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Apr 20, 2015

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead

RLabs: From Dropouts to Innovators

As a young boy in South Africa, Marlon Parker struggled for survival in a community with very little hope. But through a fortuitous conversation with a coworker while still a teenager, Parker became inspired to begin studying information technology. Fast forward 15 years, and now Parker finds himself as the proud founder of RLabs, a foundation designed to help inspire young people find ways to change deep-rooted systems of unemployment, crime and violence in disadvantaged communities.