CO2 Balance
CO2balance operates as a primary project developer and consultancy for organisations that are looking to certify their own projects under a carbon standard. They are committed to developing high impact projects, under the Gold Standard Foundation. Fundamental to their approach is the participation and empowerment of the local communities they work with. Since 2010, the company has successfully registered over 270 Gold Standard climate protection projects across sub-Saharan Africa, primarily in the field of safe water supply and efficient cooking which have resulted in significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions as well as long-term community benefits.
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A comparison of Estufas Chispa's team in 2024 (top image) and 2026, highlighting the organisation's significant growth and expanded capacity to support clean cooking initiatives in Guatemala. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
An improved cookstove is used to prepare tortillas, a staple food in many Guatemalan households. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
Project staff provide training and demonstrations to help beneficiaries use and maintain their improved cookstoves. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
A family transports their new improved cookstove home following distribution through the project. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
Mother and child with their installed improved cookstove. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
Improved cookstove in use in a home. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
Project field team (Rwanda of Peace and Progress) providing end-user training at the point of distribution. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
This project provides Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Training (WASH), equipping communities with practical knowledge on safe collection and hygiene, helping long-term behaviour change extend beyond the physical water point itself. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
Communities are supported to manage and protect their own water points. Local ownership is central to keeping boreholes working over time and ensuring the benefits are sustained well beyond the initial rehabilitation works. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
The rehabilitation of community boreholes means families no longer have to rely on unsafe river water - reducing sickness and saving time otherwise spent travelling to hospital. Access to clean water means healthier children, more economic opportunity, and more control over daily life. Photo credit: CO2 Balance
Household in Bugesera cooking a meal on the Canarumwe stove during a household visit from the field team.
Community carrying the Canarumwe pot inserts.
Clay Canarumwe stove in use.
Main household cooks receiving their clay stove inserts at a mobilisation event.
Household in Kayonza, Rwanda using the project Canarumwe cookstove.
Collection of the improved cookstoves
Education about cleaner methods of cooking
Improved cookstove in action in the home.
Improved cookstove distribution in Rwanda joined Pinwheel!
Provision of safe water in Rural Eritrea joined Pinwheel!