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CARBON PROJECT

GS5658 VPA 38: Fuel-efficient cookstoves for the resilience of rural communities in Burundi

Gold Standard · GS11155 · Burundi

All projects Open in the registry
Credits issued
13,349
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
10,598
79% of issued
Remaining
2,751
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The micro-scale Voluntary Project Activity (VPA) is planning to manufacture and distribute energy efficient cookstoves of the BIIKIGITI model within the districts of Kayanza, Ngozi and Kirundo in Burundi. The project is carried out by the consortium Fondazione AVSI and Norwegian Church Aid under the main project “UMUCO W`ITERAMBERE - Contribution à la résilience intégrée des communautés rurales à travers l’accès à l’énergie durable” financed by the European Union. The distribution of cookstoves is expected to include around 3.500 stoves. Most families in Burundi cook with traditional inefficient cookstoves that consume large amounts of firewood. The consume of firewood is increasing the rate of deforestation and land degradation, and its combustion is a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions responsible for climate change. In addition to the environmental consequences, there are serious health implications related with the inefficient cooking methods through the exposure on the smoke and other emissions. The project will address the challenges above by reducing the consume of wood during the cooking activities. Besides reducing greenhouse gas emission and contributing to climate change mitigation in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal number 13 (“Climate Action”), the project activities are foreseen to contribute also other sustainable development goals.

The record

Project ID
GS11155
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
Carbonsink (Carbonsink Group S.r.l.) · 44 projects
Country
Burundi
First vintage
2021
Crediting period
2021-09-12 to 2026-09-11
Estimated yearly credits
7,184
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
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 13: Climate Action · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2021
Crediting period
2021-09-12 to 2026-09-11
Credits issued
13,349 (retired 10,598)

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 Burundi as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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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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