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Carbon offset project 2024:

Clean water for schools and families in Kenya

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    CO2 emissions inevitably arise from the projects, conferences and business activities of the foundation. These are recorded as part of a climate assessment and offset with the help of a compensation project. For the year 2024, we are supporting the project "Clean water for schools and families in Kenya" by purchasing CO2 certificates.
    Schools around the world face challenges, especially in places where basic health and safety standards are already lacking. Even access to clean water is a daily struggle in many regions. Boiling is often the only way to ensure that water is safe to drink. Water treatment technologies are available, but generally unaffordable. Thanks to innovative climate financing, it is now possible to use emission reductions to sustainably and cost-effectively improve access to clean water in schools. The organisation Impact Water, a project partner of First Climate, is dedicated to this goal and is committed to providing schools in Kenya with clean drinking water – while protecting the climate.

    How does it work?

    In many schools in Africa – including the project area in Kenya – water has to be boiled to ensure a safe supply for students and teachers. This is often done using coal, gas, briquettes, diesel generators or wood. As a result, large amounts of CO2 are emitted. The project makes this old technology redundant by providing schools with reliable water treatment technologies that work without electricity or heating processes. Installation, maintenance and repair services for schools are also offered. The project activities are financed by the sale of emission reduction certificates. These are achieved because water no longer needs to be boiled at great expense, thus saving firewood. Overall, the programme has already reached over 40,000 schools and more than 16 million students. By the end of 2025, over 100,000 schools are expected to benefit directly from the programme.

    Details:

    Project technology: Energy efficiency

    Project standard: Gold Standard

    Annual volume: 60,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalents

    Partner: First Climate