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People group profile · PG013082

The Glaro-Twabo of Côte d’Ivoire

The Glaro-Twabo of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 7,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Cote d’Ivoire.

They are an indigenous people in the Kru people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Glaro-Twabo.

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Fast facts

Country
Cote d’Ivoire
Population
7,400
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Kru
Primary language
Glaro-Twabo (glr)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index
Engaged yet Unreached
Evangelical
No Known Evangelicals
GSEC
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Western Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Glaro-Twabo are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, 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.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Glaro-Twabo

  • 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

Primary religion

Ethnoreligion

45% adherents

Primary language

Glaro-Twabo · Kru family

100% speak Glaro-Twabo

Gospel resources in Glaro-Twabo

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Glaro-Twabo

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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Glaro-Twabo in other countries

The same people (ROP3 103391) is reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
Glaro-TwaboLiberia8,700No Longer Unreached

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