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Tubeho Neza

Since 2012, DelAgua has run the Tubeho Neza ("Live Well") programme in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, with a stated goal of reaching 2.3 million rural households with high-performance stoves. The developer reports 1.8 million stoves distributed and 7 million lives improved to date.

Rural households nationwide, RwandaHigh-performance biomass cookstove distributionVerra VCS 4150 and VCS 3699 (VM0050)
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OperatorDelAgua
EcosystemHigh-performance biomass cookstove distribution
StandardVerra VCS 4150 and VCS 3699 (VM0050)
StatusActive
LocationRural households nationwide, Rwanda
Overview

Inside the project

DelAgua says its Tubeho Neza ("Live Well") programme has run since 2012 in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, with the goal of providing high-performance stoves to 2.3 million rural households.

Carbon credits fund the programme under two Verra grouped projects, VCS 4150 and VCS 3699. DelAgua describes it as the biggest clean cookstove project in the world by stove count, now paired with a water-filter component across Rwanda, The Gambia and Sierra Leone.

As viewed in September 2026, Verra's registry shows both grouped projects with a verification approval requested: VCS 4150, registered 15 February 2024, with 8,552,433 units issued, 401,051 retired and 2,906,291 cancelled; VCS 3699, registered 27 November 2024, with 2,692,966 units issued and 53,860 retired.

2,300,000 households
Target households
1,800,000 stoves
Stoves distributed
7,000,000 lives
Lives improved (operator)

Objectives

  • Reach 2.3 million rural households with high-performance stoves
  • Fund distribution through the sale of Verra carbon credits

Approach

  • Funded through the sale of Verra carbon credits (VCS4150, VCS3699), the project distributes high-performance cookstoves to rural households in partnership with the Government of Rwanda.

Published documents

Monitoring report: DelAgua Clean Cooking Grouped Project in Rwanda, Verra registry page (VCS 4150) →Monitoring report: DelAgua Improved Cookstove Grouped Project, Verra registry page (VCS 3699) →

Sources

Inspect 3 sources
  1. delagua.org ↗https://www.delagua.org/project-rwanda/
  2. registry.verra.org ↗https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/4150
  3. registry.verra.org ↗https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/3699

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