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Opportunities to advance water safety through regulation of rural water services
Discussion document: December 2023
Downloads: 13
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: REACH
Evaluating Water Quality Assurance Funds in Kenya
Baseline Assessment
Downloads: 0
Author: REAL-Water
Year of Publishing: 2024
Publisher: United States Agency for International Development (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
Protecting groundwater for climate resilience and water security in Turkana
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 9
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
Enhancing climate resilience of water, sanitation & hygiene services in healthcare facilities in Kenya
Story of change: Key findings & emerging impacts
Downloads: 5
Author: REACH
Year of Publishing: 2023
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Policy Brief
Downloads: 4
Author: Katuva J, R.Hope, E. McBurney, N. Gladstone, J. Koehler, C. Nyaga, D. Njung’e
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: REACH
Institution: University of Oxford
Kenya 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
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
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
Case Studies in Community Management of Drinking Water Supply Systems in Kenya
Part 1, September 2009; Part 2, 2010-11
Downloads: 16
Author: Kumar Daw, R.
Year of Publishing: 2009
Publisher: unpublished
Institution: UNICEF
I TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD AND FAILED
Downloads: 725
Author: Siegel, L.
Year of Publishing: 2022
Publisher: Self-published
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: -
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)
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
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
Catalogue on ‘Learn Harvesting Rainwater’
Downloads: 23
Author: Nissen-Petersen, E.
Year of Publishing: 2021
Publisher: ASAL Consultants Ltd.
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
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
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
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
The 2019 RWSN directory of rural water supply services, tariffs, management models and lifecycle costs
2019 Edition [ENGLISH]
Downloads: 1488
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
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
Water Supply Borehole Drilling Supervision Training - Water Futures Programme
Downloads: 186
Author: Mannix, N.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Climate Justice Fund
Institution: Climate Justice Fund
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
Performance evaluation and economic analysis of solar photo-voltaic water pumping systems: Case of Abakore borehole water supply system in Kenya
Downloads: 80
Author: Otieno, J. O.; Omuto, C. T.; Gitau, A. A.
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
Institution: University of Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering
SWIFT water ATMs: experience and impact in Turkana and Wajir counties of Kenya
SWIFT Consortium learning brief
Downloads: 63
Author: James Origa (Oxfam)
Year of Publishing: 2018
Publisher: Oxfam GB, Tearfund and Overseas Development Institute
Institution: Consortium for Sustinable Water, sanitation and hygiene in Fragile Contexts
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
From Rights to Results in Rural Water Services
Evidence from Kyuso, Kenya
Downloads: 19
Author: Oxford/RFL
Year of Publishing: 2014
Publisher: University of Oxford
Institution: Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Water Programme
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