Our name and logo

Jolinaiko: linkage with The Netherlands

The name Jolinaiko is derived from different names of Dutch friends who played an important role in this enterprise as contacts and advisors. Long term friendships with people from Dutch origin in Ghana and abroad have created a strong link and understanding with visitors from The Netherlands.

Eco tourism

We call ourselves an eco-tourism company. In short, we define eco tourism as a healthy, sustainable and friendly mode of tourism focused on experiencing local life style and respecting natural resources.

Besides the development of our own community based ecovillage in the Volta Region, we include many official and unofficial eco-tourism projects in our tours.

Our logo: the Sankofa bird and compass

The Sankofa bird in the logo best explains the vision of Jolinaiko Eco Tours. “Se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenki” is the expression given by the Akan people of West Africa to this bird. Literally translated it means “it is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot”. Sankofa teaches us that we must go back to our roots in order to move forward.

The compass stands for the guided adventures we offer. We show our visitors the way to the most interesting spots and they will not get lost underway!

The logo was designed by Remco Kalf, as a part of the ongoing support for Jolinaiko by the Dutch Stepping Stones for Africa foundation.