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GS1247 VPA 212 Sierra Leone Safe Water

Gold Standard · GS7484 · Sierra Leone

Credits issued
22,918
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
18,715
82% of issued
Remaining
4,203
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

The Micro-Scale VPA 212 Sierra Leone Safe Water project is eligible under the Gold Standard methodology Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption Version 1.0. The project will support the provision of safe water using borehole technology to hundreds of households within the Republic of Sierra Leone. By providing safe water, the 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 emissions from the combustion process.

The record

Project ID
GS7484
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Community Boreholes · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Sierra Leone
First vintage
2019
Crediting period
2019-11-26 to 2024-11-25
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality
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 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2019
Crediting period
2019-11-26 to 2024-11-25
Credits issued
22,918 (retired 18,715)

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 Sierra Leone as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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25,143
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24,486
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24,166
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GS7479 · Gold Standard Certified Project
23,473
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23,446
GS1247 VPA 211 Sierra Leone Safe Water
GS7483 · Gold Standard Certified Project
22,815
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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