Ms. Rachel Onezime

Focus Areas: Sustainable development and environmental education, curriculum design and teacher training, environmental governance and policy, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) resilience and adaptation and participatory learning and stakeholder engagement.

Ms. Rachel Onezime is a committed educator and sustainability professional with over 33 years of teaching experience across multiple educational levels, including primary and secondary schools, post-secondary and teacher training institutions, and the University of Seychelles. She joined UniSey in 2010 and has been instrumental in developing and delivering both the BSc Environmental Science and Bachelor of Education programmes.

Rachel began her career as an Agriculture Teacher at the National Youth Service, before moving to Mont Fleuri Secondary School, where she taught Agriculture and Technology & Enterprise. She later joined the National Institute of Education, specialising in Environmental Education and Technology & Enterprise, contributing significantly to teacher training and curriculum development.

At UniSey, she teaches a range of courses within the Environmental Science programme, including Concepts in Sustainable Development, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Environmental Law, Governance and Stakeholder Engagement, and Environmental Change in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). From 2016 to 2020, she served as Head of the Environmental Science Department, leading curriculum review, programme design, and student research supervision.

Rachel remains deeply committed to advancing sustainable development and environmental education in Seychelles and the wider region. She has participated in numerous conferences and training programmes, including the Regional Conference on National Sustainable Development Strategies organised by the Indian Ocean Commission in Mauritius.