![]() DEBORAH Kaga surprised herself and her family when she topped a certificate in accounting class at the fifth Pacific Institute of Leadership and Governance (Pilag) graduation recently. “I hated business studies and anything to do with it and even was not happy with my family when they refused to send me to Mt Hagen to pursue a career in the science field,” the 21-year-old said. “But it all paid off and I’m proud to say that my dad knew what was best for me.” Kaga, of Morobe and Eastern Highlands parentage, is the eldest of four siblings. She did her primary schooling (grades 1-8) at the Carr Memorial Primary School and then completed high school at Koiari Park Adventist School at 17-Mile. “I loved science so I streamed into the chemistry and physics class in grades 11 and 12 at Koiari Park,” she said. But things took a turn after she graduated high school in 2021.
“I was accepted to study heavy equipment fitting at Mt Hagen Technical College but my dad and entire family had disapproved,” she said. “My stepmother, Esther Ururu, knew about Pilag and suggested it to me, and my dad and grandma supported the idea.” With much hesitation, Kaga enrolled at Pilag and undertook the six-month certificate course last year. This year, she graduated with flying colours, topping her class of 20 students. “My class had a mixture of professional students and high school leavers and schooling with adults is the best learning experience as you may have the knowledge but they have the experience so I was very privileged,” she said. Kaga recalled being raised by her grandmother, Emma Kaga, and her dad Darius Kaga when her parents separated. “I was blessed to be raised by a strict and loving family,” she said. “My dad and my grandmother are my biggest motivators. “Dad would always tell me that my education would be the only thing to support me in the future and my grandmother would tell tell me to make myself and my family proud.” Two weeks ago, Kaga placed a big smile and added tears of joy to Emma and Darius’s face when she was presented the award for excellence. When asked how she achieved a top performance in accounting even though she did not have an interest in the business field, she shared her grandmother’s favourite Bible verses; Matthew (7:7 “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you,”) and James 1:5 (“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”) “My grandmother prayed endlessly for me when I did not want to take up the Accounting course and God answered her prayers,” she said. “My encouragement to others in my shoes is to always go back to the source of wisdom, which is God.” Kaga is currently doing the diploma course at Pilag as she now aspires to build a career in accounting and make her family proud. She is now the first and only business graduate in her family. Kaga said she wants her story to be an inspiration to her younger sister, Talitha Kaga, who is studying business at the Aiyura National High School, and other girls who aim to have a career in business or accounting. Source : The National / PNG Education News Also read
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