GS1247 VPA 104 Improved Kitchen Regimes Multi-Country PoA - Kasungu Boreholes, Malawi
Malawi
Avoidance
Energy efficiency
Project activity
Thermal energy, Cookstoves, Households
Gold Standard
About the project
This Micro-Scale Voluntary Project Activity, in Kasungu, Malawi is eligible under the Gold Standard methodology Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption v1.0. In this project co2balance and United Purpose (formally Concern Universal) will provide safe drinking water to communities reducing the need to boil water as a means of purification through the repair of damaged and the drilling of additional new boreholes in the Traditional Authorities (TA) of Santhe and Kawamba located in Kasungu District. 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 greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion process.
Co-benefits certification
Gold Standard - Certified SDG Impact
SDG claims
SDG - 3
Good Health and Well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
SDG - 5
Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
SDG - 6
Clean Water and Sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
SDG - 13
Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
SDG claims verified by an official third party.
SDG claims reported by the supplier but not verified by an official third party.
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