The Retiring Director and Co-founder of Powerland Computer Mr. Wes Penner who is now an associate business partner to the Ishaak Muckson Innovative Technology Centre, (IMITT Centre, www.imittcenter.com) has added boost into the well celebrated community- driven technology initiative in the African nation of Sierra Leone

The Canadian philanthropic business entrepreneur who has been in the Information Technology zenith for over two decades has boosted the centre with High Power Electricity Generating Machine, 100 Pentium 4 Dell Computers, Two IBM Servers, Xerox Photocopy Machine, Networks Printers and many more Retrofitting gears.

 Wes, as he is commonly known, has a reputable name amongst Africans in Manitoba for boosting small scale Information Technology ventures in Africa. But what's different this time is his desire to support the Director of Ishaak Muckson Innovative Technology Trainning Centre (IMITT Centre), Mr. Muckson Sesay's Vision to integrate Computer Technology into classsrooms and sizable communities across Sierra leone

The Executive Director of the Ishaak Muckson Innovative Technology Training Centre, Mr. Muckson Sesay, spent five weeks visiting schools and giving speeches on the importance of information technology for schools in Sierra Leone. Mr. Sesay offered the audiences his vision for the IT sector in Sierra Leone, and explained what his institute can offer to students and teachers who wish to upgrade their computer skills. Speaking in front of hundreds of students and school teachers at Yoni Bana Secondary School (YSS),  Mr. Sesay maintained that  “my main objective is to integrate computer literacy into the classrooms and build local capacity to ensure sustainability and development outcome.“

Mr. Sesay, who has spent several years abroad where he has developed his skills and experience in the IT sector, explained that computer skills in Sierra Leone need to be streamed from teachers down to students. In his address, Mr. Sesay admitted that “before coming to Sierra Leone, my primary target group was mainly the students; however I’ve come to realized that teachers are undoubtedly in need of computer skills just as much as the students are. As a result, I’m going to implement a comprehensive top-down approach that will allow both teachers and students to learn this great technology”.  He further went on to state that his Information Technology centre is prepared to offer special flexible classes for teachers who have a busy work schedule so that they can attend clsses at their convinence. 

During a general meeting of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) at the Ishaak Muckson Innovative Technology Training Centre, Mile 91, Mr. Sesay said “Information Technology for the longest time has been regarded as only a western phenomenon. However, globalization has made it clear today that Information Technology should be accessible to every free society. It creates jobs, new opportunities and enhances social networking for youths. It develops a more proficient way of handling information and data, and increases the efficiency, accuracy and transparency of all services.”