RWSN Library
Resources
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
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
West Africa Water Initiative (WAWI) Hand Drilling in Niger - Experts Drilling Workshop
Report for ARD Prepared by EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Downloads: 53
Author: DANERT, K., MAMADOU, I. and J. NAUGLE
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: EnterpriseWorks/VITA
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
Webinar Series 2014 (RAIN - RWSN)
Interactive webinars that aim promote sharing of knowledge and experience in rainwater harvesting
Downloads: 510
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: RAIN/RWSN
Institution: RAIN/RWSN
Water Source Protection
Exploring ways to incentivise citizens and organisations to manage shared water resources in a fair, equitable way.
Downloads: 514
Author: FUREY S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Water and Environment Sector Performance Report 2014
Government of Uganda, Ministry of Water and Environment
Downloads: 396
Year of Publishing: 2014
Water & Sanitation Sub-Sector Performance Measurment Process in Uganda
Downloads: 13
Author: Arebahona I.
Year of Publishing: 2011
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
WASH Self-Supply in Sierra Leone
Perspectives and Options
Downloads: 111
Author: Gelhard, M.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Welthungerhilfe
Institution: Welthungerhilfe/WaterAid
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
Une brève histoire des puits forés à la main au Niger
Downloads: 162
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: RWSN/WSP
Uganda’s Water Sector Development: Towards Sustainable Systems
HTN Working Paper: WP 02/96
Downloads: 37
Author: WISHART, G.
Year of Publishing: 1996
Publisher: RWSN (incl. HTN)
Institution: Skat
Uganda U3 Modified Deepwell Handpump Specification
Downloads: 640
Author: ERPF, K.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
Institution: Skat
Uganda National Framework for Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supplies
Downloads: 382
Author: MWE
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Institution: Rural Water Supply Division
Uganda Institutional Framework for Water Supply
REAL-Water Institutional Framework Report
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
Turkana Jet research unlocks new understanding of East African droughts
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 3
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Training in Drilling and Construction of Boreholes at the Water Resources Institute, Uganda (2018-2019)
Downloads: 238
Author: Water Resources Institute
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: WRI
Institution: WRI
The Uganda Self Supply Pilot Project 2006 - 2008
Downloads: 48
Author: CARTER, R. C., MAGALA MPALANYI, J. and J. KIWANUKA
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: RWSN
The Technology Applicability Framework. A Participatory Tool to Validate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Technologies for Low-Income Urban Areas
in S. Hostettler et al. (eds.), Technologies for Development,
Downloads: 144
Author: Olschewski, A. and V. Casey
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
The Importance of Manual Drilling in Africa
Downloads: 81
Author: GAYA, S.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
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
Ten Factors for Viable Rural Water Services
Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership
Downloads: 96
Author: Harvey, A.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: USAID SWS Learning Partnership
Institution: Whave Solutions
Technology Transfer for Development: Insights from the Introduction of Low Cost Water Well Drilling Technology to Uganda
Downloads: 29
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2003
Institution: Cranfield University
Technical Specification. Drilling, Test pumping , Pump Installation and Associated Works
Water Supply and Sanitation Programme
Downloads: 91
Author: Government of Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2019
Institution: Ministry of Water & Environment
Technical Guidelines for Construction and Maintenance of Hand Dug Wells
Sierra Leone
Downloads: 652
Author: Ministry of Water Resources
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Ministry of Water Resources, Republic of Sierra Leone
Institution: Ministry of Water Resources
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
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
Synthesis report on stakeholder baseline studies on technology selection process and the stakeholders’ attitudes
WASHTech - Deliverable 7.1
Downloads: 47
Author: PARKER, A.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: WASHTech
Institution: EU FP7
Sustainable transfer of manual well drilling to the private sector in Niger
Downloads: 71
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: Practica Foundation, EnterpriseWorks/VITA
Sustainability of Community Managed Rural Water Supply in Post-Conflict Regions of Northern Uganda
A research project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science of Loughborough University.
Downloads: 168
Author: TRUELOVE, J. A.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Institution: WEDC
Supporting Rural Water Supply
Moving towards a Service Delivery Approach
Downloads: 471
Author: LOCKWOOD, H. and SMITS, S.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Practical Action Publishing Ltd.
Institution: IRC/Aguaconsult
Supply Chains for Rural Water Supply in Uganda
HTN Report
Downloads: 100
Author: Baumann E, Okuni P and Wandera S
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN
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
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.
Steps in Implementation of Water and Sanitation Software Activities (Final 2004)
Downloads: 803
Author: DWD
Year of Publishing: 2004
Publisher: Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
Stakeholder Perceptions of Self Supply in the Ugandan Rural Water Supply Sector
MSc Thesis Academic Year 2005/6
Downloads: 45
Author: MILLS, O.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Cranfield University
Specification And Drawings For The Pounder Rig
a human-powered drill rig for constructing shallow small diameter wells for domestic and agricultural water supply
Downloads: 156
Author: BALL, P. & CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Cranfield University
Institution: Silsoe College
Spare Part Supplies for Handpumps in Africa: Success Factors for Sustainability
Rural Water Supply Series
Downloads: 169
Author: Oyo, A.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN/WSP
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
Sierra Leone Waterpoint Report
Review Version – 26th June 2012
Downloads: 162
Author: Hirn, M.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Ministry of Energy & Water Resources
Short Summary on RWSN & World Vision Webinar series on Self-supply
February & March 2015
Downloads: 23
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Short report on Self-supply Seminar at the “My Water-my business” event
20th March 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Downloads: 286
Author: OLSCHEWSKI, A.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: 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
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
Self-supply: Lessons from WaterAid’s experiences 2005–2023
Downloads: 24
Author: Bartnik T.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: WaterAid
Institution: WaterAid
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: 81
Author: CARTER, R., MALANYI, J.M. & SSEBALU, J.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: RWSN, WSP, WaterAid
Self Supply: Experiences in Uganda
A compilation of the case studies on self-supply presented at the 3rd National Learning Forum, City Royal Hotel, December 5-6, 2011
Downloads: 138
Author: Ministry of Water and Environment
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment
Institution: Ministry of Water and Environment
Self Supply Pilot Water Source History
Downloads: 24
Author: MAGALA MPALANYI, J.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: Ministry of Water and Environment, Republic of Uganda
Institution: Directorate of Water Development
Self Supply in Busia town, Eastern Uganda
MSc Thesis Academic Year 2005
Downloads: 39
Author: ROGENHOFER, E.
Year of Publishing: 2005
Publisher: Cranfield University
Scaling up solar powered water supply systems: a review of experiences
Downloads: 172
Author: UNICEF
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: UNICEF
Scaling up results-based funding for rural water services
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 12
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
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
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Handbook for Extension Workers, Vol. 2
Downloads: 240
Author: Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
Year of Publishing: 2017
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
Retrofitting Boreholes Contaminated with Iron in Rural Uganda
Downloads: 21
Author: Fader, C.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: Michigan Technological University
Results-Based Contracts for Rural Water Services
Uptime Working Paper 2
Downloads: 242
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Lambert, L., Staub, M., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Uptime consortium
REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER - ETUDE DE FAISABILITE DES FORAGES MANUELS - IDENTIFICATION DES ZONES POTENTIELLEMENT FAVORABLES
Downloads: 47
Author: Fabio Fussi
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: UNICEF, Practica Foundation and Enterprise Works/VITA
Institution: MINISTERE DE L’EAU, DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE LA LUTTE CONTRE LA DESERTIFICATION
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