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2000
The beginning · archive photo to be added
2000
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The beginning
Tamba Lamin starts in his bedroom with one desktop computer and a printer, offering desktop publishing to friends and family.
About
One group. Seven teams.
Touchpoint Group (TpGROUP (SL) Limited) works across technology, real estate and tourism in Sierra Leone. You buy from one group; these are the teams who deliver.
Technology
TpISENT
Software, infrastructure, integration and consulting.
Technology
TpEMIS
University and college management software.
Technology
TpLEARN
Exam preparation for students.
Sustainable Real Estate
TpESTATE
Eco-homes, soil blocks, design and construction.
Sustainable Real Estate and Hospitality
Eco-Living Oasis
Estate management, rentals and stays at Kent.
Tourism
FambulTik
Heritage tours, boat trips and Gullah Roots. Founded and led by Amadu Massally.
Hospitality
One Rice
Rice Coast fine dining at Kent.
Our people at work
History
From one desktop to three sectors.
It started in 2000 with one computer and a printer in a bedroom in Calaba Town. Twenty-six years later, TpGroup builds software, eco-communities and heritage journeys.
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2001
Memaa Information Technology · archive photo to be added
2001
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Memaa Information Technology
Memaa Information Technology is founded in Calaba Town, training clients in Microsoft Office and providing desktop publishing.
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2003
First office · archive photo to be added
2003
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First office
Internet café and telephone centre services added.
Moves into its first office at #1 Alpha Terrace, Robis, Calaba Town.
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2008
Going international · archive photo to be added
2008
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Going international
SaloneTech Business Solutions, LLC incorporated in New York.
First website launched at salonetechnology.com.
Mentors final-year ICT students from Njala University and Fourah Bay College.
Starts work with SLGHA, now FambulTik.
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2009
LAM-TECH · archive photo to be added
2009
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LAM-TECH
LAM-TECH Consulting Enterprises registered in Freetown, replacing Memaa Information Technology.
LAM-TECH Foundation incorporated in New York.
First higher-education computer laboratory project.
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2011
Schools online · archive photo to be added
2011
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Schools online
Launches a free secondary-school website platform at schools.edu.sl.
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2012
Room to grow · archive photo to be added
2012
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Room to grow
Moves from Mamba Ridge, Blackhall Road to larger premises at 84 Kissy Road.
Launches the Global Innovation Institute and the MBHS Digital Lab.
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2013
Solar and software · archive photo to be added
2013
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Solar and software
Partners with Aleutia Computers; judges at Innovate Salone.
Launches solar-powered computers, a solar-powered server and the Solar2Africa product.
Launches the OGI Digital Library project and the FHM Lab.
Develops and licenses petroleum distribution and insurance CRM systems.
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2014
Digital labs · archive photo to be added
2014
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Digital labs
Launches the Prince of Wales School Digital Lab.
Fingerprint and RFID time-clocking; an integrated automated biometric crime database.
Collaborates on the launch of Weex in the UK.
Ngolu (Golu) community with The Village Link
2015
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Golu
Launches the Golu Digital Lab in August.
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2016
Open business · archive photo to be added
2016
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Open business
Human resource management and SMS gateway systems developed and licensed.
Launches The Open Business Reviews (OBizR) web and mobile apps at the British Council, Freetown, in December.
TpISENT ICT staff training at EBKUST
2018
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TpISENT
Rebrands and incorporates TpISENT (SL) Limited.
Launches the Sierra Leone Open Elections Data Platform at the Independent Media Commission, and presents it at the International Open Data Conference in Buenos Aires.
Launches the "Made in Sierra Leone" creative and branding project; invited by IOM to the Sierra Leone Diaspora Agribusiness Forum.
Homecoming, “The Next Step” 2019–2020
2019
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Homecoming
Organises "The Next Step" Homecoming 2019–2020 trip.
Incorporates TpISENT in New York.
Mile-36 eco-friendly estate, master plan render
2020
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TpESTATE
Completes "The Next Step" trip.
Incorporates TpESTATE and GpFenam, and starts building the first estate at Mile-36.
Evidence: the Kent site before work began, November 2021
2021
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Kent
Incorporates the Kent, Mile-36 and Gullah Paradise eco-friendly communities, and starts building at Kent.
TpISENT adopts a new strategy focused on education technology.
Evidence: Kent under construction, 2023
2022–24
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Focus
TpISENT focuses on education technology; TpESTATE on alternative building technology; FambulTik on heritage tourism.
Launches a digital exams infrastructure product and makes DSpace and Moodle hosting affordable for institutions.
A solar-powered open-education library-in-a-box for schools, with The Village Link.
Evidence: the finished Eco-Living Oasis at Kent, 2026
2026
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Opening
Four new digital products launch in November: SaloneExplorer, TpHospitality, TpEHealth and TpERP.
The Eco-Living Oasis at Kent opens on 14 November.