On the 17th of January 2016, RLabs had the privilege of hosting Mozilla and their Equal Rating Innovation Challenge. The challenge sought to find innovative ways of solving the internet access crisis still plaguing many people around the world. Start-ups were challenged to come up...
“Shaken by excitement, the passion cannot be hidden.” It has been 5 years and not one November has not gone by ordinary. Every year the expectation increases, the anticipation of meeting new people, to be introduced to new innovations, the dream of becoming a legend in...
UCT's latest free Massive Open Online Course to catalyse social change Become a changemaker, in your community through UCT's latest free online course. Creating a safer space for our children, a more inclusive society or increasing access to quality education, are things many of us wish we...
Media Statement 26 May 2017 Release: Immediate RLabs InnovIA applications for Cohort 2 and 3 of 2016 are OPEN! Applications for Cohort 2 and 3 of the RLabs Innovation Incubator and Accelerator (InnovIA) 2016 programme are now open for Cape Town based startups. Aspirant social innovators and entrepreneurs who are...
This article by our partner Dr. Christian Busch, Associate Director at the Innovation Lab at the London School of Economics and Political Science, explores how inclusive growth can happen with a mix of bottom-up and top-down elements. How and why do some impact-orientated projects scale, while...
It was January 2015 and our new GROW Leadership Academy intake started in Iringa, Tanzania. We had a group of young people who were passionate about being the change in their communities and they started the programme with lots of excitement. Amongst this intake was...
Applications for the RLabs Innovation Incubator and Accelerator (InnovIA) 2016 programme are now open. Aspirant social innovators and entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference in the world and building scalable social enterprises are invited to apply online. The RLabs InnovIA programme, now in its...
Applications for the RLabs Innovation Incubator and Accelerator (InnovIA) 2016 programme are now open. Aspirant social innovators and entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference in the world and building scalable social enterprises are invited to apply here. We are thrilled to be partnering with,...
In a neighbourhood where youth believed joining a gang was part of life, Brent Williams fell into this trap which led to a life of drug dealing and violence. Previously known as a kind person, he joined a gang and was soon addicted to methamphetamine...
Since being with RLabs in Botswana, Godfrey Modise, learned during one of the training sessions to leverage and maximize the things you passionate about. In his case it was farming and that is where the journey of Farmers Guide started. According to Godfrey he didn’t have...
