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Maia Mountain – DelAgua Placement Blog I went into my placement wanting to align my career with social impact, and DelAgua was an obvious fit.
9 July 2026
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Maia Mountain – DelAgua Placement Blog I went into my placement wanting to align my career with social impact, and DelAgua was an obvious fit.
DelAgua Named a Finalist in the Global Good Awards ‘Climate for Good’ Category We are proud to share that DelAgua has been named a finalist
A Decade of Transforming Lives – Dativa Mukeshimana I joined DelAgua in February 2014 as a District Manager. Over a decade later, I am still
DelAgua at Argus Europe Carbon Conference DelAgua’s Chief Financial Officer, Rory McDougall, attended the Argus Europe Carbon conference last week in Nice, joining a panel
Clean Cooking Reaches 42,500 Households Across Three Districts in Sierra Leone DelAgua’s Live Fyn programme has commenced the distribution of 42,500 improved cookstoves to rural
A Decade of Transforming Lives – Musa Hakizimana I joined DelAgua in October 2014. Since then, I have had the opportunity to grow professionally while
DelAgua Partners with Carbon Horizon to Expand into Uganda and Deliver Clean Cooking Solutions to Rural Households DelAgua, the world’s leading carbon project developer in
DelAgua’s Rwanda Projects 3699 and 4150 Ranked Among Top 9% of Cookstove Projects Globally We are pleased to share that BeZero Carbon, one of the
DelAgua on the Global Stage: Insights from Argus Asia and IETA European Climate Summit April has proven to be a significant month for DelAgua’s presence
Impact of Improved Cooking Technologies on Socio-economic and Environmental Sustainability of Rural Households: A Case Study of DelAgua Health Rwanda, Tubeho Neza Project (2020-2024) in
International Women’s Day – Give to Gain We join the rest of the world to celebrate this International Women’s Day under the theme ‘Give to
Setting The Standard: DelAgua’s Gambia Project Receives AA Project Rating DelAgua’s clean cooking Grouped Project in The Gambia has received an outstanding AA rating and been recognition by Calyx Global, an example
DelAgua Receives CORSIA Eligibility Tags For Over 4.7 Million Carbon Credits DelAgua is pleased to announce that over 4.7m of its carbon credits are now
S&P Global Podcast: How Trade Mechanisms, AI and Innovation Will Influence Global Carbon Markets in 2026 We’re pleased to share the latest All Things Sustainable
DelAgua’s Last Mile Distribution DelAgua’s Live Well programme works exclusively with rural communities to provide much needed high quality, fuel-efficient cook stoves free of charge.
The Chairman’s View 2025: A Year of Milestones and Momentum This year DelAgua celebrated its 40th birthday. Over this period DelAgua has shown remarkable resilience,
S&P Global Carbon Markets Conference 2025 DelAgua attended the recent S&P Global Carbon Markets conference held in Barcelona from 1st – 3rd December. DelAgua’s CEO
TotalEnergies and DelAgua Partner to Transform Cooking for 200,000 Rural Households in Rwanda TotalEnergies and DelAgua have announced a landmark partnership aimed at bringing cleaner,
DelAgua Unveils Plans for Regional Expansion of the Live Well Programme Following the success of the Live Well clean cooking programme in Rwanda, Sierra Leone
DelAgua Host Partner Field Visit to Livɛ Fyn Project in Sierra Leone On Wednesday 15th October 2025, DelAgua hosted our Sierra Leone Livɛ Fyn project
Verra Completes First Requantification For DelAgua’s Projects 4150 and 4000 Verra has finalized the Methodology Change and Requantification Procedure for two of DelAgua’s projects. Projects 4150
DelAgua Wins at the World Sustainability Awards We are thrilled to share that DelAgua has won the Social Impact Award at the World Sustainability Awards.
VERRA Releases Film Showcasing DelAgua’s Live Well Project Impact This is the story of how families’ lives are transformed through carbon finance. Across Africa, millions
DelAgua Receives First Credit Issuance Under VM0050 Methodology 17th September 2025: DelAgua’s Project 3699 has been issued 1,911,382 credits under Verra’s latest cookstove methodology VM0050 v1.0
Africa Singapore Business Forum 2025 Last week DelAgua’s Chief Financial Officer Rory McDougall and Accounting and Finance Manager Yenn Ng attended the Africa Singapore Business
Just Launched – NEW Digital DelAgua Water Testing Kits We’re excited to announce the launch of the new range of digital DelAgua Water Testing Kits.
World Sustainability Awards 2025 – Shortlisted Finalist We’re proud to share that we’ve been shortlisted for the World Sustainability Awards in the Social Impact category
Path to CORSIA Eligibility: DelAgua Submits Re-Quantification Requests to Verra I am pleased to share that since our February announcement regarding DelAgua’s pathway to CORSIA
DelAgua Selected to Pilot CCA Clean Cooking Code of Conduct We are pleased to have been selected as one of eight project developers to pilot
The Government of Rwanda and the Government of Singapore have signed an Implementation Agreement under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The agreement was signed
DelAgua Pays Tribute to Victims of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi In honour of the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi,
Africa Go Green Fund (AGG) funds an $8M investment into DelAgua to distribute improved biomass cookstoves in Rwanda The Africa Go Green Fund (“AGG”), managed
DelAgua Attends East Africa Carbon Markets Dialogue DelAgua’s Chief Technology Officer David Kitt attended the the East African Carbon Market Dialogue in Nairobi, Kenya from
DelAgua to Distribute 250,000 Cookstoves to Rural Households in Sierra Leone DelAgua has resumed the distribution of improved cookstoves that will see a further 250,000
Climate Innovation Fair Hosted by the British High Commission in The Gambia The DelAgua Gambia team, led by the Country Director Ousman Badjie, attended the
Carbon Forward Asia 2025 Last week, DelAgua’s Chairman Neil McDougall attended Carbon Forward Asia in Singapore, 4-5th March 2025. The event brings together experts from the Asia-Pacific
DelAgua CEO Announces CORSIA Credits on Schedule for Q3 2025 Over the past 12 years, DelAgua has prided itself on its integrity throughout the credit
DelAgua Joins Million Lives Collective We are thrilled to announce that we’ve joined the Million Lives Collective – a community dedicated to driving meaningful impact
Hana El Sarky – DelAgua Placement Blog Hana El Sarky, a 3rd year student of Politics with Economics at University of Bath, joined DelAgua as
The Chairman’s View 2024: A Year of Strengthening Gains As we wind down our 2024 operations, we reflect on DelAgua’s key achievements this year and
Decade of Impact At this year’s end of year staff get together, DelAgua celebrated staff in Rwanda that have been with DelAgua since 2014. These
S&P Global Carbon Markets 2024 Last week DelAgua team members attended S&P Global Carbon Markets Conference, held in Barcelona. Chairman Neil McDougall, COO Euan
edie Awards 2025 – Finalist We’re thrilled to share that we’ve been shortlisted for the Engagement & Behaviour Change Project of the Year at the
Tree Planting Season Launch 2024-25 On 26th October, Rwanda, through the Ministry of Environment, launched the 2024-2025 Tree Planting Season with a plan to plant
Carbon Forward 2024 Carbon Forward 2024 took place in London last week, a 3-day event focused on the evolving landscape of carbon markets and environmental policies.
Carbonsations Podcast – Neil McDougall, DelAgua Chairman. DelAgua Chairman Neil McDougall sat down with Violet George on the Carbonsations podcast, hosted by Carbon Herald. In
DelAgua Attends Energy Private Developers – Energy Week Conference Energy Private Developers organized the 4th Energy Week conference under the theme “Accelerating Rwanda’s Renewable Energy
World Gorilla Day 2024 World Gorilla Day is an annual event celebrating gorillas and empowering global communities to take action for gorilla conservation. Rwanda’s forestry
Reuters Events Sustainability Awards 2024 Finalist – SDG Pioneers We are thrilled to announce we are finalists in the 2024 Reuters Events Sustainability Awards in the SDG
International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is celebrated every year on 26th July,
A Decade of Transforming Lives – Bruno Nyirimana I joined DelAgua in 2014 as a Health Supervisor, and then promoted to the role of District
The Negative Health Impacts of ‘Dirty Cooking’. Traditional cooking methods over 3 stone open fires pose significant long and short-term health risks to families, especially
DelAgua Participates in Environment Day Run The Ministry of Environment in coordination with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) in Sierra Leone organized an Environment Day
Media Coverage – DelAgua and Oka Announcement On June 6th 2024 DelAgua and Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company™ (Oka) announced partnering on a world-first insurance
Invest Africa – June 2024 On Tuesday, 4th June, DelAgua COO represented DelAgua at Invest Africa’s event on The Green Investment Opportunity in Rwanda. Invest
Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company™(Oka) and DelAgua enter the compliance carbon markets with Article 6 insurance Oka’s Corresponding Adjustment Protect™ protects CORSIA buyers from double-claiming
DelAgua Article 6 Credits Now Available on CIX Marketplace We are pleased to share that DelAgua’s Article 6-tagged credits, generated by project VCS 2749 in
DelAgua Participates in Regional and International Carbon Markets and Clean Cooking Events During May DelAgua participated in the East Africa Carbon Markets Forum, IEA Clean Cooking in
DelAgua Commemorates 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda DelAgua joined Rwandans and the rest of the world to observe the commemoration of the 1994
Transforming Lives in The Gambia: One Year Later On 20th March 2023, DelAgua officially launched its Live Well programme operations in The Gambia, in a community led
Capacity Building Panel – CCA, SEforALL & MININFRA The Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure in collaboration with the Clean Cooking Association and Sustainable Energy For All
The Alkamba Times – Transforming Rural Cooking: DelAgua’s Generous Cooking Stove Donations Empower Women and Accelerate Culinary Progress The Alkamba Times Journalist Alieu Ceesay visited
Transforming Lives in Sierra Leone – One Year Later Ibrahim Marrah, our Sierra Leone Country Representative, reflects on DelAgua’s first year operating the Livɛ Fyn
Visions for Europe Podcast Listen below to the latest episode of Visions for Europe Podcast hosted by EU TECH. DelAgua’s Communications Director Kate Bruges spoke
UK-Rwanda Business Forum DelAgua was pleased to participate in the inaugural UK – Rwanda Business Forum that brought together senior British and Rwandan policymakers and
World Wetlands Day 2024 To mark World Wetlands Day 2024 under the theme ‘Wetlands and Human Wellbeing’, Eric Izerimana our Data and Training Coordinator shares insights on the
Harriet Smailes – DelAgua Placement Blog As part of DelAgua’s student placement partnership with the University of Bath, Harriet Smailes, a third-year student studying Politics
The Chairman’s View. 2023: An Exceptional Year of Growth 2023 was a pivotal year in the growth and development of DelAgua with the continued growth
DelAgua Live Well Clean Cookstove Programme Signs Landmark Letters of Authorisation with the Government of Rwanda and announces first Article 6 Corresponding Adjustment tag for
edie Awards 2024 Finalist – Social Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion We are thrilled to announce we are finalists in the 2024 edie Awards in the
S&P Global Commodity Insights Global Carbon Markets Conference 2023 Last week DelAgua team members attended S&P Global Commodity Insights Global Carbon Markets Conference, held in
DelAgua COO Euan McDougall at S&P Global Carbon Markets Conference: ‘Scale, Impact & Integrity: Meeting the Triple Challenge in Clean Cooking Programmes’. DelAgua’s COO Euan
We are thrilled to announce DelAgua & BURN have won Highly Commended for the Partnership of the Year Award at the 14th Responsible Business Awards
Tree Planting Season Launch DelAgua joined the Ministry of Environment, Rwanda Environment Management Authority and other sector partners to officially launch the 2023 – 2024
Reuters Events: Responsible Business Awards 2023 – Finalists with BURN We are pleased to announce our partnership with BURN has been shortlisted for ‘Partnership of
Carbon Forward 2023 DelAgua was thrilled to be part of the Carbon Forward Conference 2023 in London. Our Group Chairman, Neil McDougall, led our team
Carbon Herald Interview Carbon Herald interviewed Euan McDougall, Chief Operating Officer at DelAgua who shed light on how we manage to provide clean cooking devices
Making progress on clean cooking means making progress on SDGs Last week, world leaders gathered in New York for the 2023 SDG Summit. In 2015,
DelAgua ‘s COO Euan McDougall and Head of Government Relations Monica Keza joined thousands of Climate Change policy makers, activists, development partners and Governments in
Yesterday DelAgua was honoured to be awarded silver in the ‘Technology for Good’ category at the Global Good Awards. This award recognises our innovative application
Today we are excited to be able to offer the opportunity to buy Live Well carbon credits direct from us at DelAgua. We launched the
Visions of Europe Q2 Magazine – EU TECH SDG Awards Special Edition The European Technology Chamber (EUTECH) is a registered not-for-profit organization with a mission
We are excited to be a finalist in the Global Good Awards, a great boost for our amazing teams in Rwanda, The Gambia and Sierra
World Environment Day and 1.5 Million Stoves Milestone Happy World Environment Day 2023. We join in the global effort to raise awareness and encourage action to
We are thrilled to announce that we are winners of the annual EU Tech Chamber (EUTECH) SDG Awards for SDG3 Good Health and Well-being Award. The EUTECH SDG
Sierra Leone – Radio Democracy, 31st May Good Morning Salone radio program Interviewer – Chernor Jalloh The interview served as an introduction of DelAgua
Rwanda RTV News – 16th May Lunch time news Reporter – Theogene Twibanire The reporter attended stove distributions in Nyamasheke District and reports about the
DelAgua has purchased one million stoves from Kenya-based manufacturer, BURN. BURN’s portable stove, which is the world’s most fuel-efficient rocket stove, was chosen by DelAgua to
DelAgua and BURN Announce 1 Million Stoves Milestone DelAgua, which runs Live Well, Africa’s largest clean cookstove programme exclusively targeting rural communities dependent on traditional
The Sanctuary Podcast – The Gambia The Sanctuary today features a discussion with Ousman Badjie. Ousman is the country representative of DelAgua Group in The
Sustainable Business Magazine: Live Well, Cook Better We are thrilled to be part of the latest edition of Sustainable Business Magazine (Issue 112, pages 10-13).
The Point – DelAgua Gambia Rolls Out Improved Cookstove to Rural Gambia From time immemorial, most African rural women used the traditional three stone cooking
The Alkamba Times – DelAgua Distributes Environmentally Friendly Cookstoves to 300 Households in LRR DelAgua Gambia has distributed modern-day, healthy, and environmentally friendly cookstoves to
The Gambia ‘Live Well’ Launch – March 2023 On the morning of March 20th 2023, Jara Soma town, in the Lower River Region, The Gambia
World Wildlife Day 2023 Today we are celebrating World Wildlife Day (WWD), a United Nations International Day to celebrate all animals and plants and the
World Wetlands Day 2023 Today we are celebrating ‘World Wetlands Day’. This year’s theme is “It’s Time for Wetland Restoration” and it highlights the urgent
International Day of Education 2023 For the DelAgua team, today’s UN International Day of Education is one that we are always excited to celebrate because
The Chairman’s View. 2022: A Year of Transformation Introduction With the end of the year drawing ever closer it is an appropriate time to review
COP15: New Deal to Protect Nature To mark today’s historic COP 15 30 x 30 agreement we are launching our new film explaining how clean
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