{"id":3299,"date":"2015-08-25T10:28:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T18:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2015-08-25T10:28:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T18:28:55","slug":"new-well-for-the-care-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/new-well-for-the-care-center\/","title":{"rendered":"New Well for the Care Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Water is everything. Access to a nearby well means less time transporting water and more time spent learning and creating. Access to clean, filtered water lowers the risk of parasites and disease.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of the Sanches family (and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/walk-for-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walk for Wate<\/a>r!)\u00a0and the\u00a0Brad Forslund family, Touch A Life was able to update the purification system on the well that supplies water to the majority of our Care Center, and build a second brand new well. The new well is strategically positioned on the edge of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/our-programs\/ghana\/touch-a-life-care-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Care Center<\/a> property in Kumasi, Ghana, so that the neighbors in our community can also have access to clean water.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3306\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3306\" class=\"wp-image-3306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1231-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A borehole was dug 180 feet into the ground to reach water.\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"3306\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A borehole was dug 180 feet into the ground to reach water.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3303\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GHANA665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3303\" class=\"wp-image-3303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GHANA665-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The first water pumped from the new well! (Photo by NBarrett Photography.)\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-id=\"3303\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first water pumped from the new well! (Photo by NBarrett Photography.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3305\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GHANA667.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3305\" class=\"wp-image-3305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GHANA667-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shawna Sanches with Kofi, Felix, Godisking, and the new well . (Photo by NBarrett Photography.)\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-id=\"3305\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shawna Sanches with Kofi, Felix, Godisking, and the new well . (Photo by NBarrett Photography.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3301\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GHANA630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3301\" class=\"wp-image-3301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/GHANA630-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jugs filled with fresh, clean water. (Photo by NBarrett Photography.)\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-id=\"3301\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jugs filled with fresh, clean water. (Photo by NBarrett Photography.)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water is everything. Access to a nearby well means less time transporting water and more time spent learning and creating. Access to clean, filtered water lowers the risk of parasites and disease. 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