Reconstructing

Communities through

Research

& Innovation

By Marlon Parker

RLab

s

“A Community in Tension is where the wellbeing of Citizens are being threatened”

“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road

comes into existence.”Lin Yutang

“Passionate about reconstructing communities

Our mission is to develop and sustain an

empowering environment where through teaching, learning, research

and scholarship our students and staff, in partnership with the community and industry, are able to

create and apply knowledge that contributes to development.

Collaborate

“A reconstructing interaction space for collaborative design, creation,

dissemination and application of knowledge for empowerment, upliftment and

development of people and

communities in or headed for tension through the use of

innovative ICT solutions.”

Government Academia

Industry

Community

Innovation Partnerships

Research

Innovative Partnerships – International Visits

Innovative Partnerships – Student Engagement

Innovative Partnerships – Community Empowerment

Champions in Training

www.thereconstructed.com www.mom2zero.com

Innovative Partnerships – Business/Government Engagement

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Research and InnovationConclusion…

Collaboration / Partnership

Reconstructing Communities

Reconstructing Communities

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for.

We are the change that we seek.”

Thank Youwww.rlabs.org

www.marlonparker.co.za

marlon@rlabs.org

Marlon Parker

@marlonparker

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