The Maleya Foundation (Maleya) was founded in 2003 by a group of committed personal of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). The Maleya Foundation was established to strengthen the capacities of major development actors of the CHT region, such as rural communities, local NGOs, community-based organizations, people’s organizations and mass-based organizations, among others.

After the formation, Maleya has been actively involved in various activities such as National and international days observations, workshop organizing etc.