Institutional Improved Cook Stoves for Schools and Institutions in Uganda

Simoshi is a social enterprise dedicated to improving the livelihoods of children and their families in Uganda. Its energy efficient stand-alone project activity registered with the Clean Development Mechanism and the Gold Standard is capable of bringing a cleaner, healthier and environmentally friendly technology to low-income individuals, especially women and children, by changing the traditional cooking practices used in schools in Uganda. Simoshi outsources institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) from the local manufacturer Ugastove and promotes and sells them to schools and institutions. The behavioural transformation Simoshi brings to schools through an effective management of change and subsequent support to the continuous use of the IICS enables both the participating schools and Simoshi to recycle a percentage of the stream of carbon credit returns, to further expand the number of schools that move up in the energy ladder. Simoshi sells the IICS through payment schemes that include instalment modalities, allowing schools to comfortably pay back their debt throughout the school year, using the money saved from firewood NOT consumed to pay back for the acquired IICS. Simoshi's strong relationship of trust built with schools through monitoring, on-going staff training and free annual IICS maintenance, are the added on value and innovative project's pillars necessary for the behavioural transition to happen. IICS is a product that is prone to rapid deterioration if not maintained regularly. Nevertheless the annual free service provided to the IICS and the school is crucial in shaping future customer relations, product expectations and ultimately behavioural change. Schools face tremendous financial constrains and attention to the kitchen environment is the least of their priorities. Nevertheless, they play a crucial role in the school finances, the health impact for children and cooks, the deforestation impact and subsequent CO2 emissions

Project ID

GS4364

Registry

Gold Standard

Type

Cookstoves · Household & Community

Removal or reduction

Reduction

Methodology

AMS-II.G. Energy efficiency measures in thermal applications of non-renewable biomass

Developer

Simoshi Limited · 1 project

Country

Uganda

First vintage

2017

Crediting period

2017-03-01 to 2027-03-01

Estimated yearly credits

30,072

Scale

Small Scale · Standalone

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 4: Quality Education · Goal 1: No Poverty · 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 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Data from

Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Coordinates

1.0000, 32.0000

Source

Gold Standard registry (public API)

Note

Same coordinates are shared by 5 registry entries of one programme