Member for Ipswich, Mr Jim Madden MP and Assistant Commissioner Shane Chelepy congratulated 24 women on their participation in the Connected Women program at a graduation ceremony held at the Queensland Police and Emergency Services Academy Recreation Club in Oxley this morning.
Connected Women is a joint venture between the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the Islamic Women’s Association of Australia (IWAA). It is a free, vibrant, women-led program designed especially for newly arrived young refugee Muslim women aged between 15 and 30.
Police mentors with Connected Women program participants
Developed and implemented in the South Brisbane District, the program aims to empower participants to feel and be safer in their community.
Community Contact Command Assistant Commissioner Chelepy said the program encouraged social unity and mutual understanding between police and the young women who participate.
“The program is designed to instil trust and confidence in police to increase reporting; to reduce incidences of racial vilification
