To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, UNFPA commissioned Bodil Jane to illustrate the stories of five girls who are speaking out on their human rights and inspiring positive change around the world.
Bodil Jane is an illustrator from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She graduated with honors from Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, specializing in illustration. Her clients include Apartment Therapy, Unicef, The New Yorker, Marks & Spencer, ELLE, WRAP and Red Cap Cards. All of her illustrations include handmade elements and digital techniques.

Bodil Jane loves to illustrate people, food, recipes, animals, fashion, interiors, plants, packages, and maps. Go to her website to see her current projects and work in progress.

To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, we commissioned @BodilJane to illustrate the stories of five girls who are speaking out about their human rights and inspiring positive change around the 🌎. This is Raneem (16), a Syrian #refugee speaking out against child marriage in Lebanon. “I tell my friends that getting married early will deprive them of their childhood,” she says. Click the link in our bio to read her story. Illustration: © Bodil Jane for UNFPA #DayOfTheGirl #Girls #GirlPower #GirlBoss #Goals #WomensHealth #WomensRights #HumanRights #GlobalGoals #UNFPA #UnitedNations #BodilJane

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To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, we commissioned @BodilJane to illustrate the stories of five girls who are speaking out on their human rights and inspiring positive change around the 🌎. This is Fatima (13), a secondary school student making reusable sanitary pads for her classmates in Malawi. Thanks to Fatima’s efforts “most girls come to school even during menstruation period, and never miss lessons,” she says. Click the link in our bio to read her story. Illustration: © Bodil Jane for UNFPA #DayOfTheGirl #Girls #GirlPower #GirlBoss #Goals #WomensHealth #WomensRights #HumanRights #GlobalGoals #UNFPA #UnitedNations #BodilJane

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“I tell the girls they’re not alone, no matter what their situation is,” says Hillary (18). As a teen mom who became pregnant at age 16, Hillary knows all too well the hardships of adolescent pregnancy and is teaching other girls in her community about their rights. “What is a 13-year-old girl doing taking care of a baby? She has been robbed of her childhood,” she says. Click the link in our bio to read her story. Illustration: © Bodil Jane (@BodilJane) for UNFPA #DayOfTheGirl #Girls #GirlPower #GirlBoss #Goals #WomensHealth #WomensRights #HumanRights #GlobalGoals #UNFPA #UnitedNations #BodilJane

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