BQS Improved Cookstoves

BQS Improved Cookstoves

BQS Improved Cookstoves Icon List Item Icon List Item Icon List Item Burundi VCS2616 Replaces open-fire cooking in Burundian schools with efficient biomass stoves, reducing deforestation, improving health, and keeping children in class. Project Snapshot Real Climate...
Madagascar Improved Cookstoves

Madagascar Improved Cookstoves

Madagascar Improved Cookstoves Icon List Item Icon List Item Icon List Item Madagascar VCS2689 Distributes clean cookstoves and solar cookers across Madagascar, cutting fuel use, reducing emissions, and improving family health. Project Snapshot Real Climate Action...

Timeline and verification

- Operational start: 25 January 2016
- First crediting period: 2016–2023 (7 years)
- Programme status: Scaling continues with installations beyond 2023

Verification and transparency:
- Registered under Verra VCS Project #2616
- Also registered under CDM reference 9791
- All data independently monitored and verified

Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals
The project contributes to multiple SDGs with measurable results:

- SDG 3 – Good Health & Well-Being: reduced smoke exposure improves respiratory health
- SDG 4 – Quality Education: attendance increased from 75–85% to ~98%
- SDG 7 – Affordable & Clean Energy: transition from 10–15% efficiency fires to 35–45% efficient stoves
- SDG 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth: 350+ jobs created locally
- SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption & Production: waste transformed into clean energy briquettes
- SDG 13 – Climate Action: ≈90,000 tCO₂e avoided annually, 263,695 tCO₂e reduced to date
- SDG 15 – Life on Land: ≈100 ha of forest protected each year, ≈300 ha replanted