The Collection
Heavyweight blanks in five colors. HTV vinyl. Handmade to order. Each design carries a different part of the story.
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Showing in Pink — pick a color below to preview.
Stamped on the inside collar.
Sample shown — your number is assigned at checkout and printed inside the neck, like a numbered edition.
Blessed are those who show up
$25
"Blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain." That's Pope Leo XIV, standing in Cameroon while the President of the United States called him weak and terrible for opposing war. He didn't flinch. He said "I have no fear." This shirt is for the person who heard that and meant it.
S – 2XL · Unisex · Heavyweight cotton
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Your $25 covers the shirt and their first month.
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Showing in Grey — pick a color below to preview.
Stamped on the inside collar.
Sample shown — your number is assigned at checkout and printed inside the neck, like a numbered edition.
Says enough on its own
$25
Thank you for the good times. Thank you for the bad ones too. Suffering without gratitude is just suffering. Suffering with it becomes something else. It shifts your perspective, brings purpose to the pain, and roots you in trust. God's love doesn't skip the hard parts. This shirt is a decision to say it out loud. It's probably the quietest shirt in the collection. It starts the most conversations.
S – 2XL · Unisex · Heavyweight cotton
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Your $25 covers the shirt and their first month.
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Showing in White — pick a color below to preview.
Stamped on the inside collar.
Sample shown — your number is assigned at checkout and printed inside the neck, like a numbered edition.
For the ones who can't wear it there
$25
The killing of Christians in Nigeria is one of the most underreported stories in the world right now. Tens of thousands dead, mostly in the Middle Belt, and it barely makes Western news. They're our brothers. This shirt puts the name where people have to see it. That's the start.
S – 2XL · Unisex · Heavyweight cotton
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Your $25 covers the shirt and their first month.
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Showing in Black — pick a color below to preview.
Stamped on the inside collar.
Sample shown — your number is assigned at checkout and printed inside the neck, like a numbered edition.
A reminder you can wear
$25
"Do not fear" appears over 100 times in the Bible. More than any other repeated command. Not because it's easy, but because God knows we need to hear it constantly. Whatever you're afraid of is not bigger than the God who said it. Move forward. Trust in love.
S – 2XL · Unisex · Heavyweight cotton
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Your $25 covers the shirt and their first month.
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Showing in Yellow — pick a color below to preview.
Stamped on the inside collar.
Sample shown — your number is assigned at checkout and printed inside the neck, like a numbered edition.
The whole thing, all of it
$25
Through the good and the bad. Everything hallelujah. Not just praise when things are easy. Praise when they're not. Praise when it doesn't make sense yet. When the news is bad, when the money is short, when someone you love is suffering and you can't fix it. Hallelujah anyway. That's the whole point.
S – 2XL · Unisex · Heavyweight cotton
Color
Size
Your $25 covers the shirt and their first month.
Front
Back
Showing in Pink — pick a color below to preview.
Stamped on the inside collar.
Sample shown — your number is assigned at checkout and printed inside the neck, like a numbered edition.
The one that started it all
$25
This is the shirt that started Be A Number. Before there were any designs there was one idea: put a number on a shirt, connect that number to a real child, and see what happens. What happened was people showed up. Your $25 gets you the shirt and sponsors a child for your first month. The number you receive is assigned by order and belongs to a real kid in Northern Uganda. This is the original.
S – 2XL · Unisex · Heavyweight cotton
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Your $25 covers the shirt and their first month.
Every shirt carries a unique number connected to a real child in Northern Uganda. Your $25 covers the shirt and sponsors that child for your first month. When it arrives, come here, enter your number, and meet them. Continue for $25/month to stay connected to their story.
Your order number becomes your shirt number, and that number belongs to a real child enrolled in our program in Northern Uganda. When your shirt arrives, you'll come back to the site, enter your number, and meet them: their name, their face, their story. Your $25 covers the shirt and their first month of school, meals, and medical care. If you continue at $25/month, you stay connected to that child all year — a monthly campus newsletter, photos of your child through the year, a handwritten letter from them, and a year-end report card.
Most charity merch funds a general cause. This shirt is a direct, named connection to a specific child. And the organization behind it isn't a traditional top-down aid model; Be A Number is a community-systems organization. We built a six-acre campus in partnership with Acholi leadership on Acholi land: a nursery and primary school serving 380 students, a medical center, vocational training facilities, and a local workforce of 30 community members running the whole thing. Your shirt plugs you into that system.
In 2025, 96.7% of every dollar went directly to programs. Your child's sponsorship funds education, daily meals, medical care through the on-site clinic, and mentorship. But it also supports the community infrastructure around them: the 60 women in vocational training, the 700+ patients served through medical outreach, the construction apprenticeships. It's not just one child; it's the ecosystem that keeps them safe.
No. And that's by design. Numbers are assigned in order so every child gets matched, not just the ones with the best photos. The whole idea of Be A Number is turning something impersonal (being reduced to a number) into something deeply personal. Your number isn't random. It's someone's name waiting to be learned.
Our partner is Youth Development Organisation Uganda (YDO), led by Simon Peter Wilobo in Gulu District. YDO was born out of Northern Uganda's post-conflict recovery and has deep roots in the community. Every program (education, health, vocational training, child protection) is designed and run by Ugandan leadership. Be A Number provides the systems architecture, funding, and international bridge. The community owns the work.
Every shirt still carries a number, and that number still belongs to a child. But continuing the sponsorship at $25/month after your first month is completely your choice (no pressure, no guilt, cancel anytime). Some people buy the shirt, meet their child, and can't stop. Some wear the shirt and let it start conversations. Both matter.
Yes. We have an international lodge on our campus in Northern Uganda built specifically for sponsor visits and university cohorts. Meeting your child in person is something we actively encourage (not a theoretical perk buried in fine print). Contact us and we'll help you plan the trip.