Gamal Turawa or ‘G’ as he likes to be called is the owner and lead facilitator for PurpleFrog-Connections Ltd a Diversity,Dignity and Inclusion consultancy.

G has a rich background that has included fostering, child abuse and homelessness to mention but a few of his childhood experiences. His personal story is one of resilience and hope. It forms the foundation upon which he draws his strength and determination to contribute to creating a fairer more inclusive society for all.

In 1992 he joined London’s Metropolitan police and was selected to be part of the first Positive Action Team in the UK Police tasked with implementing the recruitment and retention recommendations of the Stephen Lawrence report.

From there he went on to become one of the first Met Police diversity facilitators and one of very few Black officers delivering the programme at the time. At that time the police had a very intensive support and training programme for trainers which included a six week residential deeply experiential trainers course along with FIRO S F and B. He also completed a three year facilitator’s programme which included Gestalt methodology combined with the work of John Heron and Carl Rogers amongst others.

He then went on to a five year secondment at the National Police Improvement Agency where he delivered the Positive Action Leadership Programme, a ground breaking workshop that was specifically aimed at minority group in the Police teaching leadership, communication, conflict resolution and career planning skills.

He also designed and delivered D+I workshops for senior police leaders across the country and to police leaders from across the globe.

He then became an associate facilitator for the Fundamental Rights Agency in Vienna and through them has delivered workshops across Europe. For the past 8 years he has delivered Step 2 of the Central European Police College (CEPOL) ‘Managing Diversity Workshop.’

He left the police service in 2018 to focus on his consultancy which has expanded into work in the private sector delivery keynote presentations and workshop covering Allyship, Anti-Racism, Dignity and is also a D+I coach.

He is a member of the Association of Facilitators and graduate of the Institute for the Development of Human Potential and the Hoffman Process.

His main focus is on self awareness and personal responsibility.

Along the way he also became the first openly Black police officer.

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Website: www.purplefrog-connections.com

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