Salt River's Nadine Maselle gives back thanks to $50k Facebook grant

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Electrical engineering student Nadine Maselle was a matric student at Salt River High last year and, while there, she realised that her old school's computer lab could do with a much-needed improvement. So, when she became a fellow of the Facebook Community Leadership programme, she had an opportunity to give back after receiving a grant for $50,000. In this interview, Maselle tells us more about how that money has been used to beef up something called the 'Dream Lab'. - Gareth van Zyl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 May 2019 2AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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