Levi focused on family and dream

By ROSELYN ELLISON
Doreen Levi from Rabagi One in the Toma-Vunadidir local level government (LLG) of Gazelle district in East New Britain tells her story to The National in Kokopo of how she happened to become a security guard and her commitment to the job.
Levi is just like other young women out there looking for something worthwhile to do so she can support her family.
The 31-year-old is a daughter of a police officer attached to the ENB police and resides with her parents at the Baliora Police Barracks.
“I was married with two children but my husband left me and our two children when they were young and I have had them on my own,” Levi said.
Levi said she attended Baliora primary and high schools and though she completed grade 10, she was not selected to continue on to grade 11 at a secondary schools in the province.
“My academic results for grade 10 were good but not, so good that is why I was not selected to continue to do grade 11 but that did not keep me down because I had a goal to become a police officer,” Levi said.
To achieve her dream, Levi enrolled at the privately run Nojanah Integrated School at Vunamami in Kokopo to upgrade her grade nine and 10 marks.
While she was studying at Nojanah she met the father of her two children but he eventually would leave her for another woman.
“Life goes on, I am young and strong and I won’t let my break-up get me down,” Levi said.
“I worked my way to face my own problems and what I did was put aside experience and just focused on achieving my goal,” she said.

“ I will work hard to achieve my dream but for now since I have two children, I have to priorities my children’s well-being and future and that is very important right now.”

Levi said because of her two children – a daughter, 10 and a four-year-old boy – and being a single mother she had become more independent and determined to look for ways to support herself and her two children. She was thankful to her parents for their support, and took pride in her efforts to be a responsible mother.
Levi said her goal of becoming a police woman was a childhood dream and although she had not achieved it, joining Anitua Security and working for the company for the last three years had been a valuable opportunity.
Levi is always stationed at the Kokopo Anderson Foodland with two male colleagues.
She said her faith in God had kept her stable and grounded and was hopeful that one day she would achieve her aim of joining the police force.
“I will work hard to achieve my dream but for now since I have two children, I have to give priorities to my children’s well-being and future and that is very important right now,” Levi said.
She said working in the security business was something of a family vocation as her other three siblings were employed in similar roles in companies around the province.
Levi said her job was challenging but she enjoyed it.
“I am happy with my job because at the end of the day I can provide for my two children and not rely on others, and I can also help my parents as well,” Levi said.
“My only advice to young women out there is don’t allow marriage or personal problems get you down. Be strong and face the challenges and stay positive and work for a better future.”
Levi said having a supportive family was essential but added that a person had to firstly make the decision to accept the challenge and problems in life and draw strength from within to face whatever issue.
“Problems and challenges are good because it will make you stronger. My advice to women out there is not to give up or run away from problems but face them and solve them,” she said.