People group profile · PG033477
The Daasanach of Kenya
The Daasanach of Kenya, numbering about 16,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a semi‑nomadic agropastoral people who inhabit the Lower Omo Valley of south‑western Ethiopia, extending into northern Kenya and South Sudan.
They are an indigenous people in the Sidama people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Daasanach.
Fast facts
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 16,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Sidama
- Primary language
- Daasanach (dsh)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Daasanach
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Daasanach 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Daasanach
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
95% adherents
Primary language
Daasanach · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Daasanach
Gospel resources in Daasanach
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Daasanach)
Bibles
- 2014 Edition · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Daasanach
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Daasanach in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daasanach | Ethiopia | 79,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Daasanach | South Sudan | 4,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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