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IRC and Sesame Street

The IRC and Sesame Street, rescuing children's futures

Together, the IRC and Sesame Street are helping children and families displaced by conflict and persecution.

Syrian refugee boys in Beirut play at IRC play space

Street kids of Beirut find a place to play – and dream

Syrian refugee children in Beirut often have to help support their families by selling flowers or even begging on the streets. The IRC’s safe spaces give these children a place to just be kids.

ArticleNovember 12, 2015

Sesame Street and the IRC Team Up for Refugee Children

Sesame Street and the IRC Team Up for Refugee Children

VideoFebruary 9, 2021

Helping Syrian refugee children get off the streets

Children selling items like CDs, gum and tissues out on the street is one of the most visible signs of the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon.

VideoDecember 16, 2016

The IRC and Sesame Street help refugee children learn to heal

The IRC and the educational organization behind Sesame Street are working together to help refugee children and their families cope with the trauma and loss they have experienced.
SlideshowJune 23, 2016

3 ways the IRC and 'Sesame Street' will bring education to Syrian children

With $100 million awarded in the MacArthur Foundation’s 100andChange competition, the International Rescue Committee and 'Sesame Street' will reach millions of refugee children in the Middle East with education and hope.

VideoDecember 20, 2017

New survey reveals extent of hardship and abuse experienced by Syrian children working on streets of Lebanon

Press ReleaseDecember 16, 2016

Syrian children make a new friend: a Sesame Street Muppet

The IRC and Sesame Street are working together to help millions of refugee children around the world learn, grow and thrive. The partnership has been selected as a finalist in the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change grant competition.
SlideshowSeptember 19, 2017
'Ahlan Simsim' features new characters with stories and experiences refugee children can relate to, like Jad, a young Muppet who had to leave his home. Jad loves to express himself through art.

Sesame Street and the IRC are helping refugee children overcome trauma

Learn how Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee are changing the lives of young refugees and displaced children across the Middle East.

ArticleFebruary 2, 2020

IRC assessment finds women and children at risk of violence, sleeping on the street in Cox’s Bazar as major fire leaves over 45,000 people without shelter

Press ReleaseMarch 23, 2021

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