Children with disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa often face isolation and exclusion. SAT-7 has been challenging the status quo and supporting families to help their children achieve their potential through Arabic programme The Same Bench. UNICEF estimates that one in seven children in the region – nearly 21 million – have a disability.[1] While mainstream schools are […]
Live social media programme Church4Kids returns for a new season this week, using interactive Bible studies and games to help children across the Persian world connect with their heavenly Father, the Bible, and each other. Church4Kids is broadcast weekly on Instagram and YouTube for children aged 5-15, using an attractive virtual set. Each entertaining episode begins with host Maryam Rassouli […]
Amid the fear and chaos of war in the Middle East, SAT-7 KIDS is reaching out to young viewers with songs, dramas, and prayers to bring comfort and hope in the face of uncertainty. “In times of war, fear, and uncertainty, SAT-7 KIDS becomes more than just a TV channel,” says Channel Manager Andrea El-Mounayer. “It becomes a refuge, […]
As Father’s Day is celebrated around the world, we consider the challenges facing fathers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and hear from SAT-7 viewers who are looking to their Heavenly Father to help them raise their own families. Arman, a father from Afghanistan, reached out to SAT-7 with this heartbreaking message: “I am truly tired of life […]
A powerful new film on SAT-7 KIDS is introducing young viewers to the love of God. After watching the short movie Adonai, one viewer from the Holy Land said, “I was so touched… I felt that I wanted to meet Jesus.” The story unfolds in a rural village, among a group of children who love to play together but cannot […]
With its handmade children’s programme, Sweet Anecdotes, SAT-7’s Persian channel is going small. The makers are taking a traditional approach to animation – filming little paper characters in a miniature set – and using it to share the Gospel with young viewers in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. “We have never made a programme like this at SAT-7 before,” says […]
SAT-7 will release a string of new programmes for children and young people across all four of the network’s channels this year. From worship songs and storytelling to lifestyle advice and inter-generational learning, our fresh content will help young viewers to learn more about Jesus and how to live for Him. On SAT-7 KIDS, for children in the Arab World, […]
As churches in the Holy Land and neighbouring Jordan cancel public Christmas celebrations, SAT-7 is standing in solidarity with those suffering in the region with a schedule of Christmas programming that points viewers to the Prince of Peace. Special broadcasts include a church service from Bethlehem, children singing from a Christian school in Ramallah, and stories of faith from Iraq. […]
It is an extremely difficult and dangerous time to be a child in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). On World Children’s Day (20 November), we consider the challenges they are facing and how SAT-7 is supporting young people and their families with prayer, advice, and the comforting message of God’s unceasing care. The statistics are heartbreaking. One in […]
My School, SAT-7’s pioneering project to provide five years of high-quality primary education in the Arab world, has now wrapped up its fifth and final season. Since the programme was launched in 2015 in response to the war in Syria, SAT-7 has made over 400 episodes covering the region’s curriculum in the core subjects of Mathematics, Arabic, English, Science, and […]