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The groundbreaking impact of Ahlan Simsim
Find out how the IRC and Sesame Workshop partnered to create the largest early childhood intervention in the history of humanitarian response.
- Article
- May 17, 2023
Mandy Patinkin and Grover talk about the importance of education
Together Sesame Street's Grover and International Rescue Committee ambassador Mandy Patinkin are on a mission to help refugee children. Learn more about the IRC's partnership with Sesame Workshop to address the educational needs of young Syrian refugees in the Middle East.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
The IRC and Sesame Workshop’s Ahlan Simsim is a Finalist in Fast Company’s 2024 Innovation by Design Awards
- Press Release
- July 23, 2024
Ahlan Simsim: A bright future for Ayla
Through Ahlan Simsim, or “Welcome Sesame,” the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are bringing early childhood development and playful learning to children—like Ayla in Jordan—who are affected by conflict and crisis in the Middle East.
- Video
- May 3, 2023
Ahlan Simsim in Iraq
Learn more about how the IRC and Sesame Workshop is making a difference in Iraq with the Ahlan Simsim program.
- Report
- February 14, 2023
Ahlan Simsim in Syria
Learn more about how the IRC and Sesame Workshop is making a difference in Syria with the Ahlan Simsim program.
- Report
- February 14, 2023
Ahlan Simsim in Jordan
Learn more about how the IRC and Sesame Workshop is making a difference in Iraq with the Ahlan Simsim program.
- Report
- February 14, 2023
Ahlan Simsim in Lebanon
Learn more about how the IRC and Sesame Workshop is making a difference in Lebanon with the Ahlan Simsim program.
- Report
- February 14, 2023
Saeed’s smile: ‘Disability should never be a reason for exclusion’
Sesame Street characters helped Saeed, 5, who was born with Down’s Syndrome, learn and engage with children his age through the IRC's Ahlan Simsim program in Syria.
- Article
- May 5, 2023
Ahlan Simsim's Remote Early Learning Program: Significant Impact on Child Learning
The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.In 2018, Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) joined forces to created the Ahlan Simsim initiative to give children affected by conflict and crisis in the Middle East the support they need to learn, grow and thrive.
- Video
- September 24, 2024