Educational

• The Witnesses believe that sharing knowledge from the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures is the most important work that a person can do. According to 2011 reports, Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide spend a total of about 1.5 billion hours in their global volunteer ministry. Their primary tool in this work, the Bible, has been translated by them in more than 83 languages since 1926, reaching a total of over 165 million copies published. They also publish "The Watchtower," the primary Bible study aid for their members, in 188 languages with a circulation of over 40 million, as of April 2011. The book, "What Does the Bible Really Teach?," was first published by the Witnesses in 2005. As of April 2011, it's available in 209 languages for those interested in furthering their knowledge of scriptural teaching.
  
  

Legal

• Because of opposition to their preaching work, Jehovah's Witnesses have long used legal departments throughout the world to fight legal battles in defense of their activities. In a May 30, 2000, "USA Today" article, Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro noted a total of 23 separate Supreme Court rulings involving Witnesses between 1938 and 1946. Mostly these cases involved the right to free speech. Further, as of March 2009 Jehovah's Witness' representatives have cited 35 successful appeals to the European Court of Human Rights in defense of religious liberties.
  
  In 2002, the Witnesses again defended the right to free speech in the U.S. Supreme Court case Watchtower v. Stratton. The resulting victory determined that door-to-door missionaries do not need government permission to perform their work.
  
  

Technological

• The Witnesses use their liberty to print a multitude of literature that draws attention to the Bible and world events. In order to accommodate printing such literature in multiple languages with greater ease, they developed a unique printing system, called the Multilanguage Electronic Phototypesetting System, or MEPS. This system gives those who print translated material a simpler way to type and prepare the material for printing. For example, MEPS can electronically alter computer keyboards so that they type the special characters of various languages, such as Spanish, with just a few keystrokes used to command and switch between languages.
  
  

Organizational

• The way Jehovah's Witnesses have organized themselves for their preaching and teaching work has also prepared and enabled them in times of disaster. During the the cyclone that struck Myanmar in 2008, Witnesses volunteered time and resources to help those in need of food and shelter.
  
  Most recently, in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that affected residents in Japan in March 2011, the Witnesses report being quick to the scene with 11 truckloads of supplies within the first few days after the tsunami hit. This work, along with their global education work, is supported by voluntary donations.