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GS1385 Man and Man Enterprise Improved Cooking Stoves Programme in Ghana - VPA001

Gold Standard · GS2094 · Ghana

Credits issued
4,066,482
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
2,150,788
53% of issued
Remaining
1,915,694
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The PoA GS1385 (under which activity GS2094 is included) aims at significantly reducing wood fuel consumption of Ghanaian users (primarily households but eventually communities, small and medium enterprises) by providing them with affordable improved cook stoves (ICS) in replacement of their low-efficiency three-stone fires and traditional cook stoves (coal pots). The fuel-efficient charcoal stoves, so called Jiko-type improved cook stove, are manufactured by Man and Man Enterprise (M&M), a Kumasi (Ghana) based private company that produces efficient cook stoves for households.

The record

Project ID
GS2094
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
Man and Man Enterprise · 7 projects
Country
Ghana
First vintage
2013
Crediting period
2013-09-02 to 2034-09-01
Estimated yearly credits
73,258
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 13: Climate Action
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 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2013
Crediting period
2013-09-02 to 2034-09-01
Credits issued
4,066,482 (retired 2,150,788)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
6.6833, -1.6167
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
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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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