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Our story

We've been MAKING HOPE
CONTAGIOUS SINCE 2009

We are an award-winning South African non-profit, established in Bridgetown, Cape Town, in 2009. We have since impacted more than 60 million people and by the end of 2025 we intend to expand into every province.

Our Values

Our Impact is value powered

Without our values we’d simply be another living lab. We wouldn’t be RLabs.

Our impact over the years would just not be possible without our values.

Before our beneficiaries engage in a programme, they are first moved by the inclusionary atmosphere and our selfless, smiling staff.

They are moved to taking responsibility for their journey because they feel acknowledged, included, and loved.

We're Obsessed with HOPE

We believe that everything we do should reflect HOPE

We Build Systematically

We transform systems to reconstruct communities.

We Create Exponentially

We always create exponentially and with excellence.

We Act Relentlessly

We always work from the soul, and apply our very best efforts.

We Lead with LOVE

We put people first and whatever we do is with love.

Our programmes

through these values we serve our communities

Academy

Our academy provides widely accessible, free and paid for education and skills training opportunities. This is where we build our talent pools and prepare our youth to access employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.

Innovation Lab

Our Innovation Lab provides our graduates and entrepreneurs with digital services and consultation. We also provide research, design, ideation, prototyping, sandboxing and corporate technology services.

InnovIA

InnovIA is dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurial growth. Our programmes are developed to cater to emerging entrepreneurs. Our commitment is to empower them by providing the resources to help them grow.

our community

our beneficiaries can confirm

We want to impact 2Billion Hearts by 2030.

We are all about expanding the movement,
are you in?

Our Team

To Do so We Need
Relentless Champions

Christine
Taphel

CEO, RLabs South Africa

Marlon
Parker

Co-founder, RLabs

Rene
Parker

Director, RLabs Global

Craig
Dumont

Director, RLabs Group

Marilyn
Munga

Board Chair, RLabs South Africa
Our Impact

Our Stats reflect That
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