"Adopting" an UPG is a commitment: a commitment to faithfully pray, give, and use resources until the adopted group has access to the gospel. There are still 70 of these groups in Chad. We ask you to prayerfully consider adopting a UPG as a church, small group, or family. Check out the information below on nine of the largest UPGs in Chad.
Chadian Arab
The Arabs are the largest ethnic group in Chad and span Northern Cameroon, Eastern Niger, and cross over Chad and Sudan. They are split into many smaller tribal groups. However, they have a shared culture and language...
Today, Zaghawa refer to themselves as the Beri. The name "Zaghawa" comes from the nearby Arab peoples and became better known. They have their own language, which is also called Zaghawa, and the breed of sheep that they herd is called Zaghawa by the Arabs...
There are approximately 80,000 Tama people in Chad (nearly all in the Guereda/Biltine prefectures) and there were 90,000 in the Darfour region of Sudan. Many of the latter have fled to other parts of Sudan or into Chad...
The Daza are a rugged Muslim people who live in northwestern Chad and Niger. Those in Chad primarily inhabit the southern fringes of the Sahara Desert. They have the reputation of being fierce and independent, and they are organized by tribes and clans...
Lisi is a collective term used to describe three ethnic groups living in the same geographical region: the Kuka, the Bilala, and the Medogo. The groups speak similar languages, intermarry, share the same religion, and have similar traditions...
The Kanembu live in the desert region of northwestern Chad, just northeast of Lake Chad. They inhabit an arid region of thin thorny bushes. Vegetation is seasonal, since the area receives less than twelve inches of rain per year. The people speak Kanembu..
The Teda are a race of desert warriors living in the eastern and central Sahara Desert. The majority can be found in the Tibesti Mountains on the Libyan-Chad border. Their harsh environment, extreme poverty, and remote location make..
The Mimi in Chad are mostly settled farmers who inhabit the hilly eastern part of Dar ("home of") Mimi. There, they raise cereals, beans, sesame, and a variety of other crops; they also keep some livestock. A few of the Mimi are nomadic herdsmen...
