Farasiko is an adult learner from Kijumba, Butiti, Lwanda, Rakai district. At 3 years, he became physically disabled due to Polio. At school, he was bullied by fellow children. “The children used to imitate how I walk, this discouraged me and I quit school before I learned how to read, write or count.” Farasiko didn’t return to school ever-after. He narrates his illiteracy woes, where a friend rescued him from appending his thumb print on a fake land agreement, for a piece of land he had purchased, after he had been manipulated by the seller who knew that he was illiterate. “Banange! Obutasoma buluma bukulu” meaning, “illiteracy is painful and costly. Confronted with illiteracy challenges, Farasiko, enrolled for a 2-years’ ICOLEW program which was introduced to his home area by Unbound Kampala, a community development organization. Farasiko is now able to write his name and is able to read and write with comprehension simple words in Luganda. He is focused on attaining numeracy skills to improve his farm records. Farasiko’s story depicts vulnerabilities the illiterate, more so persons with disabilities face. It further draws duty bearers’ attention to strengthening Adult Learning and Education (ALE) by increasing funding for ALE programs as a catalyst for poverty eradication. Farasiko finds difficulty walking to the learning centre and requests a good Samaritan to get him a Tri-cycle to help him move easily to community engagements.