Literacy Aotearoa Dunedin provides free assistance to adults wishing to improve their literacy in reading, writing, maths and a range of other areas.

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Three years ago I could not read very well, so I decided to do something about it. The health nurse where I work told me about Literacy Aotearoa. So I went along and had an assessment. A couple of weeks later I had my first lesson with my tutor. My tutor introduced me to the game of Scrabble...more

Traveling around, not knowing how to read properly, it was difficult. I had to ask directions at shops and petrol stations. People were very helpful when they heard I had a Kiwi accent...more

When I started school I always wanted to be a writer. I didn't realize it was a very big thing to become a writer. I sort of think - 'how am I going to do that, especially with my schooling and education not being that good?

Meli came to Literacy Aotearoa because she wanted to be able to write down her life stories. Her goal is to publish some of these stories...more