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Anamul Kabir

SOWING SEEDS OF RESILIENCE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING

In 2024, Anamul Kabir joined FAO Bangladesh as a UN Community
Volunteer Emergency Response, supporting emergency response
efforts after Cyclone Remal struck the country’s southern coast. “What
I enjoyed most was seeing the smiles on community members’ faces
when they received seeds and aid,” he recalls. “To me, it felt like a spark of
hope for rebuilding their dreams.”

Kabir helped make sure people got the support they needed—organizing
field visits, gathering information, and helping deliver cash and training 73
where it mattered most.

Kabir recalls one moment vividly, when he met a teenage boy on a remote
island in Bhola district, while he was distributing seeds and fertilizers to
those affected by the cyclone. “He told me that planting vegetables in
their courtyard could support their household food needs for at least six
months, reducing costs and allowing them to save money. I also learned
that he wanted to become a marine engineer one day. That gave me a
Anamul Kabir (left), UN Community Volunteer Emergency Response, assisted recovery lot of inspiration on the resilience and aspirations of local communities,”
efforts after Cyclone Remal struck Bangladesh's southern coast in 2024. [FAO, 2024]
he said.

“Volunteering with FAO has strengthened my empathy and sense of
responsibility towards marginalized communities,” says Kabir. For him,
being part of FAO’s 80-year legacy is a deep source of pride and the
beginning of a lifelong mission.