Watch a video and learn more about Pam’s work to rescue the child slaves on Lake Volta in Ghana, Africa.

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Mark, the child slave Pam read about in the New York Times before he was rescued by Pam

Mark with Pam and her daughter on a recent trip to Ghana

Jantsen, Pam’s 15 year old son who died suddenly and inspired the book and Pam’s work. Click here to order Jantsen’s Gift.

Pam Cope, founded the Touch A Life Foundation with her husband Randy. The Copes started the foundation nine years ago after their 15-year-old son Jantsen died suddenly of an undetected heart defect. He was athletic and loved life, and he was always living it to the fullest. As a family, the Copes were able to use Jantsen’s Memorial Fund to start the Touch A Life Foundation. Pam and Randy believed that his legacy needed to be helping children.

Their efforts started out small to help children in Vietnam and Cambodia and have recently grown across the globe to Ghana, West Africa. The focus of the organization is to stand in the gap for hurting and exploited children.

The Copes became involved with their work in Ghana after learning about how many children are sold into slavery there to work on Lake Volta. Pam, the director of the foundation, read an article in the New York Times about child trafficking and the abuse these children endure and she knew that Touch A Life had to get involved. There are thousands of children that have been sold by parents or relatives to work in the fishing industry for as little as $20 per year.