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Uganda WASH Initiative: Building Healthy Communities - Water Boreholes -VPA 1

Gold Standard · GS12978 · Uganda

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
In the pipeline
Listed

About this project

This project will consist of refurbishing out of use water boreholes and developing new water boreholes in Uganda. The water provided by these boreholes meet the national standard for drinking water and therefore eliminates the need for boiling the drinking water for the households included in this project will ensure that households consume less firewood during the process of water purification and as a result there shall be a reduction of carbon dioxide from the combustion process.

The record

Project ID
GS12978
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Community Boreholes · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS Methodology for emission reductions from safe drinking water supply
Developer
EK ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT LIMITED · 2 projects
Country
Uganda
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2024-08-01 to 2029-08-01
Estimated yearly credits
60,000
Scale
Micro Scale ·
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
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 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Status and timeline

Registry status
Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2024-08-01 to 2029-08-01
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 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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