Our Impact

Since the beginning, that has been the heartbeat behind Yada. We have chosen to not measure our impact by the number of women we serve, the number of jobs created, or the volume of any activity we do. If we were to measure, our first question would be: What markers would we even choose? What percent change would we call success? It is estimated that approximately 6.3 million people are in forced commercial sexual exploitation globally at any given time. In light of that, what number would ever be enough? Numbers can easily become nameless and lose their meaning over time. But a life? It always has value. We are reminded of this every time we sit across the table from a woman who has felt unseen, unloved and unknown for years. We see her. She is more than a number. She has value. She has a name. Our hope is that, through relationships and the love and support of the Yada community, she can build a new life.Changing one woman’s life can shape her children’s tomorrow and even more generations to follow.