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Nermine Khouzam Rubin immigrated from Egypt at 8 years old after she, her parents, and 4 siblings lived through the 6‑Day Arab-Israeli War in Port Said. She speaks 3 languages and graduated with Honors with a Major/Minor degree in Psychology /Chemistry. In 2018 she founded Water 4 Mercy and contracted with the world’s leading experts in solar, water, and agriculture to provide a permanent solution. The hands-on curriculum enables students, alongside local farmers and extension workers/agents to learn best-practices in horticulture and animal husbandry from skilled Israeli agronomists and ultimately improve the undernourished communities’ health. She sits on multiple committees and organizational boards, including Jewish National Fund, Lions of Judah, The Jewish Funders, Clearwater Central Catholic High School, Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Leadership Pinellas, and Main Street Economics.