The Gujaratis of Uganda

The Gujaratis of Uganda, numbering approximately 30,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group known for their vibrant culture, entrepreneurial spirit, and rich traditions, originating from the western Indian state of Gujarat, with a history of significant contributions to trade, arts, and cuisine. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Gujarati is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Gujarati
Primary Language(s): Gujarati (guj)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 30,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042892
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

87%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gujarati
Language Family: Indo-European

51%
%
Gujarati Speakers

Media Resources in Gujarati:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in Gujarati:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible League International✓
Gujarati New India Bible✓

2 entries

Or check out the Gujarati bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Gujaratis:
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But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
read1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

Then he said to his disciples, “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."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Gujarati Across Countries (ROP3 - 103544) reported in the following countries:

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25 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
GujaratisGujaratisPakistan1,475,000No Longer UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisKenya25,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisCanada115,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisUnited States465,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisBahrain34,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisMalaysia34,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisFiji26,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisZimbabwe28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisZambia36,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisSeychelles500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisReunion23,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisMozambique37,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisMalawi66,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisMadagascar102,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisTanzania519,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisOman73,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisSingapore5,700Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisMyanmar47,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiFolk Hinduism
GujaratisGujaratisUnited Kingdom407,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisUganda30,000Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisRwanda1,500Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisBurundi16,000Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisMaldives1,200Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisBangladesh400Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisFrance1,100Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism

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