Raksha is currently working with the United Nations Development Programme as a Programme Associate Environment Unit covering various focal areas such as Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Biodiversity, Sustainable Land Management, and Chemicals and Waste. In her role as the Youth Focal Point of the Multi-Country Office of UNDP Mauritius and Seychelles, Raksha ensures that Youth are being consulted and are among the beneficiaries of the project being implemented.

Her interest in oceans began when she joined the Port Louis Hub of the Global Shapers Community in 2013 and the hub launched its ocean initiative #SeeingBlue. She is a founding member of the project and has been an active core team member for 4 years. She has been leading many initiatives among which few are ocean-related. Raksha had many active roles in the hub such as Curator of years 2017 and 2020; Vice-Curator 2019 and out-going curator in the Curatorship team of 2018 and 2021.

In the corporate arena, Raksha’s field of expertise has ranged from Project Management to Customer Experience designer to Digital Marketing professional. She started her professional journey in the Tertiary Education Sector in 2013 and beautifully transitioned to the marketing sphere while designing the student application journey and engagement at African Leadership University which holds the reputation of being the “Harvard of Africa” and was awarded most innovative company in Education in Africa and ranked 39th worldwide. In October 2020, Raksha became a Certified Professional in Digital Marketing and she also graduated in Commonwealth Executive MBA.

She has served the Executive Board of the National Youth Council under the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation as the very first female and youngest chairperson for 5 years. Her work has impacted the lives of 440,000 youth during her mandate. Passionate about youth empowerment, Raksha spent the past 20 years working in the interest of youth at different levels including the grassroots level. Experienced in Youth Affairs, Raksha has directly contributed to youth-related policies in Mauritius.