The world as we know it is changing rapidly and we need to not only move with the times but prepare accordingly. We often speak of how children are the future and they will be[…]
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Category: Technology
How can social enterprises achieve large scale impact?
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[…]
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RLabs Iringa: Start-up Envibright cleaning up local communities
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[…]
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Applications open for RLabs Innovation Accelerator 2016
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[…]
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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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Marlon Parker, to Key Note the Global Entrepreneurship Week
Tomorrow, 17 November 2015, RLabs Founder, Marlon Parker will deliver the key note address at the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Week in Washington DC, United States. Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a celebration of the innovators[…]
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BBC Minute CatchUP making waves
Last week the BBC Minute CatchUP officially launched on the BBC Taster website. Below is the official press release by the BBC team and we definitely excited to be part of this collaboration showcasing technology[…]
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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 acknowledged by Ashoka
RLabs founder, Marlon Parker, was officially inducted as an Ashoka Fellow last night. This acknowledgement by Ashoka is a true validation of the work by RLabs in changing communities in tension. Ashoka is the largest[…]
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RLabs Namibia partnership with Finnish Embassy
This week was a big one for our team in Namibia as they started a number of new programmes through the Academy but also signed an agreement with the Finnish Embassy who will be supporting[…]
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