RWSN Library
Resources
Scaling up results-based funding for rural water services
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 13
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
An experiment in the use of PVC pipe as a pump rod in Zimbabwe’s B type Bush Pump
Downloads: 12
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Emerging Trends in Rural Water Management
REAL-Water Synthesis Report
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Rwanda WASH Sector Performance Review Report
Downloads: 15
Author: Stef Smits and Olivier Kanangire
Year of Publishing: 2022
Institution: IRC, Water For People, Isoko y’Ubuzima
SIRWASH Webinar Series
Webinar series of the SIRWASH Programme (Sustainable and Innovative Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Downloads: 459
Author: Various
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Performance and prospects of rural drinking water services in francophone West Africa (EN/FR)
Downloads: 190
Author: REACH/RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2023
5 Stories of Change / 5 Historias de Cambio / 5 Histoires de Changement
WASH Agenda for Change
Downloads: 32
Author: Agenda for Change
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Agenda for Change
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: 79
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Aquamor
I TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD AND FAILED
Downloads: 725
Author: Siegel, L.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Self-published
Guidelines for community-driven water resource management
Downloads: 50
Author: SADC/Danida Regional Water Sector Programme
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: Southern African Development Community/Danish
Institution: Southern African Development Community/Danish
Guidelines for Planning for Water for Livelihoods
Downloads: 37
Author: ZIMWASH
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: ZIMWASH
Institution: ZIMWASH
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1684
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030
REACH working paper 12
Downloads: 1018
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
2nd HTN Workshop (Malawi, 1997)
Partnerships, Roles and Responsibilities
Downloads: 18
Author: Wishart, G.
Year of Publishing: 1997
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN (RWSN)
RWSN SADC strategic workshop report_June2021
Downloads: 41
Author: Sandra Fürst, Aline Saraiva Okello, Muthi Nhlema, Sean Furey
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
The Karonga VLOM
Field Experience with Afridev Deepwell Handpumps April 1991 to March 1994
Downloads: 11
Author: Jespersen, C. B.
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: Water Department/Danida
Institution: Karonga Lakeshore Integrated Rural Groundwater Project
INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION CHARTS FOR PUMP HEAD AND “DOWN THE HOLE” COMPONENTS OF B TYPE BUSH PUMP
Extract from National Standards Specifications - SAZS 881:2013 (Appendix B and C)
Downloads: 22
Author: Government of Zimbabwe
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: The Zimbabwe Government
Institution: The Zimbabwe Government
Bush Pump. Zimbabwe Standard Specification 2013
ZWS 881:2013
Downloads: 106
Author: Government of Zimbabwe
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Government of Zimbabwe
Institution: Government of Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump (“B”type)
Useful templates and tools for examining the pump head
Downloads: 40
Author: Peter Morgan
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamore
Institution: Aquamore
Policy influence for ultra-deep reaching hand pumps
Case study for LifePump acceptance in Zambia and Malawi
Downloads: 828
Author: Chisenga, Bixler, Sitolo, Nyirenda, Muheka, Peacock
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Performance Evaluation of Handpumps used in UNIGEF Projects
Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria
Downloads: 12
Author: Baumann E.
Year of Publishing: 1993
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Forage équipé de Pompe à Motricité Humaine (FPM) version 2
Guide d'Elaboration du Plan de Gestion de la Sécurité Sanitaire de I'Eau (PGSSE)
Downloads: 26
Author: Direction Nationale de la Santé Publique
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministdre de la Santé
Regulating Rural Water Supply Services
A comparative review of existing and emerging approaches with a focus on GIZ partner countries
Downloads: 122
Author: Gerlach, E.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
My Garden Laboratory
Experiments in technical approaches to rural water supply, sanitation and hygiene carried out in my garden and home and then in the world beyond
Downloads: 145
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Aquamor
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: 66
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
SADC-GMI Short Course 1: Drilling Supervision (2018)
23 – 27 April 2018, Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Downloads: 107
Author: SADC-GMI
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: SADC-GMI
Institution: SADC-GMI
A qualitative assessment of disability friendly water and sanitation facilities in primary schools, Rumphi, Malawi
Downloads: 1
Author: Zaunda, H, Holm, R. H., Itimu-Phiri, A., Malota, M. and White, S.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Development Southern Africa, 2018, 35(6), pages 760-773. DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2018.1461610
Institution: Mzuzu University
Reducing the burden of rural water supply through greywater reuse
A case study from northern Malawi
Downloads: 35
Author: Newcomer, E., Boyd, C., Nyirenda, L., Opong, E., Marquez, S. and Holm, R.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 2017, 17(4), pages 1088-1096. DOI: 10.2166/ws.2017.004
Institution: Mzuzu University
Functionality and water quality of Elephant pumps
Implications for sustainable drinking water supplies in rural Malawi.
Downloads: 33
Author: Holm, R., Stroud, R., Msilimba, G. and Gwayi, S.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2015, 1, pages 129-134. DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2016.02.001
Institution: Mzuzu University
Access to groundwater and link to the impact on quality of life
A look at the past, present and future public health needs in Mzimba district, Malawi
Downloads: 31
Author: Rieger, K., Holm, R. H. and Sheridan H.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2016, 2-3, pages 117–129. DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2016.07.002
Institution: Mzuzu University
Achieving the sustainable development goals: A case study of the complexity of water quality health risks in Malawi
Downloads: 1
Author: Holm, R., Wandschneider, P., Felsot, A. and Msilimba, G.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2016, 35:20. DOI: 10.1186/s41043-016-0057-x
Institution: Mzuzu University
A qualitative study of barriers to accessing water, sanitation and hygiene for disabled people in Malawi
Downloads: 18
Author: White, S., Kuper, H., Itimu-Phiri, A., Holm, R. and Biran, A.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: PLoS ONE, 2016, 11(5), e0155043. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155043
Institution: Mzuzu University
Comparative evaluation of the cost of water in northern Malawi
From rural water wells to science education
Downloads: 15
Author: Holm, R., Singini, W. and Gwayi, S.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Applied Economics, 2016, 48(47), pages 4573-4583. DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016
Institution: Mzuzu University
The handpump choice is yours: A pilot study in Rumphi District, Malawi.
Downloads: 11
Author: Holm, R., Kamangira, A., Kasulo, V., Kaponda, P., Hara, E., Carney-Filmore, C. and Nhlema, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Waterlines, 2017, 36 (4), pages 358-366.
Institution: Mzuzu University
Where are the rural groundwater quality data for the assessment of health risks in northern Malawi?
A thought leadership piece
Downloads: 15
Author: Holm, R. H., Kunkel, G. and Nyirenda, L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2018, 7, pages 157-163.
Institution: Mzuzu University
Using irrigation to kick-start multiple-use water services for small-scale farmers in Malawi:
a case study of the Nkhata Bay district, Malawi
Downloads: 21
Author: Stedman, S. Mnyimbiri, A. M., Kawonga, Z., Malota, M., Njera, D., Hall, R. P. and Holm, R. H.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Irrigation and Drainage, 2018, 67(5), pages 645–653
Institution: Mzuzu University
Drinking water quality and human dimensions of cholera patients to inform evidence-based prevention investment in Karonga District, Malawi
Downloads: 17
Author: Kaponda, P., Muthukrishnan, S., Barber, R and Holm, R. H.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Water Supply, 2019,19.7, pages 2079-2087.
Institution: Mzuzu University
Do rope and washer pumps provide safe water and satisfied users? A case study piloting new rural water supply technology in Rumphi District, Malawi.
Downloads: 19
Author: Mkandawire, J. C., Tembo, M., Nhlema, M., Luhanga, J. and Holm, R. H.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Water SA, 2019, 45(3), pages 456-463.
Institution: Mzuzu University
Front-line rural health clinics: Water, sanitation and hygiene access in Ntcheu District (Malawi)
Downloads: 17
Author: Mmanga, M., Holm, R. H. and Di Bella, V.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C Volume 116, April 2020, 102862
Institution: Mzuzu University
Zimbabwe bush pump - 53mm open top cylinder model
Downloads: 73
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Institution: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
Measuring functionality and performance levels
Technical brief
Downloads: 244
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
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 107
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
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: 74
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2017
Institution: Aquamor Pvt Ltd
The Zimbabwe Bushpump
Experiments in the use of PVC rising mains with “bottom support” using a 75mm PVC rising main
Downloads: 46
Author: Morgan, Peter
Year of Publishing: 2019
Institution: Aquamor
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1486
Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Rural Water Supplies and Sanitation
An update and compilation of research activities in support of Zimbabwe’s rural water supply and sanitation program
Downloads: 210
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt. Ltd.
Institution: Aquamor Pvt. Ltd.
Water Supply Borehole Drilling Supervision Training - Water Futures Programme
Downloads: 186
Author: Mannix, N.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Climate Justice Fund
Institution: Climate Justice Fund
Review of Upgraded Family Well Programme in Makoni & Buhera districts, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
Country Report: UNICEF East and South Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Downloads: 39
Author: Olschewski, A., Matimati R. and A. Waterkeyn
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: UNICEF
Malawi: Technical Manual for Water Wells and Groundwater Monitoring Systems and Standard Operating Procedures for Groundwater
Downloads: 2535
Author: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
Institution: Malawi Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 635
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
Quality Assurance of Unicef Drilling Programes for Boreholes in Malawi
Consultancy Services
Downloads: 43
Author: Anscombe J.R.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Water Development Malawi
Institution: unicef
Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A Study and Guidance - 2016
Downloads: 965
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Upgraded Family Wells in Zimbabwe
Collection of reports (2002-2012)
Downloads: 109
Author: various
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: -
Institution: -
Review of Self-supply and its support services in African countries
Synthesis Report
Downloads: 270
Author: Olschewski, A.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UNICEF
Self-Supply as a means of bringing water to the people of Zimbabwe and its relation to the hand pump program.
Downloads: 49
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Aquamor Pvt. Ltd.
A Decade of WPM
RWSN: Mapping and Monitoring
Downloads: 105
Author: Pearce, J, E. Greggio, and E. Stephens
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Groundwater Resources of Malawi
Downloads: 78
Author: ODA/IGS
Year of Publishing: 1983
Publisher: Republic of Malawi
Institution: Department of Lands, Valuation and Water
Manual for Integrated Projects for Rural Groundwater Supplies
Downloads: 166
Author: ODA Groundwater Team
Year of Publishing: 1982
Institution: UNDP
Beyond Retirement
Still in my garden laboratory
Downloads: 15
Author: Morgan, P.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Upgraded Family Wells in Zimbabwe (2012)
A study of Upgraded Family Well technology and training
Downloads: 69
Author: Morgan P. & Kanyemba A.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Aquamor