Andrii Zhehestovskyi - Libraries & Information Services Dundee

Why you should vote for Andrii Zhehestovskyi - Libraries & Information Services Dundee for the People’s Choice Award

Andrii is patient, friendly and approachable. Feedback from staff and customers has been overwhelming positive. He is also a supportive, team player who buddies up with new volunteers and reassures them, whilst helping them settle into the role. The ESOL group worker has found his translation support invaluable for Ukrainian and Russian speakers arriving in Dundee. He is an excellent Ambassador for our services within these communities, raising awareness of the range of support available. He contributes 16 hours per week on average and travels on public transport for over an hour a day, which shows his level of commitment

Dundee Libraries nominated Andrii as Volunteer of the Year. He supports Digital Inclusion in the Opportunities Project, providing basic IT support to library customers and access to the Databank. Speaking English, Ukrainian and Russian he has been a great support to ESOL groups accessing library services and other refugees arriving in Dundee. He has also engaged with library exchange programmes (online) which encompassed libraries in Ukraine. Andrii travelled to safety in the UK last year, in order to settle here and become part of the community, he applied to volunteer. We think he deserves recognition for his outstanding contribution.