Community Safety

The community lacks crime prevention knowledge and is unsure of the roles and responsibilities of police and law enforcement agencies and how to communicate with them in Australia.

The best way for this community to be educated and skilled in this area is through our office, which people of this area are strongly connected to.

We aim to increase activities such as patrolling with police, information sharing sessions and we will also focus on working with young people regarding responsible decision-making, what to do in various situations and prevention of crimes leading to a peaceful environment.

Cultural differences and Racism: the Somalian community is close with many other African cultures as well as the Australian culture. We will hold activities that open our peoples’ eyes and encourage them to learn about and interact with other cultures and communities. It is important to have programs and activities such as sporting activities and cultural festivals that not only provide recreation and entertainment to those who cannot afford mainstream activities, that also bring friends and families from many different backgrounds together.

We also organise specific responsive workshops and classes targeting the youth about this matter and aim to erase the ignorance that leads to racism.