RWSN Library
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Hand Pump Test Programme - Final Report (1981) + Follow-up reports (1986)
3000 Well Drilling Programme in Southern and Central Ghana
Downloads: 2
Author: IDC
Year of Publishing: 1981
Publisher: IDC International Drilling Consultants
Institution: Republic of Ghana, Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation
Self-supply: Lessons from WaterAid’s experiences 2005–2023
Downloads: 25
Author: Bartnik T.
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: WaterAid
Institution: WaterAid
Centralized or Onsite Testing? Examining the Costs of Water Quality Monitoring in Rural Africa
Journal article
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Plumbing The Depths
An Analysis of NQI WASH in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia
Downloads: 7
Author: CWSC/IAPMO
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: USAID
Institution: The Center for Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC), International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
Preventing Rapid Corrosion of Handpumps Through Regulations
Water Knowledge Note
Downloads: 108
Author: World Bank
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: World Bank Group
Institution: World Bank Group Water Global Practice
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
Open source tools and skills for climate information flows
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 5
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving management of intermittent piped water systems in Ethiopian small towns
Briefing Note
Downloads: 11
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 16
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
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
Evaluating Water Quality Assurance Funds In Ghana
Baseline Assessment
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project
Evaluation of Water Safety Plans in Rural Ghana
Baseline Assessment
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project
Implementation Manual: Water Quality Assurance Fund
REAL Water Manual
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.
Institution: USAID
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
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
STOP THE ROT: History of the Rapid Handpump Corrosion Problem in Zambia and Potential Next Steps
Downloads: 77
Author: Javan Nkhosi & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: RWSN, Ask for Water, Skat Foundation
Ghana WASH Sector Development Programme (GWASHSDP) 2021-2030
Downloads: 35
Author: MoSWR
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources
Institution: Government of Ghana
Financial Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings
REAL-Water Innovation Overview
Downloads: 129
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water.
National Water Policy
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, WORKS AND HOUSING
Downloads: 13
Author: Government of Ghana
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: Government of Ghana
Institution: Government of Ghana
Community Water and Sanitation Agency
Water Safety Framework
Downloads: 8
Author: GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Community Water and Sanitation Agency
SMALL COMMUNITIES SECTOR GUIDELINES (Operation and Maintenance Guidelines)
Downloads: 1
Author: GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
Year of Publishing: 2010
Ghana Modified India Mark II
Downloads: 94
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Community Water and Sewerage Agency, Ghana
Institution: Community Water and Sewerage Agency, Ghana
Improving water security through Sustainable Land Management
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 39
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH Programme
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
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
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: 1693
Author: DANERT, K.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Ask for Water GmbH, Skat Foundation and RWSN.
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: 229
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
Modular Building Project
How data-driven and disruptive technologies can improve the sustainability of water services in rural Africa
Downloads: 55
Author: van Kinderen, I. and W. de Vries
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: Practica Foundation
Institution: Project Maji
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
Water Security for Climate Resilience Report
A synthesis of research from the Oxford University REACH programme
Downloads: 65
Author: Murgatroyd, A., Charles, K.J., Chautard, A., Dyer, E., Grasham, C., Hope, R., Hoque, S.F., Korzenevica, M., Munday, C., Alvarez-Sala, J., Dadson, S., Hall, J.W., Kebede, S., Nileshwar, A., Olago, D., Salehin, M., Ward, F., Washington, R., Yeo, D. and Zele
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: University of Oxford, UK: REACH.
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
An Evaluation of the PlayPump® Water System as an Appropriate Technology for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programmes
Downloads: 38
Author: Brocklehurst C. and P. Harvey
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: UNICEF
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
Operation & Maintenance of Handpumps in Ghana
Discussion Paper
Downloads: 15
Author: Baumann E.
Year of Publishing: 1992
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: UNDP/World Bank
Report on Capacity Building Proiect in Africa
The HTN Africa lnitiative
Downloads: 15
Author: Mudgal, A. K. and E. Baumann
Year of Publishing: 2002
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: HTN
Report on The Performance of Afridev and Nira Pumps
COWAP Field Paper 27
Downloads: 9
Author: Mathisen S. and Nampusuor R.
Year of Publishing: 2000
Publisher: Cowater
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
The SOMAP Experience, Zambia
A study of the how sustainable a national rural water supply programme turned out, in Chongwe District, Zambia
Downloads: 425
Author: Nkhosi, J.
Year of Publishing: 2020
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: RWSN
Evaluation of Maintenance Systems in Ghana
Downloads: 20
Author: Fonseka J, & E. Baumann
Year of Publishing: 1994
Publisher: Skat
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
Implementation Plan For Self Supply Piloting In Luapula Province
Downloads: 28
Author: Sutton, S.
Year of Publishing: 2007
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: SWL Consultants / UNICEF
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 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
Shaping Sustainable Socio-Ecological Landscapes in Africa: The Role of Transformative Research, Knowledge, and Partnerships
Downloads: 23
Author: Providoli I, Gete Z, Kiteme B, Amare B, Mwangi J, editors.
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)
Groundwater’s Contribution to Water Security in Africa
UPGro Working Paper
Downloads: 311
Author: Upton K. & Danert, K (editors)
Year of Publishing: 2019
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UPGro
Making Rights Real - Oromo version
Downloads: 15
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
Inclusive Rural Water Supply Management Innovations
Summary of the Rural Water Supply Network’s Leave No-one Behind Group E-Discussion 12th November – 4th December 2018
Downloads: 165
Author: Kohlitz, J., Kome, A., Nath, P., Ahrari S., Gosling L.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: SNV/UTS/WaterAid/Simavi
Borehole Drilling Supervision Short Course, Zambia (2018)
Downloads: 484
Author: Dotun Adekile, Max Karen & Kerstin Danert
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Statutory Instruments for Groundwater in Zambia
Downloads: 140
Author: Government of Zambia
Year of Publishing: 2018
What’s Working, Where, and for How Long
A 2016 Water Point Update to the RWSN (2009) statistics
Downloads: 637
Author: Banks, B. & S. G. Furey
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: GWC/Skat
Effective Joint Sector Reviews for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
A Study and Guidance - 2016
Downloads: 966
Author: DANERT, K, FUREY, S, MECHTA, M and GUPTA, S
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: World Bank
Institution: World Bank
Procurement, Costing & Pricing and Contract Management of Borehole Construction - Zambia Short Course Report
Striving for Professionalism in Cost Effective Boreholes in Zambia
Downloads: 871
Author: ADEKILE, D and DANERT, K
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: Skat Foundation
Review of Self-financed Water Supply in Milenge district, Zambia
Country Report Zambia
Downloads: 116
Author: Olschewski A., Sutton S., Ngoma M.
Year of Publishing: 2016
Publisher: Skat Foundation
Institution: UNICEF
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
Human rights to water and Self-Supply – Potential and challenges
RWSN webinar on 24th November 2015 – Key messages and generic findings
Downloads: 95
Author: Olschewski
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Institution: Skat
District Monitoring
Water Point Mapping and Monitoring Series
Downloads: 142
Author: Pearce, J, E. Greggio, and E. Stephens
Year of Publishing: 2015
Publisher: RWSN
Service delivery indicators and monitoring to improve sustainability of rural water supplies in Ghana
Downloads: 51
Author: Adank, M., Le Gouais, A., Lockwood, H., Dzansi, P.
Year of Publishing: 2011
Institutionalizing monitoring of rural water services in Latin America
Lessons from El Salvador, Honduras and Paraguay
Downloads: 20
Author: Smits S., Uytewaal E., Sturzenegger G.
Year of Publishing: 2013
Institution: IDB
Notebook for the diagnosis and maintenance of gravity-flow systems (IA Ethiopia)
Downloads: 45
Author: BOURGOIS, F.
Year of Publishing: 2014
Institution: Diagnosis of gravity-flow systems