RWSN Library
Resources
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
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
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.
Handpump Standardisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Seeking a Champion
RWSN Publication 2015-1
Downloads: 1595
Author: MacArthur, J.
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
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
Handpump Data 2009 (ARCHIVE - SEE UPDATE)
Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1404
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Challenges of Water Well Drillers & Water Well Drillers Associations
Case Studies of Six Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda and the USA
Downloads: 1397
Author: Traoré, U
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Low Cost Handpumps
RWSN Field Note 2011-3
Downloads: 1243
Author: BAUMANN, E.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Publisher: RWSN
Manually Drilled Boreholes: Providing water in Nigeria’s Megacity of Lagos and beyond
Downloads: 1120
Author: DANERT, K, ADEKILE, D and GESTI CANUTO, J
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
Global prospects to deliver safe drinking water services for 100 million rural people by 2030
REACH working paper 12
Downloads: 1016
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
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
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
Hand Drilling Directory
Cost Effective Boreholes
Downloads: 953
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: UNICEF, WSP, SDC, Aqua For All
Procurement, Costing & Pricing and Contract Management of Borehole Construction - Zambia Short Course Report
Striving for Professionalism in Cost Effective Boreholes in Zambia
Downloads: 870
Author: ADEKILE, D and DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
A Hidden Resource:
Household-led rural water supply in Ethiopia
Downloads: 867
Author: SUTTON, S., BUTTERWORTH, J. and MEKONTA, L.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Publisher: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
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
Hand Drilling in Nigeria: Why kill an ant with a sledgehammer?
RWSN Field Note 2009-1
Downloads: 778
Author: ADEKILE, D. & OLABODE, O.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN/UNICEF
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
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
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
Study of Public and Private Borehole Drilling in Nigeria
Downloads: 625
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: 622
Author: MACDONALD, A., and J. DAVIES
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: British Geological Survey
Institution: DFID, NERC
Code of Practice for Water Well Construction
NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL STANDARD
Downloads: 583
Author: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
Institution: STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 569
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
A Turning Point for Manual Drilling in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Étape charnière du secteur du forage manuel en République Démocratique du Congo
Downloads: 518
Author: C H Kane and Dr K Danert
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Drilling Boreholes for Handpumps
Working Paper 2 on Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation
Downloads: 513
Author: WURZEL, P.
Year of Publishing: 2001
Publisher: Skat
Institution: RWSN
Making Rights Real
Downloads: 502
Author: WASH United, WaterAid, Institute for Sustainable Futures – University of Technology Sydney, End Water Poverty, UNICEF and RWSN, in partnership with C3
Year of Publishing: 2016
Borehole Drilling Supervision Short Course, Zambia (2018)
Downloads: 478
Author: Dotun Adekile, Max Karen & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
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
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
Drilling for Water in Ethiopia
Volume 1 - Main Report
Downloads: 460
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP, Gov of Ethiopia
The SOMAP Experience, Zambia
A study of the how sustainable a national rural water supply programme turned out, in Chongwe District, Zambia
Downloads: 423
Author: Nkhosi, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Ten key steps in the Community Managed Project (CMP) approach to rural water supply
CMP approach: Effective and sustainable WASH services
Downloads: 403
Author: Butterworth, J.
Year of Publishing: 2012
Institution: COWASH
WASH Sector Performance Report 2013 - Liberia
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Liberia
Downloads: 399
Author: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Institution: Government of the Republic of Liberia
Ten-step Guide Towards Cost-effective Boreholes
Case study of drilling costs in Ethiopia
Downloads: 364
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
Drilling Cost Estimation and Cost-Saving Analysis
Downloads: 346
Author: CARTER, R. C.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WaterAid
Halte aux dégradations : Recherche-action sur la corrosion et la qualité des composants des pompes à motricité humaine en Afrique subsaharienne
Recherche en Afrique sub-saharienne
Downloads: 342
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat Foundation/Ask for Water
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
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
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 309
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Code of Practice for Cost-Effective Boreholes: Zambia Country Status Report 2009
Final Report 1st November 2009
Downloads: 300
Author: ARMSTRONG, T.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: RWSN
Drilling for Water in Ethiopia
A Country Case-Study Cost-Effective Boreholes Flagship of the Rural Water Supply Network
Downloads: 289
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2006
Publisher: Rural Water Supply Network
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
Review of Self-supply and its support services in African countries
Synthesis Report
Downloads: 269
Author: Olschewski, A.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UNICEF
Optimising Road Development for Groundwater Recharge and Retention
Final Workshop
Downloads: 254
Author: Meta Meta Research / Mekelle University
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: Meta Meta Research
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
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
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
Water Well Drilling Association of Nigeria Report 2008
Downloads: 231
Author: ADEKILE, D.
Year of Publishing: 2008
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: WSP
Achievements and Lessons Learned in the Implementation of Groundwater Regulation in Zambia / Réalisations et enseignements tirés de la mise en œuvre de la réglementation des eaux souterraines en Zambie
Downloads: 227
Author: DANERT, K., ADELIKE, D., MALIK, M.., MUSETEKA, L. & ABUURU, D.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Water Resources Management Authority
Institution: Water Resources Management Authority
Functionality: The challenge to sustain rural water supply services
SNV Practice Brief, Issue 5, October 2013
Downloads: 199
Author: SNV
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: SNV
Performance-based Funding for Reliable Rural Water Services in Africa
Uptime Consortium Working Paper 1
Downloads: 193
Author: McNicholl, D., Hope, R., Money, A., Lane, A., Armstrong, A., van der Wilk, N., Dupuis, M., Harvey, A., Nyaga, C., Womble, S., Favre, D., Allen, J., Katuva., J., Barbotte, T., Buhungiro, E., Thomson, P., and Koehler, J.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Guidelines for Developing a Self Supply Acceleration Plan for your Area
Downloads: 189
Author: Butterworth, J. Adank, M., Bakker-Kruijne E., Mekonta L. and I. Klaassen
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: IRC
Supply chain analysis of handpumps and spare parts in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
UNICEF Contract 43147804
Downloads: 188
Author: Koestler, A.G., J. Kahorha, L. Biteete
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: UNICEF
Institution: A-Aqua AS
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
Professionalising Manual Drilling: Guinea
A country summary
Downloads: 179
Author: LABAS, J & DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2013
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Accelerating Self Supply - A Case Study from Ethiopia
RWSN Field Note 2010-2
Downloads: 176
Author: SUTTON, S.
Year of Publishing: 2010
Publisher: RWSN