GS13044 VPA-1 Kenya LifeStraw Give Back Program
GS-4763 ↗ · current registry ID: GS13045
#173of 1329 in Industrial#16of 157 in Kenya#316of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Kenya LifeStraw Give Back Program is a safe drinking water supply project verified by KBS Certification Services, with additionality confirmed by the VVB and a national-default fNRB. However, the project delivered only about 21% of its pro-rata ex-ante expectation in the first monitoring period, no buffer pool or permanence mechanism is documented, and the monitoring report contains unit errors and an incorrect country reference (Rwanda) that were flagged as corrective actions.
Red Flags
- Verified ERR of 12,384 tCO₂e represents only ~21% of the pro-rata ex-ante expectation (~59,300) for the first monitoring period, raising questions about the 300,000 tCO₂e lifetime estimate
- Monitoring report contained incorrect country references (Rwanda) in a Kenya project, corrected only after VVB review
- No buffer pool or permanence mechanism documented; no reversal events data available
- Leakage justification is contradictory: verification report states 'deemed negligible' while the monitoring report references a 'quantified' approach, yet the deduction is 0%
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,113 | 0 | 11,113 | |
| 2025 | 1,271 | 0 | 1,271 | |
| Total | 12,384 | 0 | 12,384 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed
mixed evidence / unresolved risk
0% deduction, contradictory justification
Project-specific, no reassessment date
Grievance & benefit-sharing present, FPIC not stated
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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