As we look back on not only this past year, but the last ten years in Kumasi, we have so much to be thankful for! This fall was a landmark moment for us as we celebrated our 10 year anniversary of the Touch A Life Care Center. In our 2022 end-of-year newsletter, we...
Celebrating Ten Years in Kumasi
This month marks the 10 year anniversary of the Touch A Life Care Center in Kumasi, and we have so much to celebrate! What started out as ten empty acres of rolling hills is now on the path to becoming a self-sustaining oasis, complete with a chicken coop and piggery,...
My Birthday Gift in Action, A Note from Pam Cope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkTHoUdKn20 Hello, friends! Thanks to you, we are now the proud owners of a corn husker machine, which you all helped raise funds for during my 60th birthday campaign. I wanted you to know your gift has made a huge...
We Have News!
As a Touch A Life supporter, you likely know the story of Pam and Mark as well as how the work in Ghana began. When Pam found Mark, she found her purpose. After years of dreaming and planning, we are so excited to finally introduce our new...
We’ve Got a New Water Filtration System!
At Touch A Life, providing a clean and safe living space, healthy food and water, and comprehensive medical care for our children has always been a priority. We have been blessed to have a well on site that provides water for cleaning and bathing, but for...
It Takes Someone Special to be a Da!
"Da" is a Ghanaian term of affection for a man who takes the time to invest in children through their love, encouragement, protection, laughter, giving, and time. This Father's Day, we are thankful for all of the Das, Daddys, Papas, uncles, brothers, godfathers, and...
It Takes a Village!
May brings our thoughts to Mother's Day, a beautiful and sometimes painful holiday. When mother-child relationships don't meet our expectations, we are thankful for all of the beautiful women who choose to love and support the children around them. They make an impact...
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 Executive...
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 born. So many of you gave...
UN Day Against Human Trafficking
A Touch A Life child, Millicent, along with Sophie and Freeman spoke at a UN Against Human Trafficking event on World Day Against Trafficking, July 30, 2019. Below is her speech that she read before the Minister of state and many foreign dignitaries. It is a...