South Western Household Water Project (SWHWP) - Masha
Gold Standard · GS3127 · Uganda
About this project
This micro-scale project distributes 3000 BioSand Filters (BSFs) in various small community based activities in the Masha sub-county of the Isingiro District of Uganda’s Western Region. The BSFs will displace the combustion of fire wood used to purify water in the absence of the project activity.The project activity will: - install 3,000 BSFs,- distribute 3,000 safe water storage container,- provide safe water to approximately 15,000 people,- safe 9,000 tCO2e (1st estimate) per year,- ensure proper usage of the BSFs and- train 3,000 households in proper hygiene and sanitation practices.
The record
- Project ID
- GS3127
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Clean Water · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- GS TPDDTEC Reduced emissions from cooking and heating – technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption v 1.
- Developer
- Klima ohne Grenzen gGmbH · 2 projects
- Country
- Uganda
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2014-07-01 to 2024-06-30
- Estimated yearly credits
- 3,707
- Scale
- Micro Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
- First credits (vintage)
- none yet
- Crediting period
- 2014-07-01 to 2024-06-30
- Credits issued
- 0 (retired 0)
Location
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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