Toyola Clean Charcoal Stoves
SOCIAL PROJECT
SOCIAL PROJECT
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Ghana
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176,623 lbs
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3
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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. 


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No poverty. Economic growth must be inlcusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality.
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Good Health and Well-being. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to development.
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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.
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 

Projects 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  

  • Creation of local jobs boosts the economy 

  • Sanitary conditions are improved with reduced firewood/fuel burning

About social
These projects support communities by improving quality of life and stimulating economic development. This is achieved through initiatives like improved household technologies and access to everyday necessities like clean drinking water.
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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Crediting Period
Aug 31, 2007 - Aug 31, 2017
Auditor
China Classification Society Certification
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Developer
Swiss Carbon Value Ltd.
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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 

Projects 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  

  • Creation of local jobs boosts the economy 

  • Sanitary conditions are improved with reduced firewood/fuel burning

About social
These projects support communities by improving quality of life and stimulating economic development. This is achieved through initiatives like improved household technologies and access to everyday necessities like clean drinking water.
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
To ensure transparency, Green Story Carbon Registry tracks issuance and retirement of carbon credits for all projects on the Green Story offset platform.
offset suporter cloud
176,623 lbs
Carbon offset
offset supporter person
3
Supporters
Verifier
Project Verification tooltip icon
UN Social Development Goals tooltip icon
sdg icon
No poverty. Economic growth must be inlcusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality.
sdg icon
Good Health and Well-being. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to development.
sdg icon
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.
Crediting Period
Aug 31, 2007 - Aug 31, 2017
Auditor
China Classification Society Certification
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Developer
Swiss Carbon Value Ltd.
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Location