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The ̽����ѡ and Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit, educational organisation behind Sesame Street — are working together to give millions of young refugees and other children in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and northern Iraq whose lives have been affected by war the support they need to learn, grow and thrive. 

On a sunny Thursday afternoon in Berlin, the sound of children’s laughter reached to the rafters at Tempelhof, the historic former airport of West Berlin. They had gathered there for an afternoon of play to mark the official launch of Berlin Kickt, a unique partnership between the ̽����ѡ, Nike and the organization, buntkicktgut – cross cultural street football leagues. The project brings the unifying power of play and the universal language of soccer to children, including recently arrived refugees in primary schools across Berlin.

With millions of children caught in the crossfire of more than five years of civil war in Syria, the ̽����ѡ s working on all fronts of the crisis to provide lifesaving support for them and their families.

Mohammad and Hasina have seen the transformative impact that play has had on their children's wellbeing.

Millions of young Syrians know only bombed-out ruins, not schools—soldiers, not teachers. They are fleeing brutal conflicts instead of learning in safe classrooms. Together, the ̽����ѡ and Sesame Workshop are responding to the crisis by bringing laughter and learning to the most vulnerable children in the world.

Find out how the ̽����ѡ and Sesame Workshop programme Ahlan Simsim is being used to reach refugee children.

Right now, nearly every person in Gaza is in need of humanitarian assistance. But children are bearing the brunt of the war that’s endured for over a year.

Fatima is a teacher working for the ̽����ѡ in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, using mindfulness techniques to help her class recover from the trauma of conflict.