The woman depicted is Liberian human rights activist Satta F. Sheriff. She is founder and executive director of Action for Justice and Human Rights, an NGO that promotes access to justice and respect for human rights in Liberia. 

The other portrait is Boyan Slat, founder and chairman of the board of The Ocean Cleanup Foundation. Boyan is committed to cleaning up the plastic soup from the oceans. 

The project was realized in collaboration with UN Youth for Impact -One Planet-museon-Omniversum-Stroom.