GS11638 GS11640 RVPA-2 SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Africa- WPS in Uganda by AERA- VPA 4

Audit Analysis

The SPOUTS Water Purifier Programme in Uganda demonstrates solid additionality (VVB-confirmed combined test) and reasonable safeguards (FPIC, grievance mechanism, benefit sharing), with a quantified 5% leakage deduction. However, the project-specific baseline, numerous material findings (752 filter breakages, typographical errors, SDG inconsistencies), nine outstanding corrective actions, and a contradiction in the stated crediting period (5-year VPA vs. 20-year PDD) moderate confidence in the overall credit quality.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Crediting period contradiction: PDD (2022) states a 20-year period (2022–2042) while the verification report (2025) confirms only 5-year VPAs (2022–2027 / 2023–2028), creating ambiguity about the actual crediting window
• ⚠752 instances of water filter breakage reported during the monitoring period, with no buffer pool or permanence mechanism documented to cover potential future reversals
• ⚠Usage rate assumed at 100% in the PDD versus 97.1% verified in the monitoring report, indicating a slight systematic over-estimation of actual usage
• ⚠Monitoring method contradiction: verification report states 'annual survey' while the monitoring report (2023) describes 'self-report', raising questions about data reliability

Credit Vintages