This was TWLP’s 20th year of partnering with communities around the world to provide clean water. As of the end of 2020, this ministry has funded a total of 675 wells/clean-water projects in 25 countries. These projects represent a total of $1,817,538 committed to clean water development since our founding.

Here are answers to a few questions about this remarkable—and record-setting—year:

How many projects did you do in 2020?
In 2020 TWLP funded a total of 130 new wells/clean-water projects (62 new wells and 68 rehabilitated wells), with a total of $284,535 committed to these projects. The 130 total projects are an all-time single-year LWP record (the previous record of 104 in 2017). Here is the breakdown of projects by country:

Zambia: 36
Malawi: 34
Sierra Leone: 24
Chad: 12
Liberia: 8
Ghana: 7
Cameroon: 5
Philippines: 2
Nicaragua: 1
Guatemala: 1

How many people are benefitting from these 130 wells?
Although it’s difficult to determine just how many people are using these wells, we estimate that we spend about $9 for every one person who receives clean water from Living Water wells. Based on this estimate, approximately 31,615 are benefitting from these new wells and rehabilitations.

Did you go anywhere new in 2020?
We didn’t fund projects in any new countries in 2020, but the number of wells increased significantly in places like Malawi, Zambia and Sierra Leone.

How much was raised?
Despite all the challenges of 2020, our generous donors contributed $326,802—a 4% increase from 2019’s total of $313,288, our previous record year. This total amount raised is also an all-time single-year LWP record!

What’s on the horizon?
Plans will be materializing soon to celebrate our 20th anniversary. What an incredible legacy our founder Shanon Dickerson left for us, and how faithful God has been through the years!

Thank you to our friends and donors for your contributions to this work in 2020. Looking forward to a great 2021 and all that God has planned for this ministry. If there is anything 2020 taught us, we have no idea what lies in store!

—Jon Lee, president, Living Water Project