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Co-Founder Pam Cope Returns to Ghana!

Co-Founder Pam Cope Returns to Ghana!

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it in so many ways. The regulations on international travel have been constantly changing affecting Touch A Life in the frequency and way that people can visit the Care Center. There have been no...

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From Servitude to Freedom: Emmanuel Crawford

From Servitude to Freedom: Emmanuel Crawford

In 2008, Touch A Life partnered with Ghanaian abolitionists to rescue several children from Lake Volta. Among them was four-year-old Emmanuel Crawford, who was rescued from the fishing industry. Emmanuel was adopted by an amazing family in...

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Mary Shares her Plans for the Future!

Mary Shares her Plans for the Future!

This month we are sharing about Mary E. and her hopes and plans for the future. What degree did you complete and from what school? I received my Bachelor of Art in Social Work and Sociology from the University of Ghana.  What changes do you...

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Building on the Basics in 2022!

Building on the Basics in 2022!

Thanks to our loyal supporters, we accomplished so many self-sustaining initiatives at the Care Center in 2021. While adhering to COVID-19 protocols (wearing masks,reducing visitors to the facility, washing hands frequently, quarantining as...

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Letter from Gideon

Letter from Gideon

My name is Gideon Degbe, and I came to live at the Touch A Life Care Center in 2010 when I was 14 years old. Eleven years later, I am now in my senior year of college at Heritage Christian College, and I am working part-time for Touch A Life as the...

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Israel Shares His Post-College Plans!

Israel Shares His Post-College Plans!

2021 is the year that we will celebrate the college graduation of some of the first Touch A Life children who entered our program between 2006 and 2010. Rescued from forced labor on the fishing boats of Lake Volta, these children have grown to...

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Meet One of the Care Center Teachers!

Meet One of the Care Center Teachers!

When children are rescued from forced labor and brought to the Touch A Life Care Center, they join us at various ages and education levels. Most children entering our care have had little or no previous education opportunities, making it virtually...

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Exciting Construction Updates at the Care Center!

Exciting Construction Updates at the Care Center!

The year 2020, and all of the trials and triumphs that it brought, gave Touch A Life the opportunity to evaluate some of the ways that we can make the Care Center more self-sustaining—as a result, last year's Back to the Basics campaign was...

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Let Freedom Ring!

Let Freedom Ring!

We hope that you are all enjoying your summer and getting a chance to spend time soaking up the sun with loved ones. Here at our headquarters in the USA, as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, we came across the following quote from Nelson...

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Exciting Construction Updates at the Care Center!

Exciting Construction Updates at the Care Center!

The year 2020, and all of the trials and triumphs that it brought, gave Touch A Life the opportunity to evaluate some of the ways that we can make the Care Center more self-sustaining—as a result, last year's Back to the Basics campaign was...

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