Reach4Life: TWR brings a Bible-study program on air to Africa’s young people

# What happened Trans World Radio (TWR) started broadcasting Biblica's Reach4Life Bible-study curriculum across several African countries after signing an agreement in November 2023. Reach4Life—originally produced by Biblica in 2004 as a 40-lesson response to the HIV crisis—has been adapted for radio and translated into multiple local languages to reach young people where they live and listen.

# Why it matters Reach4Life targets issues young people commonly face: addiction, family conflict, identity and faith. Biblica reports the curriculum has reached 3 million youth in 40 countries and is printed in 40 languages. In regions where roughly 60% of the population is under 25, a program that combines practical life topics with Bible study can reach large, underserved audiences. Survey data cited by Biblica shows 87% of participants shared what they learned with friends and family, increasing the program's ripple effect.

# How TWR adapted the program

• Partnership and timing: TWR and Biblica formalized distribution following long-standing cooperation on Bible resources. TWR Kenya signed the broadcasting agreement in November 2023.
• Languages and platforms: The program airs in English, Kiswahili, Mozambican Portuguese and isiZulu. In Kenya Reach4Life runs on all six Sifa FM stations and the Powerline Radio livestream. The Kiswahili translation was completed in late 2025 and produced stronger listener engagement than the English edition where it was introduced.
• Geographic reach: TWR broadcasts Reach4Life in Kenya and across southern Africa—Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique—tailoring language and presentation for local audiences.

# Real-world impact: a listener's response

# Program background and evolution

# How broadcasters describe the content

# What's next TWR and Biblica are expanding language adaptations and airtime where listener feedback indicates stronger connection, with Kiswahili cited as an example. The model blends a structured discipleship curriculum with radio distribution to scale access among young people who may have limited formal schooling or who live in displaced-person settings.

# Bottom line Converting a printed Bible-study curriculum into radio programming allowed Reach4Life to scale faster into diverse linguistic and geographic contexts across Africa. Early results reported by Biblica and TWR show high sharing of lessons among peers and tangible listener responses that lead to personal decisions, such as seeking help for addiction.