Kurshida Mirza, Chair of Trustee’s at Milton Keynes Community Foundation has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Kurshida has been a trustee at MK Community Foundation since 2017 and has been paramount in helping the foundation by serving on the Property Committee, Grants Panels, their Governance review group and Diversity Equity and Inclusion working group and helping organise events such International Women’s Day by sitting on the committee; Kurshida was appointed Chair in September.
Kurshida is married with two children and has lived in Milton Keynes since 1990. She has a research, policy and strategy background working within local and central government. She held many portfolios in government including; leading on housing for vulnerable and older people, community engagement, tackling worklessness and homelessness.
Kurshida is also Ex-Chair of Citizens MK and founder of Trubys Garden Tea Room - MK's interfaith cafe and the Midlands Chair for Housing Learning and Information Network (a learning and improvement network connecting housing, health and care). Kurshida is also the founder of the Great Get Together Iftar MK, which Milton Keynes Community Foundation is proud to have supported before and brings people from all faiths and the wider community to join Muslims during Ramadan to break the fast. The Great Get Together Iftar and Trubys Interfaith Cafe are both growing from strength to strength with a huge following in MK as a conduit for positive dialogue between Muslims and the wider community.
Kurshida is passionate about creating opportunities for interfaith dialogue and all her voluntary and community work reflect this.
Kurshida says: “I am truly humbled by this recognition. All thanks is to Allah and the success of both Trubys Garden Tea Room and the Great Get Together Iftar are because of all our volunteers and partners who work tirelessly throughout the year.”
Ian Revell, Chief Executive at Milton Keynes Community Foundation says: “We are delighted that Kurshida has been honoured in this years Queen’s Birthday honours list, it is thoroughly deserved as she is such a wonderful community champion, bringing people together and bringing out the best of everyone she works with. Congratulations”
Kurshida’s voluntary work as a Trustee at Milton Keynes Community Foundation has been incredibly impactful, and they are extremely proud to have her as chair of their Trustee’s with all of her expertise and knowledge. Congratulations to Kurshida Mirza from everyone at Milton Keynes Community Foundation.
