Thanks to my experiences, I fostered skills and developed my personality traits for an ultimate goal – to make a difference.

My jewish roots have always been embedded in me, and during the pandemic, I decided to become the first person in my family to keep Shabat. This means that I do not use any form of  electricity and I do not work from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown. Having suffered at school from the Middle Eastern conflict, I often wondered how we could utilize the positive benefits of entrepreneurship as a tool for peace building. I am convinced that in many ways, entrepreneurs are also community and peacebuilders.  Peace is way more than just the absence of conflict, rather it is about fostering a safe and positive community where individuals  can grow and thrive. This led me to intern at the Shimon Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, where I was selected with 10 young adults for their exclusive summer experience. I met some of our generation’s most influential entrepreneurs and our conversations reinforced my willingness to develop projects that align innovation with peacemaking.