My journey in Effective Altruism began in 2019. That year, I returned to the Netherlands from Bangladesh, where I worked on addressing extreme poverty. It was my first experience in the nonprofit sector, and it left me disillusioned—many organizations seemed more focused on sustaining their own operations than making a tangible difference.

Back in the Netherlands, I immediately connected with the Dutch EA community. During the day, I worked as a broker to support myself, but my evenings and weekends were dedicated to introducing newcomers to EA through 1-1s, coaching community members, seeding university groups, and organizing networking events. It was during this time that I discovered the transformative potential of community building and its remarkable multiplier effect.

In 2022, driven by the comparative advantage, I returned to my home country, Poland. Since then, I’ve dedicated myself to building the Polish EA community. The more I work on it, the more confident I become in the potential of this community to exert a significant impact on global challenges.

Fostering and accelerating this growth is my way of contributing to a better world.