author: Chisenga, Bixler, Sitolo, Nyirenda, Muheka, Peacock
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
People, Politics, the Environment and Rural Water Supplies
RWSN-IFAD Rural Water Supply Series: Volume 1
Downloads: 214
Author: DANERT K & FLOWERS C
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Pastoral Water Development in Chad / Secteur de l’hydraulique pastorale au Tchad
Evaluation of AFD Interventions over the last 20 years / Evaluation et capitalisation de 20 ans d’interventions de l’AFD
Downloads: 12
Author: KRÄTLI, S., M. MONIMART, B. JALLO, J. SWIFT, C. HESSE
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: AFD
Passation de marchés et gestion des contrats de construction de forages
Guide à l’intention des superviseurs et chefs de projet
Downloads: 503
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Operationalizing Community-led water services for multiple uses in South Africa
Water Research Commission (WRC)
Downloads: 6
Author: van Koppen B., Phasha K., Bophela T., Modiba I., White M., Magombeyi M., Jacobs I.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Water Research Commission
Institution: International Water Management Institute, Tsogang Water & Sanitation
Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies
Challenging the community-based O&M paradigm.
Downloads: 301
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 163
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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
National Monitoring of Rural Water Supplies
How the Government of Uganda did it and lessons for other countries
Downloads: 513
Author: SSOZI, D. and DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Myths of the Rural Water Supply Sector
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 1871
Author: RWSN Executive Steering Committee
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Mythes du secteur de l’alimentation en eau en milieu rural
RWSN Perspective No 4
Downloads: 87
Author: COMITÉ DE PILOTAGE EXÉCUTIF
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
MULTIPLE USES WATER SERVICES (MUS)
CONCEPT, PRACTICES, DESIGN OPTIONS & ITS INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Downloads: 77
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Multiple Uses of Water Services (MUS) as A Climate Adaptation Solution: Existing Practices & Key Questions
Downloads: 8
Author: Singh Khawas, N.
Year of Publishing: 2025
Mitos no Sector de Abastecimento de Água Rural
Perspectiva No 4
Downloads: 118
Author: Comité Executivo de Direcção da RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN
Mapping of Rural Water Supply Publications, using AI assistance
Downloads: 14
Author: DANERT K., O. MILLS, J. ALVAREZ-SALA
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Ask for Water GmbH
Manual Drilling Compendium 2015
RWSN Publication 2015-2
Downloads: 2188
Author: DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Skat
Lutter Contre La Pauvret
Downloads: 8
Author: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Institution: IRC, NRI, IWMI
Low-cost pump alternatives for rural communities in Honduras
Meeting demand for access to safe drinking water
Downloads: 636
Author: BRAND, A. P.
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1308
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Le forage d'eau à faibles coûts en dix étapes
Étude des coûts de forage en Éthiopie
Downloads: 126
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
Investigating Options for Self-help Water Supply
From field research to pilot interventions in Uganda
Downloads: 45
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
InterAide Support to Operation and Maintenance of rural Water Supplies in Malawi in 2008
Member's Experiences No.1
Downloads: 201
Author: DE SAINT MÉLOIR, B.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/Inter Aide
Integrity Management in Community-based Water Tenure in Kajiado County, Kenya
CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience
Downloads: 3
Author: Keega, M.; Manishimwe, E.; Schreiner, B.; van Koppen, B.; Amarnath, G.
Year of Publishing: 2023
Institution: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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
Implantation des forages
Guide à l’intention des chefs de projet
Downloads: 830
Author: CARTER R., CHILTON J., DANERT K., OLSCHEWSKI A.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/UNICEF
Human Right to Water: What does it mean in Practice?
World Bank – RWSN Webinar with the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Ms Catarina de Albuquerque
Downloads: 884
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
How Three Handpumps Revolutionised Rural Water Supplies
A brief history of the India Mark II/III, Afridev and the Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 1304
Author: BAUMANN, E. and S. G. FUREY
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
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
Handpump Standardisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking a Champion
RWSN Publication 2015-1
Downloads: 1620
Author: MacArthur, J.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Hand Drilling in Nigeria: Why kill an ant with a sledgehammer?
RWSN Field Note 2009-1
Downloads: 807
Author: ADEKILE, D. & OLABODE, O.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/UNICEF
Hand Drilling Directory
Cost Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 964
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All