07/10/2026
๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ - ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง
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Five years ago, I heard about ALTA. But it took me three years to make that first little step to get a lot more as an ALTA student.
Because I was anticipating the registration process and becoming nervous and ashamed, I missed the registration deadline. This could have dampened my resolve, but it made me more determined. While I was looking forward to it, the wait also allowed fear to creep in. During that time, there was an ongoing battle in my head โ one day I was excited, the next afraid.
Eventually my determination won, and I made sure to be on time with my call to the ALTA office this time. I was confident that once I took that one step, my little today would turn into a lot tomorrow.
On the first day of class I was tense โ not knowing what to expect. But the tutors gave us a warm welcome and made us feel like a family from the start. All feelings of shame and embarrassment went out the door.
At the end of the first week, I felt so proud of myself. I had learnt so much and was looking forward to learning even more. I realized that my tomorrows were beginning to look better already.
Everything that I had been taught that first week was new to me. The tutors guided us on so many new and wonderful things. They also reminded us to do our revision after every class.
I started putting aside my spare time to revise. I bought writing pads, pencils and pens to practice my spelling and read over the reading passages to improve my reading skills.
I also tried different ways to improve on my own. I started to turn on the captions while watching YouTube so that I could read as well as listen. I carried my phonic cards and spelling words to work so that I could practice during the lunch break.
Now I am feeling more confident with spelling and writing, both in and out of class. I know that my tomorrows are looking better today than they did three years ago and I know that I must continue the work in order to be even better than I am today.
I am proud to be a part of the ALTA family. I thank God for the people who work tirelessly to make ALTA programmes accessible to those in need.
I will let my achievement be a beacon to give those who wish to do a little today for a lot tomorrow. To them I will say, welcome to the ALTA family.
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For many years, I was fearful and ashamed of being ridiculed because I could not read well. I knew that I needed help but was too ashamed to ask for it. I did not know then that a little step like joining an ALTA class would give me a lot tomorrow. Luckily, I found out before it was too late.
Today, I stand proud with the promise of a life without shame, fear and ridicule.
Life is full of challenges and for me, reading and spelling are indeed both challenging.
A long time ago, I heard someone say that it may be your parentsโ fault that you cannot cope with life's challenges; it may be the teachers in your life or perhaps it may be society on a whole. But it is your fault now that you are not dealing with these challenges. Those words were the reason why on that today, years ago, I decided to take responsibility and ownership to change my situation.
At the time, I did not know where to go or what to do or even who to ask for help. My todays were bleak.
Then one today, while listening to the radio, I heard an advertisement about an adult literacy programme. I immediately took note of the telephone number and made the call to get more information. That today lead me to ALTA and to the start of my journey for a lot tomorrow.
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ.๐ญ๐ญ@๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ.๐๐จ๐ฆ.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐
๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค, ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ: ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ ๐๐
๐โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐
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