Bible
Society work in Swaziland
The Bible Society in Swaziland
PO Box 550
Manzini
Swaziland
E-mail: bsswaziland@africaonline.co.sz
Country Data:
| Area: | 17,364 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 1,080,000 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$1,290 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 78% | |
| Religions in
% of Population: (Source: Bible Society) |
Protestant |
44.3%
|
| Indigenous Christian |
29.9%
|
|
| Traditional Beliefs |
18.9%
|
|
| Roman Catholic |
4.9%
|
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| Other |
2.0%
|
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| Official Languages: | Siswati, English | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1825 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1967 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 19,042 | 599 | 7,138 | 1,600 | 7 | 0 |
Bible Society helps people to find answers in God’s Word
(July 2007)
Families in crisis: the human cost of HIV/AIDS(May 2007)
Focus on HIV/AIDS awareness work (March 2007)
Going ‘the further mile’: a two-day bus journey to attend AIDS training
(December 2006)
Bible Society materials put a smile on the faces of Swaziland’s most vulnerable
(July 2005)
FCBH to start in Swaziland prisons (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Hearing God’s Word brings freedom from terror and darkness (March 2004)
“Making sure that God’s Word reaches many different places”:
the experiences of an FCBH promoter (June 2003)
Bible Society in Swaziland collaborates to reach famine victims (e-221) (Feb. 2003)
Bible Society safety fears after gunpoint hold-up (April/May 2001)
Bible Man Killed (October 1999)
Braille Scriptures Let Blind Students Read God’s Word (September 1999)
‘Most Precious Moment’ for Swati Speakers (June 1997)
