Hausa of Canada (PGID: PG047465)

The Hausa of Canada

The Hausa of Canada, numbering approximately 375 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community in Canada descended from the Hausa of northern Nigeria and Niger, preserving a West African cultural identity rooted in the historic Hausa states. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Hausa is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Hausa
Primary Language(s): Hausa (hau)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 375
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047465

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hausa
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Hausa Speakers

Media Resources in Hausa:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Hausa:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio
1979 Bible Society of Nigeria		✓
Common Language Version (FCBH Audio)	✓	✓
Littafi Mai Tsarki	✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hausa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hausa 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 Hausa:

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 Hausa of Canada

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
Luke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
Zechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will lead those who might hesitate in getting baptized to trust Him as they obey His command, even when obedience is hard.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
Mark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Hausa Across Countries (ROP3 - 103733) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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19 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG013828	Hausa	Nigeria	40,630,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG013600	Hausa	Niger	16,180,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG012037	Hausa	Sudan	1,060,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Sunni Islam
PG013089	Hausa	Cote d’Ivoire	483,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG012616	Hausa	Cameroon	433,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG013336	Hausa	Ghana	323,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG011360	Hausa	Chad	296,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG042724	Hausa	Ethiopia	134,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Sunni Islam
PG013188	Hausa	Gabon	45,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG012327	Hausa	Benin	44,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG012869	Hausa	Central African Republic	41,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG013165	Hausa	Equatorial Guinea	32,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG014358	Hausa	Togo	26,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG011263	Hausa	Algeria	12,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Sunni Islam
PG012971	Hausa	Congo	12,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG012404	Hausa	Burkina Faso	12,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Folk Islam
PG050354	Hausa	United States	5,400	Unengaged and Unreached	Hausa	Sunni Islam
PG013409	Hausa	Guinea	1,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Sunni Islam
PG047465	Hausa	Canada	375	Engaged yet Unreached	Hausa	Sunni Islam

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