Musanze Improved Cook Stove Project
Gold Standard · GS1092 · Rwanda
About this project
This project will involve the distribution of improved cook stoves into rural areas of the Musanze District, Rwanda. In addition to reducing deforestation through less wood use, the project is also expected to have additional benefits for local communities, such as reduced incidences of illnesses related to indoor air pollution and smoke inhalation, improved employment opportunities, and less time and money spent on fire wood collection.
The record
- Project ID
- GS1092
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Cookstoves · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
- Country
- Rwanda
- First vintage
- —
- Crediting period
- 2013-01-01 to 2020-01-01
- Estimated yearly credits
- 5,000
- Scale
- Micro Scale · Standalone
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 15: Life On Land · Goal 13: Climate Action
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Listed (In the pipeline)
- First credits (vintage)
- none yet
- Crediting period
- 2013-01-01 to 2020-01-01
- Credits issued
- 0 (retired 0)
Location
The registry gives Rwanda as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
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