Baghch-e-Simsim

Baghch-e-Simsim
Genre Educational
Country of origin Afghanistan
Original language(s) Dari and Pashto
Production
Location(s) Kabul
Release
Original network Tolo TV
Lemar TV
Original release December 1, 2011

Baghch-e-Simsim (meaning "Garden of Sesame") is a Dari and Pashto language children's television series based on the American Sesame Street, which was launched in Afghanistan in December 2011.[1][2][3] Characters appearing in the show include Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Grover as Kajkoal, and Ernie as Hadi along with Bert. In April 2016, a local Afghan female muppet named Zari was added to Baghch-e-Simsim.[4][5]

History

Sesame Street was first introduced to Afghanistan in 2004 as Koche Sesame, which was shown on state-owned television and as a teaching tool within some schools in the form of DVDs. One of the segments was "Grover Around the World", based directly on the Global Grover segments of the American original.[6] The new Baghch-e-Simsim version "will be partly filmed in Afghanistan with the rest lifted from other versions in Muslim countries including Egypt and Bangladesh",[1] as well as Mexico and Russia.[7]

The project is funded by the U.S. embassy in Kabul and is produced in consultation with Afghanistan's Ministry of Education.[7] Baghch-e-Simsim's initial 26 half-hour episodes were aired in Dari language on locally owned Tolo TV.[8] The Pashto version was later be aired on Lemar TV.[9] Education in Afghanistan is very low and Baghch-e-Simsim is designed to help with that, especially Afghan children because about 45% of the population is younger than 15.

The Executive Producer of Sesame Street Season 01 was Tania Farzana. The Executive Producer of Baghch-s-Simsim for Season 02, Season 03 and the beginning of Season 04 was Tarique Qayumi.[10]

TV channels and schedule

The show is broadcast:[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Farmer, Ben (November 30, 2011). "Sesame Street to be broadcast in Afghanistan". Kabul: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ Sesame Street goes to Afghanistan by Jon Boone in Kabul for the Guardian. 30 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Sesame Street debuts in Afghanistan
  4. ↑ Christopher Mele, ed. (April 11, 2016). "Afghan ‘Sesame Street’ Introduces Zari, a Muppet and Role Model for Girls". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Sandy Petrykowski, ed. (April 12, 2016). "Meet Zari, Sesame Street’s new female Afghan Muppet". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ How to get to 'Sesame Street' in Afghanistan, USA Today, April 30, 2004.
  7. 1 2 3 DeMott, Rick (December 1, 2011). "Sesame Street To Debut In Afghanistan". AWN News. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  8. ↑ Sesame Street comes to Afghanistan, December 2, 2011.
  9. ↑ Afghan children ready to walk down Sesame Street by Daniel Magnowski for Reuters. November 30, 2011.
  10. ↑ http://8am.af/kabul-days-hero-story-interview/

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