Be a Number

to end prostitution we must find strength in numbers. mission to establish self-sustaining business projects for women. vision to end prostitution. story be a number began in 2009 as a charitable t-shirt company. kevin hershock, be a number's founder, traveled around the world handing out clothing to needy children. after graduating from hillsdale college in 2010, kevin was led to gulu, uganda. he traveled alone to deliver clothing and to partner with a school that served the poorest children in the community. a month into his stay the option to work with the school suddenly fell through. kevin was lost. he spent a few days praying and fasting while he reinvestigated his purpose for coming to the post-war zone of gulu. he was struck with the realization to forget about an agenda and to help as many people as possible with his remaining time. kevin was introduced to a group of women who, in order to feed themselves, were previously prostitutes. these women told their life stories to him