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GS 10959 VPA01 Safe Water Project in Rwanda I
Gold Standard · GS11098 · Rwanda
Credits issued
233,491
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
21,569
9% of issued
Remaining
211,922
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
The Project will provide safe water to the people in Rwanda through borehole and chemical disinfection when required. It will decrease the consumption of non renewable biomass for water boiling so as to protect forest ecosystem and reduce related greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the project will improve water quality and indoor air quality.
The record
- Project ID
- GS11098
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Community Boreholes · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- Iceberg Environment Pte. Ltd. · 6 projects
- Country
- Rwanda
- First vintage
- 2021
- Crediting period
- 2021-11-27 to 2026-11-26
- Estimated yearly credits
- 60,000
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.
Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2021
- Crediting period
- 2021-11-27 to 2026-11-26
- Credits issued
- 233,491 (retired 21,569)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map
The registry gives Rwanda as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
Other community boreholes projects in Rwanda
| GS10959 VPA05 Safe Water Project in Rwanda V GS11136 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 235,152 |
| GS10959 VPA03 Safe Water Project in Rwanda III GS11134 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 228,066 |
| GS10959 VPA04 Safe Water Project in Rwanda IV GS11135 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 227,702 |
| GS10959 VPA02 Safe Water Project in Rwanda II GS11133 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 223,831 |
| GS10959 VPA06 Safe Water Project in Rwanda VI GS11137 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 217,589 |
| Water for Climate Rwanda Project GS6598 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 210,154 |
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.