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Toyola Clean Charcoal Stoves

Ghana

About the project

This project distributes efficient cookstoves that require less wood and produce less smoke, alleviating deforestation in the region and enabling healthier livelihoods for community members. 


At a glance

  • 1,420,000 people provided access to cookstoves
  • 65,000 tons CO2 mitigated annually
  • 300 jobs created

  • 370,000 cookstoves currently in use 

Project Benefits

  • The need for firewood and fuel to burn is mitigated, eliminating subsequent CO2 emissions

  • Local forests are protected because of the reduced need for firewood  

Statistics

Carbon offset

160230 kg

Supporters
3

Project Benefits

No poverty. Economic growth must be inlcusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality.
Good Health and Well-being. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to development.
Sustainable Cities and Communities. There needs to be a future in which cities provide opportunities for all, for access to basic services, energy, transportation and more.

How it works

  • The project developer funds the creation and distribution of the cookstoves, hiring local community members 

  • Cookstoves are distributed within the community, providing a safer and more environmentally friendly cooking method 

  • Quality of living for the community is increased due to better sanitary conditions and a boost in the local economy from the creation of jobs 

Proof of Carbon Accounting

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Verifier

Gold Standard
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Auditor
China Classification Society Certification
Developer
Swiss Carbon Value Ltd.