Category: Newsletter

Dear Friends,
It seems so long since I saw any of you, but that is what COVID has meant to us. We have grown used to the strangely quiet restaurant and lodge, which is coupled to a loss of income that Tiko can ill afford. Like so many countries, we are also experiencing the effects of global warming, even if less dramatically than in some places, The rains were heavier than usual in the hot season which even helped some crops, but if the temperature in the hot season was high the cold season has been colder than usual. We shivered through this year’s AGM in the verandah with the cold air blowing freely through…

Dear Friends, We want to share with you our AGM report and to share with you how we have spent the money kindly donated from around the world and generated by our income generating projects. As ever, we are grateful for all your ongoing support, particular over the difficult last year. The records from our […]

Dear friends,

We are growing used to our much-changed life at Tiko, but very much miss the pleasure we had in welcoming visitors from various parts of the world. We also miss sharing in their enjoyment of the welcomes they receive from people they meet in the villages. We have lost the income from the lodge and restaurant, at least until travel from abroad becomes possible again. In the meantime we have not been idle…

Dear FriendsDespite all our precautions, Tiko has not entirely escaped Covid 19. Tests were offered at St Francis Hospital and the crew was sent to take one. Jason and Lozindaba turned out positive, so I immediately asked the driver and Abel to come with me and get tested, since the five of us had … […]