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GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-3 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 5

Gold Standard · GS12052 · Uganda

Credits issued
81,096
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
4,106
5% of issued
Remaining
76,990
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The purpose of the VPA is to disseminate Safe Water Supply (SWS) devices such as Institutional water treatment (IWT) and Household Water Treatment (HWT) technologies in domestic households and communities of western regions of Uganda, Africa. They are distributed to households which were earlier using wood and/or charcoal on rudimentary stoves for boiling water or were consuming untreated water. The project makes the end-users energy efficient and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions otherwise resulting from the burning of non-renewable woody biomass and/or charcoal for boiling unsafe water to make it safe for consumption.

The record

Project ID
GS12052
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Clean Water · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS Methodology for emission reductions from safe drinking water supply
Developer
AGS Carbon Advisory · 19 projects
Country
Uganda
First vintage
2023
Crediting period
2023-01-28 to 2028-01-27
Estimated yearly credits
59,492
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

householdslocal 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2023
Crediting period
2023-01-28 to 2028-01-27
Credits issued
81,096 (retired 4,106)

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 Uganda 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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