APPRECIATING ANDREW MINSHAW
10 JANUARY 2022
We are very sad to have to inform you that Andrew Minshaw, Community InfoSource’s Asylum Seeker Housing project (ASH) Volunteer Coordinator and Caseworker, passed away in hospital after a brief period of severe illness, on Friday night, 7 January 2022. Andrew had had some underlying ill health for a while but it has been a huge shock as his health deteriorated so suddenly over the New Year.
Andrew started with CIS as a volunteer caseworker in 2014 and he volunteered for a few years until we secured funding in 2016 and then for 5+ years he has worked as ASH Volunteer Coordinator and Caseworker and made a significant contribution.
Andrew was such a dedicated member of our team at ASH and Community InfoSource – someone who loved his job, who went the extra mile and helped many many people. Andrew was valued by the CIS Board, staff, volunteer colleagues, colleagues in other organisations and friends. Andrew had a kind heart and loved to work with and help people. He will be sorely missed by us all and leaves a massive hole in our organisation and team.
For all of us who have had the privilege of working with him, we acknowledge his significant contribution to improving the lives of many asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow and thank him for his commitment and dedication to this role. Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, his friends and his work colleagues.
Ako Khalil Zada Gillian Wilson
Chair, Board of Directors Chief Executive
Community InfoSource Community InfoSource
For anyone wanting to support the work of the ASH project that Andrew contributed much to, please go to our https://gofund.me/51ce76b2
We are very sad to have to inform you that Andrew Minshaw, Community InfoSource’s Asylum Seeker Housing project (ASH) Volunteer Coordinator and Caseworker, passed away in hospital after a brief period of severe illness, on Friday night, 7 January 2022. Andrew had had some underlying ill health for a while but it has been a huge shock as his health deteriorated so suddenly over the New Year.
Andrew started with CIS as a volunteer caseworker in 2014 and he volunteered for a few years until we secured funding in 2016 and then for 5+ years he has worked as ASH Volunteer Coordinator and Caseworker and made a significant contribution.
Andrew was such a dedicated member of our team at ASH and Community InfoSource – someone who loved his job, who went the extra mile and helped many many people. Andrew was valued by the CIS Board, staff, volunteer colleagues, colleagues in other organisations and friends. Andrew had a kind heart and loved to work with and help people. He will be sorely missed by us all and leaves a massive hole in our organisation and team.
For all of us who have had the privilege of working with him, we acknowledge his significant contribution to improving the lives of many asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow and thank him for his commitment and dedication to this role. Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, his friends and his work colleagues.
Ako Khalil Zada Gillian Wilson
Chair, Board of Directors Chief Executive
Community InfoSource Community InfoSource
For anyone wanting to support the work of the ASH project that Andrew contributed much to, please go to our https://gofund.me/51ce76b2
APPRECIATING SHAFIQ MOHAMMED
9 SEPTEMBER 2021
We are very sad to have to inform you that Shafiq Mohammed, Community InfoSource’s Women & Asylum Seeker Housing’s (W-ASH), Caseworker and Coordinator, passed away suddenly, on Wednesday September 8th 2021.
For more than 25 years, whether in paid or voluntary roles, in both the public and private housing sector, Shafiq has been a relentless promoter and protector of asylum seeker rights, dedicated to ensuring they are properly met. Most recently, Shafiq took Community InfoSource’s W-ASH service to newly arrived asylum seekers placed in hotels – a proactive role he personally developed, providing never before but much needed assistance to the most vulnerable.
His death has been a shock to us all and his death will be felt acutely by all who knew him. He leaves a big gap in Community InfoSource and will be hugely missed.
For all of us who have had the privilege of working with him, from colleagues to those in government organisations, he was well known as a force to be reckoned with, fearless in his approach. He has certainly contributed to Glasgow’s reputation as a place where ‘no-one is illegal’.
Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, his friends and his work colleagues.
Dr Duncan Sim, Vice Chair Sheila Arthur
Board of Directors Chief Officer
Community InfoSource Community InfoSource
We are very sad to have to inform you that Shafiq Mohammed, Community InfoSource’s Women & Asylum Seeker Housing’s (W-ASH), Caseworker and Coordinator, passed away suddenly, on Wednesday September 8th 2021.
For more than 25 years, whether in paid or voluntary roles, in both the public and private housing sector, Shafiq has been a relentless promoter and protector of asylum seeker rights, dedicated to ensuring they are properly met. Most recently, Shafiq took Community InfoSource’s W-ASH service to newly arrived asylum seekers placed in hotels – a proactive role he personally developed, providing never before but much needed assistance to the most vulnerable.
His death has been a shock to us all and his death will be felt acutely by all who knew him. He leaves a big gap in Community InfoSource and will be hugely missed.
For all of us who have had the privilege of working with him, from colleagues to those in government organisations, he was well known as a force to be reckoned with, fearless in his approach. He has certainly contributed to Glasgow’s reputation as a place where ‘no-one is illegal’.
Our heartfelt condolences are with his family, his friends and his work colleagues.
Dr Duncan Sim, Vice Chair Sheila Arthur
Board of Directors Chief Officer
Community InfoSource Community InfoSource
