Computer and necessity donations needed for The Malayaka House in Uganda!

A group of ten Champlain students are going to volunteer at the Malayaka House orphanage in Entebbe, Uganda for three weeks this May (www.malayakahouse.com).  The Malayaka House is home to 37 abandoned and orphaned children, aged 1 to 20.  Students are currently trying to put together a computer lab so that the kids can have a place to learn to type, do their homework, and so on.  There is a full list of other donation items needed below. The Malayaka House is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization. If you are willing to donate any old laptop computers (or printers, digital cameras, or other technology) that are still in working order but no longer being used please contact Maggie Melvin.

Contact Info:

  • Service Coordinator, Center for Community Service and Civic Engagement
  • Champlain College- Box 20, 163 S. Willard St., Burlington, VT 05402
  • 802-383-6632

Below is a full list of items that can be donated:

For the Malayaka House kids:

  • Toothbrushes and toothpaste
  • Shoes for children ages 2-19, and aunties
  • Pants for children 2-19, and aunties
  • Bathing suits for children 2-19, especially older
  • Bed sheets & pillow cases
  • Towels
  • Deodorant
  • Razors for shaving
  • Coloring/activity books
  • Children’s books
  • Books for middle school kids
  • Toys
  • Movies
  • Water bottles
  • Thermometers (the ear ones are best)
  • Bras and underwear for older girls
  • Balls of any size to play with
  • Skateboards/scooters
  • Laminated educational posters
  • Warming pad for stomach
  • Pampers
  • Pads

For the aunties & their children:

  • Nail polish / nail sets
  • Body lotion
  • Necklaces, bracelets
  • School kits (pencil case, ruler, pencils, erasers)
  • Shoes, clothes, bathing suits

For the businesses:

  • Buttons, zippers, items to enhance crafts
  • Candles (for the tables at pizza dinners)
  • Kitchen knives
  • Dish cloths
  • Nice tablecloths
  • Reusable grocery bags

Tools:

  • Padlocks with long hooks
  • tool for cutting glass windows
  • hammers
  • anti-termite stuff for wood
  • one-handed scissors for metal
  • big toolbox with wrench, hammer, etc
  • sand paper for wood and metal