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The Deaf Ghanaians of Ghana

The Deaf Ghanaians of Ghana, numbering approximately 288,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ghanaian Sign Language is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Deaf Ghanaian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Ghanaian Sign Language (gse)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 288,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013328
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Pray for the Deaf Ghanaians of Ghana

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ghanaian Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

60%
%
Ghanaian Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Ghanaian Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Ghanaian Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ghanaian Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf Ghanaians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Deaf Ghanaians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Deaf Ghanaians of Ghana

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
readHebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Deaf Ghanaian Across Countries (ROP3 - 116545) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf GhanaiansPG013328Deaf GhanaiansGhana288,000Engaged yet UnreachedGhanaian Sign LanguageEthnoreligion

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