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 Ghana, it is customary to...
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 specifically for child...
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 time in their...
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 wish list! Each of...
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 beautiful creations....
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 Life girls, the room...
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 learn more about each...
One of our recent projects for our Global Family was creating pages for our kids to put in their new scrapbooks! This summer the 8x8 inch pages will travel to Ghana and each child will have the opportunity to create more scrapbook pages and complete their book. Full...
Today we are introducing a brand new collection of products! This limited edition collection is made with batik fabric handmade at the Touch A Life Care Center. The fabric was then sent to Re:new Project in Chicago where it was transformed into beautiful bags,...
The Touch A Life Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Osborn as Executive Director, effective May 1. Jan succeeds John O’Toole, who transitioned to the role of Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2016. Previously holding the role of...