From Local Challenges to Global Impact: My Path into Effective Altruism

Growing up and training in Uganda, I have seen firsthand how deeply interconnected human livelihoods and animal welfare are. On smallholder farms, animals are not just economic assets they are survival. Yet, the systems that sustain them often expose them to significant suffering, disease, and neglect. Confronting this reality pushed me to ask a harder question: how can we reduce suffering at scale, given limited resources?

This question led me to Effective Altruism.

Recently, I completed the Effective Altruism Introductory Fellowship, an experience that fundamentally reshaped how I think about impact. I was introduced to cause prioritization, cost-effectiveness, and the importance of focusing on interventions that can help the greatest number of sentient beings. It helped me move from good intentions to strategic action.

My current work reflects this shift. I am developing plant-based acaricides from citrus fruit peels, an affordable, scalable alternative to chemical tick control that can improve livestock welfare while reducing environmental harm. In parallel, I am working on “Amani Plus,” a dairy concentrate aimed at increasing milk yields efficiently, potentially reducing the need for herd expansion and associated animal suffering.

Through a One Health lens, I am particularly interested in transforming food systems in ways that reduce animal suffering while improving human well-being and environmental sustainability.

Effective Altruism has given me more than a framework it has given me direction. I am now focused on identifying and implementing solutions that are not only locally relevant, but globally significant in reducing suffering.

This is just the beginning.