Mission and objectives Simuka Africa Youth Association is a registered voluntary charitable organisation established in response to the poverty, gender-based violence, and limited access to educational programs impacting at-risk girls, marginalized youth & families in Zimbabwe. We have been in operation since 2006. Our SDG 1 - 6 initiatives and campaigns have brought recognition to the role education plays in tackling poverty and gender inequality. We seek to equip the youth of our country with tools to build a better world, establish careers and eliminate child marriage. SimukaAfrica.org and its 34 Gallery Initiative currently seek highly motivated professionals for create articles, graphics, art, and poetry, participate in art judging in our Open Calls and assist with small administrative tasks that are essential to maintaining high standards in our organization as it enters its 20th year of operation.
ContextSustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) covers good health and well-being goals. This overall purpose is to ensure healthy living for the global population, encourage preventative care and promote well-being at all ages. SDG 3 goals address all major health priorities, including mental, reproductive, maternal and child health; communicable, non-communicable and environmental disease; universal health coverage; and access for all to safe, effective, quality and affordable medicines and vaccines. Our efforts focus on the reduction of the global suicide rate, elimination of mental health stigmas, and the continuation of the mental health dialogue beyond Mayโs Mental Health Awareness Month. Sustainable Development Goal 5 addresses the need for a world with gender equality by 2030. Economic hardship and negative cultural norms create an environment where women and children are vulnerable targets. Girls in particular are singled out for marriage prior to the age of 18, often to alleviate the familyโs financial inability to provide for them. This assignment will amplify SimukaAfrica.org through our 34Gallery.org Initiative, which features monthly Art Therapy Open Calls in collaboration with other art institutions. The 34 Gallery selects 20 selected artists per month throughout 2025 for virtual exhibition. We seek to prioritize mental health by encouraging creativity among international populations without mental health care access. Selected works will be featured in an online campaign across Simukaโs social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube). This assignment will also highlight Simuka Africa Youth Associationโs (SimukaAfrica.org) SDG 5 efforts to provide life skills, vocational training and other educational opportunities for at risk youth and child marriage survivors. Our \"Empower4Her\" Open Calls through our 34 Gallery Initiative will emphasize the presence of international female artists while encouraging self-care and empowerment for the international female populace. Our initiative further seeks to generate positive mental health conversations, expand the online mental health community, and lay the groundwork for sustained gender equality advocacy efforts. This project ultimately seeks to inspire awareness on a global scale.
Task DescriptionThe task involves creating and developing a comprehensive online creative arts campaign that utilizes a variety of artistic mediums to engage and educate the target audience. The campaign goal is to raise awareness of mental health issues by consolidating and generating publicity for artwork from our Open Call participants. Calls to Action will include educating the public on self-care, art therapy, and the benefits of art for child development alongside donation support to expand SimukaAfrica.orgโs reach. Volunteers are also encouraged to submit art of their own based on our Art Therapy Open Call themes. We seek content creators focused on heart-based content and the reduction of the global suicide rate through mental health arts advocacy. During 2026, we also recognize that being female at this moment in history means existing on the edge of global change. What does it mean to be a girl in an increasingly technological world that simultaneously expands and limits human connection? We seek to provide a mental health art outlet and platform for global females, their struggles and their successes. At the same time, we aim to encourage the support of female artisans and projects to assist with female outreach. Artwork, graphics and video will be shared on SimukaAfrica.orgโs social media platforms. (Twitter-X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook and Youtube). Short videos for the Simuka Africa Youth Association Youtube channel and Instagram Reels will also be created. Please review our websites, SimukaAfrica.org, 34gallery.org and our social media before applying.
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