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Nooit het ek besef wat ek oor myself uitgespreek het nie.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het wel later jare as huishulp, saam met die kinders wat sy opgepas het, geleer lees, maar skryf het nooit aan die beurt gekom nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ivy, nog \u2019n vrou wat aangemeld het vir   geletterdheidsklasse, s\u00ea sy wil leer, \u201comdat ek my Bybel wil lees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar dogtertjie is in graad 1 by Despatch Voorbereiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns leer nou saam lees en skryf by die skool,\u201d s\u00ea Ivy trots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ouma Siena (65), Michelle (26) en Abigail (16) is ook in die klas en kan glad nie skryf of lees nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abigail s\u00ea sy het ander kinders gevra om haar te help, maar hulle het \u2019n bespotting van haar gemaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy hart was seer, toe los ek alles. Maar ek wil my lewe nou regmaak. 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