Ms. Raka Singh
Advisor
Ms Raka Singh is the spouse of a Belgian diplomat of the Kingdom of Belgium.
Ms Raka Singh is the Founder President of an NGO, URJA-Energy (www.urja-energy.org) which works mainly in the districts of Maharajganj and Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh. It focuses on sustainable development and empowerment. Driven by a passion for bringing the 21st century to this part of India, she works tirelessly towards this goal. The area situated strategically in the Buddha belt, Lumbini (Birth place of Buddha) 45kms and Kushinagar (Buddha’s eternal resting place) also 45 kms, has much to offer and has not reached full potential. Before this she was the International Affairs Co-ordinator for the Centre of Fine Arts (BOZAR) in Brussels, Belgium. She has been an advisor to the President of the charity foundation of Warta and Kredytbank in Warsaw, Poland. Here she was also the President of the Spouses of Heads of Mission/ambassadors posted to the country. She has been the Public Relations Officer for the Embassy of Belgium in Washington, DC, USA. Ms Singh holds a Master’s degree in History from Miranda House, Delhi University. She is fluent in English, Dutch, French and Hindi. She also speaks Polish and German.