MALAYAKA HOUSE

A PROJECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SOCIAL EQUALITY (IPSE)

When we wish someone peace and happiness in Uganda, we say, “LA LA SALAAMA NA MALAYAKA,” meaning, “Sleep with angels.”

Malayaka House, established in the spirit of this greeting, offers a group of Ugandan children a safe home, peace, joy, and healing, as well as the hope of a better life.

Malayaka house was founded in early 2006 by Robert Fleming, an American, who was formerly co-director of MOVE International at St. Michael’s College, Colchester Vermont. At St. Michael’s College, Robert orchestrated international service trips for students to India and Africa.   In December of 2005, while in Kampala, Uganda Robert rescued the first baby from the trashcan in a local hospital.  After receiving permission to take her, he brought her back to his hotel and named her Malayaka. The Malayaka House was established with the guidance of Ugandan authorities. Two weeks later, the Entebbe (Ugandan) police brought Jamie, a two-and-a-half year old abused, abandoned, severely malnourished boy to the Malayaka House. Jamie had a broken femur, a broken arm, and burns on his face.  Jamie and Malayaka are now healthy, happy children living with Robert and the staff of the Malayaka House.    

Malayaka House rescues and cares for children caught in the crossfire of racial tensions, tribal hatred, and extreme poverty.  The house is located in Lunyo, a safe village within Entebbe, Uganda.  “The kids that are going to die—the ones that nobody wants—those are the ones that we want,” Robert Fleming says.