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Looking Back and Looking Forward
Today’s post is written by Touch A Life’s Development Director, Rachel Brown. Read on as she shares her thoughts about our first 10 students graduating from senior high school and heading to college. I joined the Touch A Life team in January...
Touch A Life Appoints Executive Director in Ghana
Touch A Life has appointed an Executive Director in Ghana. Nana Amoako-Anin, formerly the Life Academy Director for the foundation, is stepping into the role of Executive Director in the West Africa office. She will oversee a variety of projects...
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
It was just over eleven years ago that Pam Cope stepped into a small boat and made her way to an island community in the Lake Volta region of Ghana. The issue of slavery and human trafficking was suddenly no longer a story, no longer a...
Our Newest High School Students
This year 26 Touch A Life students graduated from secondary school, which is the equivalent of middle school in the United States. October began the new trimester for school and all 26 passed the entrance exams to begin high school! In...
Celebrating Five Years at our Care Center
In September 2012, 50 Touch A Life children moved to their new home at the Touch A Life Care Center. With dormitory-style housing, a kitchen, a dining hall, and a director's house, the Care Center became the first long-term care facility...
Yoga Retreat for Human Trafficking Survivors
Our third annual yoga retreat was held at the Touch A Life Care Center earlier this month. Nana, our Life Academy Director is also the owner of Bliss Yoga Studio in Accra, and we were honored that she, along with some of the Bliss instructors, made...
New Clothes and Crocs for the Care Center Kids
The August team delivered new clothes and new crocs for every child at our Care Center in Kumasi. The crocs were donated by The Branch Church in Farmer's Branch, TX and the clothes were donated by many supporters using the Touch A Life Amazon Smile...
Paper Mosaic Contest
The kids at the Touch A Life Care Center in Ghana participated in a mid-year art contest this summer! Kwame, our Art Center Director, gave the theme of mosaic and each of the kids got started cutting tiny pieces of colored paper to make their...
Redesigning the Zachary’s Porch Shop
For anyone who visits the Touch A Life Care Center in Kumasi, the sewing shop at Zachary's House is the perfect place to relax and pick out a handmade gift to bring home. While most of Zachary's House serves as a dorm for the youngest 12 Touch A...
Meet our Summer Interns
The Touch A Life Summer Collegiate Internship program is underway! Six college students from around the country have been working on programs, parties, and product development as they prepare for an 18-day trip to Ghana this July. Keep reading to...
