#9 Marlon Parker, RLabs: Tech Solutions Built by a Community, for a Community

Published: Nov. 13, 2019, 7:25 a.m.

Many social issues within South African underserved and marginalised communities are complex and nuanced. This makes it hard for external forces to provide tech solutions with real social impact.

Marlon Parker, founder of Reconstructed Living Lab (RLabs), sees tech as an enabler and an equaliser: By providing tech skills training to young people in these communities, RLabs works to generate value from within the community, and empower those who ‘live’ the problems every day to build tech solutions that drive sustainable impact for their community.

Read the blog post here!