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Afstor Solar Cooker

Gold Standard · GS11186 · Zambia

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Certified design
Gold Standard Certified Design

About this project

Afstor Ltd, in Partnership with the Green Living Movement (GLM) Zambia is has been implementing the solar cooker project, in Chiyumu and Chisuwo in Monze district, Southern province of Zambia. The solar cooker project is aimed at reducing the energy burden on the rural woman, girl child and Child-headed household. ThHe use of the solar cooker will translate to more time available for women to attend to household chores and personal needs. Additionally, this will also led to an increase in household income levels especially for female headed households and a significant reduction in health related disease affecting women. Women and the girl-child in rural communities are subjected to long hours in the bush fetching firewood for cooking and heating and in most cases, they have to walk long distances. The solar cooker project will help reduce indiscriminate cutting of trees for fuel wood for cooking and heating. The project has taken an integrated approach encompassing components such as reforestation. The integration model will help communities in the project area to have access to clean energy, promote sustainable forestry management, food security and climate resilient communities. This model will help promote access to renewable energy technologies as enshrined in the National Policy on Climate Change (2016). The project beneficiaries are encouraged to participate in tree planting activities, practicing sustainable farming methods and forest resources management. The solar cooker project will supplement government’s efforts to counter the adverse impacts of climate change and contribute to building climate resilience in vulnerable communities by providing access to renewable sources of energy. STANDALONE PROJECT.

The record

Project ID
GS11186
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
AMS-I.K. Solar cookers for households
Developer
AFSTOR OY · 1 project
Country
Zambia
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2021-05-03 to 2026-05-02
Estimated yearly credits
2,000
Scale
Micro Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdswomenlocal communities
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 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2021-05-03 to 2026-05-02
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Zambia 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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