Trans World Radio Africa

Children and Youth

Almost 44% of Africa’s population is under the age of 15. Children are one of the most at-risk groups in Africa. Young girls, especially, are vulnerable to many forms of violence and are not offered the same opportunities for education as boys.

An estimated one-third of children in sub-Saharan Africa are malnourished. A child dies from malaria every 30 seconds and an estimated 11.6 million have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS. Poverty and neglect is the only way of life that many children know. Reaching children and young people with the gospel is of vital importance.

Children’s programmes such as Witness at the Water use drama and music to introduce children and youth to Jesus Christ.
Specific programmes for girls deal with issues unique to them.
Our programmes educate children and youth about health and life skills as well as communicating the gospel.

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Witness at the Water - Project Samuel

Christianity is spreading in Africa, but it is still a difficult place for a child to survive. The continent has seen unending physical ravages from war, natural disasters and man-made strife. In addition to the staggering HIV/AIDS crisis, an African child dies from malaria every 30 seconds, and the life expectancy in many African countries is less than 50 years.(source: Operation World, 21st Century Edition; World Health Organization)

To bring African children into the family of God, TWR has created Witness at the Water, a vibrant 30-minute radio drama about children in a fictional African village who encounter the same things in life as the programme’s listeners. They bring their questions to a wise, old woman living by a river who teaches them God’s answers. Witness at the Water takes 15 minutes of each episode to accept questions and comments from the listening audience through phone and text messaging, thus giving children a personal connection to the broadcasts.
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