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
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
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
Designing sustainable water supply systems in Tajikistan
+ Water Governance and Sustainable Service Delivery in Rural Tajikistan
Downloads: 57
Author: Oxfam
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Oxfam/SDC
Lead in drinking-water: Health risks, monitoring and corrective actions
Technical brief
Downloads: 41
Author: WHO
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: World Health Organization
RWSN Member Organisations learning and networking events
Downloads: 104
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
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
Stop the rot: handpump functionality, corrosion, component quality and supply chains
Action research in sub-Saharan Africa
Downloads: 1689
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
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
REACH/ RWSN 100M initiative
Downloads: 569
Author: REACH and RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: REACH and RWSN
Institution: REACH and RWSN
Rural Water 2021 + Blue Pages / Pages Bleues
Bienvenue à la première édition des Pages Bleues du RWSN.
Downloads: 1159
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: RWSN
WASH Capacity Development Resources
Downloads: 138
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: RWSN/Skat
Institution: RWSN/ Skat
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
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 and Drilling
Insights from over 50 countries
Downloads: 531
Author: Danert, K.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
Noticias del RWSN - en español
Downloads: 150
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1489
Author: Deal, P. T. and Furey S. G.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
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
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
Water Supply Borehole Drilling Supervision Training - Water Futures Programme
Downloads: 187
Author: Mannix, N.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Climate Justice Fund
Institution: Climate Justice Fund
Borehole Drilling – Planning, Contracting & Management: A UNICEF Toolkit
Downloads: 5420
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
Beyond Utility Reach? How to Close the Urban - Rural Access Gap
Downloads: 112
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Malawi: Technical Manual for Water Wells and Groundwater Monitoring Systems and Standard Operating Procedures for Groundwater
Downloads: 2547
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
RWSN Young Professionals Engagement Strategy (2018)
Stratégie d'engagement avec les jeunes professionnels de RWSN (2018)
Downloads: 194
Author: RWSN Secretariat
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
2018 RWSN Webinar early series (3rd April - 5th June 2018)
Nouvelles série en français de wébinaires en 2018 sur les services d'eau en milieu rural (3 avril - 5 juin 2018) / Nueva serie de webinarios RWSN (3 de abril - 5 de junio 2018)
Downloads: 337
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
RWSN Strategy 2018-2023
La stratégie RWSN 2018-2023
Downloads: 707
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Social accountability for rural water services
Downloads: 212
Author: Naughton, M; Deshmukh, R; Ahrari, S; and Gosling, L
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
Gender and rural water services – lessons from RWSN members
Summary of RWSN E-discussion on how women’s engagement in Water User Committees impact on its performance and system functionality (2016) and RWSN Webinars: Making Water Work for Women, Sharing Inspiring Experiences (May 2017)
Downloads: 181
Author: Nicholas, N; Wilbur, J; Nath, P.; Gosling, L. and Naughton, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 636
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
Community management of water points: more problem than solution?
RWSN Dgroups discussion synthesis
Downloads: 117
Author: Naughton, M.
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat
Institution: RWSN
Delivering Universal and Sustainable Water Services
Partnering with the Private Sector
Downloads: 85
Author: Menzies I.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: WSP
Institution: The World Bank
Proceedings and report from the 7th RWSN Forum (2016, Abidjan)
Contributions et rapport du 7ème Forum RWSN (2016, Abidjan)
Downloads: 205
Author: FUREY, S. G. (editor)
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Local Government and Rural Water Services that last: a way forward
Rural Water Supply Reality Check
Downloads: 211
Author: RWSN
Year of Publishing: 2017
Publisher: Skat Foundation
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
HOW TO ESTABLISH A FULL COST RECOVERY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ? WHAT ARE THE KEY FACTORS FOR SUCCESS AND REPLICATION ?
SDC Briefing Note
Downloads: 136
Author: ISW/SDC
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)
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
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
A Decade of WPM
RWSN: Mapping and Monitoring
Downloads: 106
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
Security systems for Hand Pumps in rural areas of Malawi
Downloads: 38
Author: InterAide
Year of Publishing: 2014
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