Malaka joined Caabu as Campaigns Officer in March 2024. Malaka has an LLM degree in Public International Law from the University of Amsterdam, where she specialised in human rights. Prior to joining Caabu, Malaka worked at an anti-slavery organisation, where she supported on partnerships and campaigns, and was also a part-time peer researcher at Partnership for Young London, where she provided policy analysis and recommendations on youth inclusions within housing associations. Before this, Malaka lived in Cairo for a year, where she worked on women's and girls’ rights at UNFPA Egypt.