Hello, All!

For Q1 2026, Simuka Africa switched to a newsletter format for the Friday Briefings for our volunteers due to continued issues with Gmail. So far, all of you have consistently reported receiving this communication.

Secondly, our website hosting provider has now fixed their AI assistant. Previously, this AI tool has been flooding our queues with auto-generated content and rearranging the order of our publishing schedule since July 2025. We hope to publish in order of submission moving forward.

• Thank you to all who attended AI Art Therapy today with 34 Gallery Art Advisor Mind Soul Meditations on HeyPeers! This series will continue through May every Friday. Information on A.I. tools and prompting will be provided. Interested? Register here.

• Our next Creative Career Focus Meeting will be Feb. 21, 2025. Register here.

Administrative Updates

January Performance Stats

• 2 Open Calls finalized: Solitary & Awakening Radiance

• 8 Interlude Features Published

• 8 Simuka Africa Journal Articles Published 

• 75 Graphics Published

• Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

March Social Media Calendar

• The main topics for the March Social Media Calendar are maintaining hope during times of perpetual crisis and healing the inner child within.

• Articles, graphics, artwork and video with these themes are welcome.

• Additional topic suggestions: Balancing caregiving with work, Parenting tips, strategies after losing employment, tips for applying to college (undergrad, grad & PhD) programs, chronic/terminal illness, grief, and managing a mental health diagnosis or disability at work/school.

Needed Content

• A Summary of the WHO Report: What Do We Know about Young People’s Interest in Health Careers?

• A Summary of the 10-year recap report for Project Everyone

Food for Thought

The United Nations System

• The UN80 initiative

• The UN 80 Action Plan Dashboard

• The World Economic Situation Report

• The Global Water Bankruptcy Report

Opportunities

I. Staff-led Opportunity: University of Washington Global E-Learning Program. For additional information on this opportunity, contact Simuka Africa Staff Member Ulrich Landry Georges Yomkil Noumbo. Email: yomkillandry@gmail.com — Deadline Feb. 20th

II. Staff-led Opportunity: Otjiwa Immersive Volunteering Program.For additional information on this opportunity, contact 34 Gallery Artist & Staff Member Vincenzo Cohen.

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• UN Careers - the primary UN career hub

• UNJOBNET - daily UN & UN Affiliate job listing updates

• UNJOBNET: Remote Positions

• The Graduate Study Programme (GSP) at UN Geneva. The application deadline is 20 February 2026. 

• The Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report by UNESCO is recruiting Junior & Mid-Level Research Consultants for its 2026–2027 cycle — fully remote and open to international applicants.

• The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program

• Paid Internship FIDH - Permanent Representation To The International Criminal Court (ICC) | Netherlands | 6 Feb

• The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is now accepting applications for its Summer 2026 Internships under the Demetrios G. Papademetriou Young Scholars Program. This is a competitive, paid opportunity for students and recent graduates passionate about migration, refugee policy, research, and public affairs. (US) - Deadline Feb. 15th

• The Aspire Leaders Program is now accepting applications for Cohort 2 (2026).

• The European Union is now recruiting graduates from all academic backgrounds to join its civil service as Graduate Administrators (AD5) through EPSO.

• Global Youth Summit for Change 2026

• Senior Manager, Human Rights Clinic & Program - School of Law (University of Miami)  | USA

• Digital Protection Editor (Front Line Defenders) | Remote | 22 Feb

• Columbia Global Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program

• Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship Program (Africa)

• ImpactHER

• Raspberry Pi Foundation: Project Design Lead Position

• Applications open for Postgraduate Research Grant Program in Kenya

• Apply for CivicHive Civic Tech Fellowship Programme (Nigeria & West Africa)

• Kuonyesha Art Fund (Africa)

• Digital Engagement Officer Position with CAN Africa - deadline Feb. 19th

• Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships  

• ASEAN-UK Women in STEM Scholarships 2026 (Cranfield University) 

• Capital City of Podgorica Scholarship 2026  

• Funded PhD Opportunity

• Golden State Warriors Summer Internship Program 2026  

•  WWF Zimbabwe PMEL Internship  

•  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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Final Thoughts

As I type this, snow is starting to fall outside that was forecast to begin tomorrow. Despite our best intentions, Nature seems to have other plans entirely for 2026.

We are still handling the email backlog due to the January storms that impacted members of our staff. In a time of record-breaking climate catastrophe, thank you for your patience with our response times.

As a reminder, our staff and artists are located in 35 countries. To track the conditions around the world, check the HungerMap provided by the World Food Program.

Respectfully, M.

May light, peace & joy always be with you.