Good afternoon to the RLabs Women Team and to all those that attended our Virtual Date Night last night. We have spent many weeks and late nights in preparation to host our first ever Virtual[…]
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Virtual Knowledge Exchange
In teaching others, we teach ourselves”, a commonly heard phrase indicative of the exact nature of the Knowledge Exchanges that RLabs hosts with many tertiary institutes, private and public sectors. In this case, we speak[…]
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
About 8 months ago I had no idea what RLabs was but when I went to the GROW Leadership Academy, GLA, orientation one of the hosts Suzanne Smith said something that couldn’t escape my mind.[…]
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Our journey together
It’s been an amazing journey together with our students within this short period of time. Our 1st cohort came to an end. It is our great pleasure to inform you “Endings are not bad things, they[…]
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The year of opportunity
RLabsU Hanover Park started in 2013, the year when I informed some of my friends I would like to do what RLabs is doing in my community, Hanover Park. In 2016 I received a message[…]
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MAY DAY – Workers Day
May Day or as many may know it “international workers day” is a small affair, celebrated by workers across South Africa on the 1st of May to pay tribute to the workers who were killed[…]
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The Roots of RLabsU Bonteheuwel
My name is Isidore Africa and I head up RLabsU Bonteheuwel along with my wife Elaine Africa, we currently have 3 children a 10-year-old, a 6-year-old, and a 4-year-old journing with us. We run a[…]
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Creating a Virtual Bootcamp in search of Education and Employment Solutions.
”Let the youth lead” is a phrase we hear often. It is a belief in our youth and a commitment to support them. Youth have the expertise and energy to take their experiences and present[…]
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The distance between your DREAMS and REALITY is called ACTION.
It was an amazing week conducting training with the 19 Charlie students at the Chrysalis Academy, Day 1 kicked off waiting on the arriving of the students as the local wildlife of the Cape Nature[…]
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Design Thinking with UNICEF hosted by RLabs
UNICEF, with the support of the Botnar Foundation – has convened a 2-day workshop being held at RLabs that will use design thinking methodologies but be more technical exploring how we can concretely move forward on the[…]
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