Born into an economically disadvantaged family, the eldest daughter of Mr. Rasmi Ginting and Mrs. Jenda Ukur Tarigan, Purnama Br Ginting, was able to send her younger siblings to graduate schools. She has 6 siblings, only she, the eldest, as a daughter, the others, all boys.
To finish her studies at the Catholic University of Santo Thomas in Medan, North Sumatra, in 1997, she was willing to be a domestic worker for 4 years. After finishing college, Purnama migrated to Jakarta from Medan by bus alone. In Jakarta, she worked as a tutor, and was able to bring her 5 younger siblings to graduate school. One is only up to high school level. Now her younger siblings are independent and have families. In her story, she said that only higher education could break the chain of poverty.
Pahlawan Keluarga
Lahir dari keluarga kurang mampu secara ekonomi, anak sulung dari Bapak Rasmi Ginting dan Ibu Jenda Ukur Tarigan, Purnama Br Ginting, mampu menyekolahkan adik adiknya menjadi sarjana. Dia ada bersaudara, hanya dia, sulung, sebagai anak perempuan, yang lain, semuanya laki laki.
Untuk menyelesaikan kuliahnya di Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas Di Medan, Sumatera Utara, tahun 1997, dia rela menjadi pekerja rumah tangga selama 4 tahun. Setelah selesai kuliah, Purnama merantau ke Jakarta dari Medan dengan bis seorang diri. Di Jakarta bekerja sebagai guru les, dan mampu membawa 5 adiknya sampai sarjana. Yang satu hanya sampai tingkat SMA. Sekarang adik adiknya sudah mandiri dan berkeluarga. Dalam ceritanya, katanya hanya pendidikan tinggi bisa memutus rantai kemiskinan.
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Education only is able to cut the poverty.
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