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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 Parker
@marlonparker
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