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CARBON PROJECT

Sustainable Deployment of the LifeStraw Family in rural Kenya

Gold Standard · GS886 · Kenya

Credits issued
4,476,205
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
4,447,661
99% of issued
Remaining
28,544
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

Vestergaard Frandsen seeks to distribute over one million LifeStraw® Family units, serving over four million people, in rural Kenya. These units will treat contaminated drinking water, and reduce the demand for conventional water treatment through boiling water with non-renewable biomass. With the assistance of carbon finance, this project can be economically sustainable and provide a significant improvement in public health.

The record

Project ID
GS886
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Cookstoves · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS Methodology for Improved Cookstoves and Kitchen Regimes v2.
Developer
Vestergaard Frandsen Group SA · 1 project
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2011
Crediting period
2011-06-01 to 2021-05-31
Estimated yearly credits
2,073,328
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2011
Crediting period
2011-06-01 to 2021-05-31
Credits issued
4,476,205 (retired 4,447,661)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Project location Location stated by the registry for this project
Coordinates
0.5000, 34.5833
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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