“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[…]
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Category: Events
Stories on Display
RLabs celebrated its 7th year of serving communities across Cape Town in 2015 and hosted an exhibition and festival at Nantes Park in Bridgetown celebrating stories of hope of community members through various art forms.[…]
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Reconstructing lives through HOPE and Innovation
“RLabs is absolutely fantastic and I am proud that one of our Young African Leadership (YALI) Alumni is the progenitor of RLabs. This is a space that creates hope in places where there had been[…]
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Stories of HOPE: Warriors of Light
The story of Suzanne Smith as a Warrior of Light is beautifully captured by Chidiogo Akunyili below: Warriors of light they are called. With an inner stream of light, she has no rival for her[…]
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RLabs Stories of Hope Resounding Success
RLabs hosted a “world first” SoH festival on the 11 and 12 December 2015 at the Nantes Park, Athlone, the same community where RLabs was founded and expanded its work in 22 countries, across 5[…]
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RLabs Founder Marlon Parker to be interviewed on Morning Live
On Friday, 11 December, RLabs Founder, Marlon Parker will be interviewed on the Morning Live show on SABC 2. Marlon will be sharing information regarding the #StoriesofHope festival on the 11 and 12 December[…]
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Stories of HOPE: From drug dealer to spreading HOPE
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,[…]
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RLabs Innovation Showcase
Last week RLabs proudly launched 10 new social innovations through our Innovation Showcase. The article below featured in Disrupt Africa Cape Town-based social impact incubator RLabs has showcased ten new startups that have graduated from[…]
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RLabs Innovation Showcase: From idea to product
Next week the RLabs hub in Cape Town will celebrate its 4th year of innovation incubation and acceleration. Since inception 37 start-ups and social innovation projects were initiated via this programme that served millions of[…]
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Maximizing Social Innovation to transform communities
“All labour that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” Martin Luther King Jr. Africa presents such a rich opportunity for innovations that can transform society and catapult communities[…]
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