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Clean drinking water for schools and households in Uganda

The primary objective of the program is to disseminate water purification systems to low-income households and institutions such as schools, starting in Uganda. Carbon finance is used to give households access to the clean water technologies thereby improving the livelihoods and health conditions of thousands of people and at the same time reducing CO₂ emissions by reducing the consumption of non-renewable firewood and charcoal.

Situation without project:
Water purification by boiling with non-renewable wood and charcoal

Yearly CO₂ reduction:
61.399 t

Your support contributes to the following 8 Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG1 - No poverty
Over 130 tons of firewood can be saved by a school on average per water filtration system.

SDG 3 - Good Health
More than 210,000 pupils benefit from the installed systems.

SDG 4 - Quality Education
Thanks to clean drinking water, pupils are ill less often and can attend school more regularly.

SDG 6 - Clean water and sanitary facilities
One school can treat 457,000 litres of drinking water per year.

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production
354 water filter tanks and water treatment filters have been installed so far.

SDG 13 - Climate Actions
50,000 tonnes of CO₂ are saved per year.

SDG 15 - Life on land
1,266 hectares of forest saved from deforestation.

SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Development, transfer and distribution of environmentally friendly water treatment technology.

Transforming waste into biogas in Vietnam

This carbon offset project effectively helps both fight climate change and access to clean energy by building biogas plants in communities across rural Vietnam. For farmers in Vietnam, using waste to generate clean, sustainable energy saves them precious income while improving their family’s health and the environment.

Situation without project:
Using firewood and kerosene for cooking

Yearly CO₂ reduction:
430.000 t

Your support contributes to the following 11 Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 1 - No poverty
850,000+ people save on fuelwood costs and financially benefit from increased yields. Costs for fossil fuels are reduced by 60 per cent.

SDG 2 - Zero hunger
More than 60% of the households use the bio slurry as organic fertilizer and replace chemical fertilizer.

SDG 3 - Good health and well-being
More than 850,000 people benefit from better air quality in the houses resulting in less respiratory and eye problems.

SDG 4 - Quality education
2,757 local people trained as biodigester district technicians, masons and supervisors since program start.

SDG 5 - Gender equity
The program contributes to a reduction of 1-1.5 hours/day spent on collection of wood, cooking and housework for women and children.

SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy
In 2019 more than 166m kWh clean energy were produced.

SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth
2,700+ jobs have been created (e.g. masons, electricians etc.)

SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production
2 tons of firewood per installed biodigester per year for cooking is replaced. A quality management system ensures the plant's efficiency and sustainability.

SDG 13 - Climate actions
Since program start already more than 3 million tons of CO₂ emissions avoided.

SDG 15 - Life on land
15,935 hectares of forest preserved since program start (that’s 25,000 football pitches).

SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals
The program will promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to Vietnam: In total more than 171,000 biodigester plants have been installed so far.

Less deforestation of the rainforest due to efficient cook stoves in Kenya

Locally produced efficient Upesi stoves reduce wood consumption in Kenya and help to preserve the unique vegetation and biodiversity of Kakamega rainforest. The stoves have a cleaner burning process and thus decrease indoor air pollution and associated acute respiratory infections in women and children. Moreover, savings in burning unsustainably harvested fuel wood cut down CO₂ emissions.

Situation without project:
Use of non-renewable biomass fuels

Yearly CO₂ reduction:
231.636 t

Your support contributes to the following 10 Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 1 No poverty
Households benefit from having to spend less time for collecting firewood. A household saves on average 124 hours per year.

SDG 3 Good health and well-being
94% of beneficiaries say that indoor air quality has improved.

SDG 4 Quality education
The project conducts various training programs with over 400 people each year.

SDG 5 Gender equity
376 women receive an income earning 5 times more than what they made prior to the project.

SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy
373,000 people benefit from efficient and clean cooking.

SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth
483 people receive an income earning 5 times more than what they made prior to the project.

SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production
Each stove reduces firewood consumption by 2.3 tons per year.

SDG 13 Climate actions
Each stove avoids about 3.3 t CO₂e per year.

SDG 15 Life on land
The project saved so far over 731,000 tons of firewood equaling 2,194 ha of rainforest.

SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals
65,000 efficient cook stoves have been installed and 10 stove production groups have been established.