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Aqua Clara Water Filtration Program in Kenya

Gold Standard · GS1078 · Kenya

Credits issued
242,718
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
242,216
100% of issued
Remaining
502
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

Aqua Clara Foundation's flagship product is the ACF bio-sand water purifier. This zero energy ACF water purifier displaces the use of firewood fuel traditionally used to boil water for domestic consumption. ACF water purifier project seeks to introduce approximately 23,875 Bio Sand purifiers, 4 Large Scale Sand and Membrane Filters and approximately 4,800 household SAM units in rural and peri-urban Kenya and in so doing reduce 181,797 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. While many of these families do boil water to purify it for drinking purposes, continued use of firewood for this purpose has led to destruction of woodlands. Coupled with this widespread deforestation is the contribution of the households to local carbon dioxide emissions as well as indoor air pollution within the respective domestic units.

The record

Project ID
GS1078
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Clean Water · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS TPDDTEC Reduced emissions from cooking and heating – technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption v 1.
Developer
Climate Impact Partners Limited · 13 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2011
Crediting period
2011-12-28 to 2021-12-27
Estimated yearly credits
181,797
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

households
Basis: Project description (Gold Standard registry). This lists who the project describes working with; it is not a check of benefit-sharing.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2011
Crediting period
2011-12-28 to 2021-12-27
Credits issued
242,718 (retired 242,216)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
-0.6833, 34.7667
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
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Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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