{"id":6880,"date":"2022-07-11T22:43:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T22:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?p=6880"},"modified":"2022-07-11T22:43:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T22:43:50","slug":"weve-got-a-new-water-filtration-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/weve-got-a-new-water-filtration-system\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;ve Got a New Water Filtration System!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6881\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6881\" class=\"wp-image-6881\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6884\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_2-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6884\" class=\"wp-image-6884\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6885\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_3-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6885\" class=\"wp-image-6885\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">At Touch A Life, providing a clean and safe living space, healthy food and water, and comprehensive medical care for our&nbsp;children has always been a priority.&nbsp;We have been blessed to have a well on site that provides water for cleaning and bathing, but for years we have spent time and money having bottled water brought in for drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">We have dreamed of having a water filtration system for a long time, so in 2021 as a part of our Back to the Basics campaign, an initiative to make the Care Center more self-sustaining, we began looking for sponsors to help make this goal a reality. Thanks to the Parks Family&nbsp;we have been able to purchase all of the components for the filtration system as well as construct a building to house it. With the help of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana,&nbsp;<strong>the system has been installed and is now up and running<\/strong>! The Parks family has also purchased water dispensing units for each dorm and gathering space around the Care Center, making access to clean water easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_6-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6886\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_6.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6886\" class=\"wp-image-6886\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6887\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_4.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6887\" class=\"wp-image-6887\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_7-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6888\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_7.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6888\" class=\"wp-image-6888\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_5-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6889\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TAL_WaterBlog_5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?attachment_id=6889\" class=\"wp-image-6889\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong><strong>This has been a huge accomplishment and a big step toward becoming a more self-sustainable organization.&nbsp;We are so grateful for everyone who has helped to make this long awaited dream a reality. 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