RWSN Library
Resources
Solar pumping for rural water supply: life-cycle costs from eight countries
40th WEDC International Conference
Downloads: 181
Author: A. Armstrong, J. Mahan & J. Zapor
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: WEDC Conference 2017
Institution: Water Mission
Short Course: Drilling Supervision
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 1614
Author: ADEKILE, D & DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Short Course: Basic Hydrogeology and Borehole Siting
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 1330
Author: ADEKILE, D and THOMAS, M
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Short Course: Procurement and Contract Administration and the Costing and Pricing of Boreholes
Cost-Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 316
Author: ADEKILE, D and THOMAS, M
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
An Action Research for increasing effectiveness and sustainability in water and environmental sanitation
Bafata Region Guinea Bissau
Downloads: 36
Author: ANDERSON, T. and B. MATTHEW
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Plan, West Africa
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
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 634
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
Self-supply: Lessons from WaterAid’s experiences 2005–2023
Downloads: 23
Author: Bartnik T.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: WaterAid
Institution: WaterAid
Tanzania Supply Chain Study Report
Downloads: 90
Author: BAUMANN E and LYIMO B
Year of Publishing: 2000
Institution: Skat
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1243
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
How Three Handpumps Revolutionised Rural Water Supplies
A brief history of the India Mark II/III, Afridev and the Zimbabwe Bush Pump
Downloads: 1261
Author: BAUMANN, E. and S. G. FUREY
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Rationalization of Drilling Operations in Tanzania
Review of the Borehole Drilling Sector in Tanzania
Downloads: 146
Author: BAUMANN, E., BALL, P. and A. BEYENE
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: RWSN
Sustainability of Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Ex Post Assessments of 100 water supply systems constructed/rehabilitated by Welthungerhilfe between 2006-2009
Downloads: 179
Author: BEHRENS-SHAH, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
Professionaliser les services d'eau portable en milieu rural / professionalising rural water services
World Water Forum 9: Session 2A4 (22 March 2022)
Downloads: 106
Author: Boulenouar, Furey, Diagne, Ndianor, Akdi, Dahane, Money and Delaire
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: -
Institution: -
Existing Water Access Points in The Districts Of Bo, Koinadugu And Tonkolili In Sierra Leone
Water Point Survey
Downloads: 157
Author: BOURGOIS, F., DE CAO, P., KONTEH, Y., TRUAN, B., and P. REDON
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Fondation Pro Victimis
Institution: Inter Aide
WASH Self-Supply Sierra Leone
Investing in household ownership and market-systems for sustainable water supply and sanitation
Downloads: 136
Author: BUNDUKA, L. E.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
A comparative study between “Rope pumps” and conventional piston pumps on water quality and other sustainability parameters
Appropriate technologies for rural water supply
Downloads: 152
Author: COLORU, B., S. MGAYA and R. POZZI-TAUBERT
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Fondazione ACRA-CCS, SHIPO
Guidebook for the implementation of decentralised water supply systems in Moldova
ApaSan, Swiss Water and Sanitation Project in Moldova
Downloads: 380
Author: Compilation: K. Klingel and S. Diener
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Consulting Ltd
Institution: ApaSan, SDC, ADC
Webinar Series 2014 (UNICEF- RWSN) on Manual Drilling/Webinaires sur le sujet de Forage Manuel
Five Interactive webinars, which aim to promote South-South sharing. Une séries de cinq (5) Webinaires sur le sujet de Forage Manuel.
Downloads: 2274
Author: DANERT K
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNICEF/RWSN
Institution: UNICEF/RWSN
Manual Drilling Compendium 2015
RWSN Publication 2015-2
Downloads: 2143
Author: DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat
Institution: Skat
Chad’s Growing Manual Drilling Industry
Downloads: 218
Author: DANERT K.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Tapping Treasure: Cost-Effective Boreholes in Sierra Leone
Training and Guideline Development (2013 to 2014)
Downloads: 380
Author: DANERT, K and ADELILE, D
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A Study and Guidance - 2016
Downloads: 964
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
The role of manual drilling for universal access to drinking water: Sharing experiences and ideas in Madrid, April 2019
Downloads: 462
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
Hand Drilling Directory
Cost Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 953
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All
Hand Drilling Newsletter
Volumes 1-5
Downloads: 57
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Rural Water for All - The river may be wide, but it can be crossed
Final Report April 2012
Downloads: 147
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Groundwater and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 531
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Professional Management of Water Well Drilling Projects & Programmes
Online Course 2019 Process Report
Downloads: 311
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1678
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
The Zimbabwe Bush Pump: Mechanics of a Fluid Technology
Social Studies of Science
Downloads: 50
Author: DE LAET, M. & MOL, A.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: SSS and SAGE Publications
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
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 5378
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
A Comparative Study on Water Well Drilling Costs in Kenya
Downloads: 4142
Author: DOYEN, J.
Year of Publishing: 2003
Publisher: UNDP-World Bank
Evaluation of the sustainability of solar powered water supply systems in Kenya
Downloads: 232
Author: EED Advisory Ltd.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: EED Advisory Ltd.
Institution: EU, IOM, Oxfam, NFC, GSWI
The Bush Pump - the national Standard Handpump of Zimbabwe
A review by SKAT/HTN to find out what had made this pump so popular in Zimbabwe.
Downloads: 226
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 1998
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat
REPUBLIC OF CHAD - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MANUAL DRILLING - MAPPING OF FAVOURABLE ZONES
Downloads: 64
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
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE - FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MANUAL DRILLING - MAPPING OF FAVOURABLE ZONES
Downloads: 85
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER RESOURCES
Assessing Community Management of Water Sources in Rural Tanzania
Masters Thesis Academic Year 2017
Downloads: 291
Author: Farré, L.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: University of Basel
Summary of RWSN E-discussion Responding to the Current COVID-19 Crisis: Questions, Resources, and Implications for Rural Water Supply at the Operational Level
Répondre à la crise COVID-19 actuelle: questions, ressources et implications pour l'approvisionnement en eau en milieu rural au niveau opérationnel
Downloads: 115
Author: Fisher, M. (UNC); Behnke, N. (UNC); Kelly E. (UNC); McNaughton A. (UNC); Furey S. (RWSN); Fürst, S. (RWSN)
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, UNC
An Evaluation of the BluePump in Kenya and Gambia
Downloads: 121
Author: Foster, T. & McSorely, B.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: University of Technology Sydney & Oxfam
Institution: Institute for Sustainable Futures
Self-supply of water in Asia and the Pacific: Country Profiles
Downloads: 105
Author: Foster, T. and Gonzalez, D.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Sydney: UTS.
Institution: Sydney: UTS.
RWSN Handpump Survey 2013
Summary of Findings
Downloads: 990
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Rural Water Supply Network
“What is the current wisdom on the best way to manage cash reserves and to manage the risk of big CapManEx costs in the future?”
RWSN Discussion Synthesis
Downloads: 462
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
Handpumps: where now?
A synthesis of online discussions (2012-2014) -##2019 UPDATE##
Downloads: 1050
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation
Proceedings and report from the 7th RWSN Forum (2016, Abidjan)
Contributions et rapport du 7ème Forum RWSN (2016, Abidjan)
Downloads: 204
Author: FUREY, S. G. (editor)
Year of Publishing: 2017
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: 643
Author: FUSSI, F. et al.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Identification of suitable zones for manual drilling in Guinea Bissau and estimation of the potential for development
Downloads: 43
Author: Fussi, F., M. Caruba, F. Asplund
Year of Publishing: 2014
Institution: UNICEF
Assessment of the Feasibility for Manual Drilling in Chad
Report Phase I
Downloads: 75
Author: GAYA, S., FUSSI, F. and A. VAN DER WAL
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Practica Foundation
Institution: UNICEF Chad, Oxfam GB
WASH Self-Supply in Sierra Leone
Perspectives and Options
Downloads: 111
Author: Gelhard, M.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
Institution: Welthungerhilfe/WaterAid
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
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
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
Contamination of drinking water between source and point-of-use in rural households of South Africa and Zimbabwe: implications for monitoring the Millennium Development Goal for water
Downloads: 99
Author: GUNDRY, S. W., WRIGHT, J. A., CONROY, R., DU PREEZ, M., GENTHE, B., MOYO, S., MUTISI, C., NDAMBA, J. and POTGIETER, N.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: IWA - International Water Association
Institution: Water Practice & Technology Vol 1 No. 2
Sierra Leone Waterpoint Report
Review Version – 26th June 2012
Downloads: 162
Author: Hirn, M.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Ministry of Energy & Water Resources
India Mark II Major Maintenance Guide
Downloads: 477
Author: Inter Aide
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: Inter Aide Sierra Leone
Institution: European Union
Maintenance Guideline for Kardia Handpump
Step by Step illustrated manual for major maintenance on Kardia Handpump
Downloads: 201
Author: INTER AIDE SIERRA LEONE
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: Inter Aide
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: 76
Author: InterAide
Year of Publishing: 0000
Publisher: InterAide
Assessment of the Simple, Market-based, Affordable and Repairable Technologies (SMART) approach for Water and Sanitation
Final Report
Downloads: 337
Author: IRC Consult
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: IRC