Elmo heads for Afghanistan

Sesame Workshop is bowing educational tyke show "Baghch-e-simsim" (Sesame Garden) in Afghanistan together with local stations Tolo TV and Lemar TV on 12 ,. 1. With only a tiny proportion of Afghan children offered through the country's kindergarten system, "Baghch-e-simsim" is made to fill that void by educating kids with two-to-three minute small-documentaries, 13 that would be in your area created. The series will stress literacy, math, existence abilities and school readiness, and can place an additional focus on girls' education, cultural awareness and diversity. Sesame Street citizens Elmo, Large Bird and Grover, and puppets from nations including Egypt, Bangladesh, Mexico and Russia is going to be available. "Baghch-e-simsim," created in consultation with Afghanistan's Secretary of state for Education, will air in Dari and Pashto languages. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com