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Sesame Street has introduced its first Rohingya Muppets – Noor and Aziz, 6-year-old twins who will appear in educational videos shown in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh.
At least 700,000 Rohingya refugees live in Cox’s Bazar after
fleeing persecution in Myanmar since a military crackdown that started in August 2017. Half of those living in the camp are children.
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind the children’s TV show, unveiled their newest characters on Thursday, highlighting their role in providing early education to children and families.
Noor, short for Noor Yasmin, is a curious and confident young girl who is constantly finding ways to understand her world. “No problem is too big for her to try to solve,” is how she is described.
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Sesame Street Creates Rohingya Muppets To Help Refugee Children
by : Emma Rosemurgey on : 19 Dec 2020 19:03
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Sesame Street has created its very first
Rohingya Muppets in a bid to support thousands of child refugees living in the world’s biggest refugee settlement in Bangladesh.
Noor and Aziz Yasmin are a couple of six-year-old twins, who will feature in educational videos alongside the likes of Elmo and Louie.
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The videos will be made in the Rohingya language to help educate the children living in the camp.
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‘Noor and Aziz are at the heart of our efforts to bring early education to children and caregivers impacted tremendously by the dual crises of displacement and the COVID-19 pandemic,’ explained Sherrie Westin, president of social impact at Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind the iconic show.
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