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{{Orgbox |
name = Rural Water Supply Network|
logo = Logo RWSN Switzerland.JPG |
location = St. Gallen, Switzerland |
orgtype = NGO |
class = Network NGO|
keywork = Self Supply, <br />Cost-effective boreholes, <br />Sustainable handpumps, <br />Handpump Technologies|
website = [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/ rwsn.ch]
}}

'''The Rural Water Supply Network''' (RWSN) functions as a global knowledge network with its secretariat hosted by a Skat Foundation, a resource centre based in Switzerland. 

Assisting sector partners initiatives through knowledge sharing and dissemination is at the core of all RWSN activities. The organisation helps in cross-fertilisation of experiences and prevents "reinventing the wheel". RWSN concentrates on affordable, groundwater-related technologies that are easy to maintain and acts as a focal point for standardisation of low cost water supply technologies. 

As such, RWSN blends a strong engineering capacity with the principles of balanced institutional, financial and social development. The network is able to act as a depository of knowledge and provides support to sector partners. Furthermore, RWSN supports the preparation of case studies, technical notes and field monitoring reports. It provides technical back-up on low cost technologies and assists in the introduction of implementation procedures.

The following four themes are known as the flagships of RWSN: self supply, cost-effective boreholes, sustainable handpumps, handpump technologies.