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Tanzania gets its own Sesame Street The Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation and Television Zanzibar are to air 13 episodes of a localised Swahili version of Sesame Street, called Kilimani Sesame.  US educational organisation Sesame Workshop has signed a deal with the broadcasters that will see the television series, plus 13 radio episodes based on the show, go live this month.Muppets in the Tanzanian version of Sesame Street include Kami, Moshe, Zikwe, Lulu and Neno. Kilimani Sesame features adapted material from Takalani Sesame, South Africa's version of Sesame Street, dubbed into Swahili with six original and locally produced live-action films featuring the daily lives of children in Tanzania, as well as original radio episodes. The international adaptation of Sesame Street began in the 1970s with Iftah Ya Simsim, an Arabic coproduction that premiered in Kuwait, and Plaza Sésamo, a coproduction for Spanish-speaking children in the Americas. Today, localised versions of Sesame Street are seen in countries including South Africa, Bangladesh, India, Brazil, Germany, France, Poland, Northern Ireland and Russia. Tanzanian educational experts chose a broad range of subjects, including literacy, maths and life skills, as the educational framework for Kilimani Sesame. Within this framework, malaria was identified as a significant educational objective for the project, as the disease is a major public health concern in Tanzania, especially among young children. Kilimani Sesame will present families with basic information about the disease and ways it can be prevented, recognised and treated. "Our research shows that preschool-age children in Tanzania have limited access to educational materials such as books and toys, and that there is very little television programming or educational media suited to this audience," said Dr Seeta Pai, Sesame Workshop's director of international research. Jules Grant 22 Apr 2008 © C21 Media 2008 
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