The document discusses several stories of women in Pakistan who have benefited from adult literacy centers (ALCs) established under the PEACE project. The ALCs provide basic literacy, numeracy, and skills training to women aged 11-45. Farzana Umar Zeb was not allowed an education as a child but was able to complete four years of schooling in five months at her local ALC. Miss Kakai, aged 55, learned to read, write, and do basic calculations at the Roshni ALC after never having the opportunity for schooling as a child. Syasat Bibi also acquired literacy skills despite becoming paralyzed at a young age and forgoing her dream of education due to her family's poverty