United Nations #StandUp4Migrants
For International Migrants' Day, the United Nations Human Rights Office launched a global campaign #StandUp4Migrants - a series of animated videos narrating stories and conversations with migrants from around the world.
I was commissioned to visualise and create the illustrations for these videos.
Agency: Mummy Daddy Media
Comedian Hari Kondabolu talks about growing up in a diverse community and standing up to bullies.
Various characters from the videos
Mai Na and her brother Choua talk about their family's journey fleeing from their home country of Laos
Vanessa and her mother talk about the pain of living miles apart; Vanessa's struggle to raise her young son alone in a new country without the support of her family, and her mother's helplessness of being far away from her daughter and not being able to help her.
Brian Chang shares his story of growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution and his journey to the United States.
Alene shares her struggles as a young migrant mother, taking care of other people's children to earn money while her own son was an infant.
Moussa talks about leaving his home in Gambia and the challenges faced on his perilous journey across borders.
