“If we can give them love and care and support, then we can try and stave off some of the damage that they are suffering.”
When we think of Sesame Street, we think of a fun and educational show that helps teach young minds everything from the letters of the alphabet to how to embrace someone who may be different from you. Now, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the show, is teaming up with the International Rescue Committee , an organization that provides assistance to refugees, to bring the show to refugee children.
The main characters include two Muppets named Basma and Jad. While the show never explicitly says Jad is a refugee, CBS News reports, it provides clues. Not only is he voiced by a Syrian actor, but in one episode where the kids show each other their toys, Jad says he doesn’t have any because he had to leave all his toys at his old home. is already in production in Jordan, a country that is now home to many Syrian refugees.
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