Everyday people PNG

That’s why she wants to be a role model to inspire more young girls from the her village to come out and play rugby league.

Shasha took up rugby for leisure while in school as much of her concentration was on her academic studies.

When she moved to Lae in 2017 to pursue her endeavors her passion for the game came back.

2018 she started playing again unfortunately midway through 2019 she suffered a serious 

broken left arm in two places that almost devastated her playing career.

Worse case scenario she though she may never play again.

And so getting Papua New Guineans into Health and Fitness and living a healthy lifestyle is my goal and passion

I started Naguna Fitness in 2016 after managing a Hotel Gym in the National Capital District.

‘Nagunan’ in the Kuanua Language of East New Britain means ‘Home’. Our whole concept is home fitness, where you feel at home, you do your workout, you feel comfortable, and be able to keep fit wherever you are.

I train about 40 clients a week. I cater for groups, sporting teams, corporates, and even one on one clients.

You have to take risks and make huge sacrifices - especially when you are in a full time job with good benefits like good salary, vehicle, accommodation, medical cover, annual leave… and especially when you have a young family to support.

But sometimes life throws you an opportunity. You leave your comfort zone and face the challenges and risks. At times you have no idea where it may lead, and at other times you lie awake at night questioning your decisions.

I came over with Post-Courier, worked there for three years then worked as EMTV general manager for five years.

When I was at EMTV, I produced a program called “Happy Gardener” with Justin Tkatchenko. We ended up doing about 22 episodes of that. And that took us all around Papua New Guinea; places that most people will never get to see.

What we were able to do was record it on video and put it out as a regular documentary series. And that gave viewers a good insight into Papua New Guinea at that time.

I work with Guard Dog Security as a security guard and I am stationed at the Block of Asian Shops at the Steamships compound at Gordons.

I started working with the company in 2016 after I moved to Port Moresby.

Prior to me moving here, I was a seventh day Adventist Church missionary in Eastern Highlands Province for 10 years.

I looked after seven congregations. I also taught basic literacy to locals, so they can read the bible.

When I joined the company in 2016, I continued my calling of evangelizing.

From Dreger, Somare and some of his peers went to Sogeri to train as teachers while some of us continued.

Later we met up again in 1965 at the administrative college at the then Six-Mile Annex, which is now called Waigani.

When we were talking about getting independence, Somare and I based the discussion on an incident that happened to us when I was a patrol officer at Yangoru, East Sepik.

There was no road at that time at Yangoru. So when I heard that a new road was constructed, I excitedly travelled on a motorbike all the way to Passam and on to Wewak.

It’s like a hobby for us. We are first cousins from Kerema, Gulf Province.

We live at Sogeri with our family.

After collecting the orchids up in the mountains, we take care of them until they bloom.

Then we make their baskets using coconut husks and wires.

We charge K30 for each basket of orchid.

A lot of our customers love these orchids.

Some give their numbers to us, and whenever we collect the orchids from the mountain we deliver to them directly.

I left my village when I was just a teenager in 2004, and I have been roaming the streets of Port Moresby. I have been sustaining my life through selling street items.

I sell only a few items. Life is hard for me. The little I get from my sales, I buy scone and drink. I live at 9 mile on my own.

I really want to go back home, many of us who are homeless in the city and we want to go back to our provinces and it would be great if someone assists us with tickets to go home.

I was convicted of murder and I have been serving at the prison for 20 years. 

Three years ago I put forward my application to the Parole board committee to be considered for parole.

I have been in the prison for a very long time and I have been struggling. 

While in prison, I accepted Jesus Christ as my lord and Savior and I am a changed person compared to 20 years ago.

I am a single mother to two children. My elders is doing grade 7 at Laloki Primary School and my youngest is in grade 1 at Ilimo Elementary School.

My husband from Western Province left me and the children a few years ago so we moved from Kiunga and are now under the care of my parents at 14 mile in Port Moresby. 

My father and mother see that I am struggling to support my children with school fees and other necessities and have assisted me with some money to start a chicken farm.