‘Sesame Street’ unveils Rohingya Muppets to help refugee children
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Children’s TV show Sesame Street has unveiled its first Rohingya Muppets to help thousands of refugee children overcome trauma and tackle the pandemic’s impact in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh. Six-year-old twins, Noor and Aziz Yasmin, will feature alongside the show’s famous characters like Elmo and Louie in educational […]
ORIGINS: ‘SESAME STREET’ TURNS 50
Iconic US children’s TV show ‘Sesame Street’ recently turned 50. DAVID ADAMS takes a look at how it all began…
Homeless Muppet finds her place on Sesame Street
Thomson Reuters Foundation In a sign of the times, US children’s show Sesame Street has a new resident: seven-year-old Lily, a homeless, pink puppet. The newest member, Lily, joins yellow Big Bird and duo Bert and Ernie to offer hope to the growing number of children worldwide who lack a permanent home, said the Sesame […]