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From iafrica.com:
A yam-loving muppet and another who's HIV positive romp about a set filled with an old drum of oil, a raffia basket and a heap of ubiquitous hot red peppers. Welcome to 'Sesame Street,' Nigerian style.
The local adaptation of the legendary children's educational television series hits Nigerian screens at the weekend with the same vocation as its award-winning American model: give pre-schoolers a head start in learning their letters and numbers - and lots of fun while doing so.
An African twist
But Sesame Square, as the show is called, has a definite African twist - and not just Big Bird's Nigerian-accented English.
Focus is also placed on malaria prevention in a country where the disease kills around 300 000 people a year - or nearly a third of one million malaria deaths on the continent.
And it seeks to get the HIV and AIDS message across in an easy-to-understand way for children in Africa, the continent worst hit by the virus.
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By: "DimePiece" on 5/20/2011 12:38PM
It's about TIME they hit Africa? But on a serious note, I have mixed feelings about this one? I understand about raising awareness and HIV/AIDS is no joke in Nigeria. But to have a Sesame Street character be HIV is taking a risk in their TV Viewers and ratings?
You have little Toddlers, Pre-School, and Elementary School kids watching & learning about this deadly disease by seeing it in a character they love? Wouldn't it make children scared? I don't think at that age, kids aren't prepared and understand? Too much, that is my opinion? I just don't think it's age appropriate? Parents should be the ones to explain at the right time about this serious deadly disease of HIV/AIDS not a Muppet Character. In the meantime, Sesame Street should be about learning & having fun!
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By: Leah on 5/20/2011 10:40PM
In africa one out of every four kids has this disease. this puppet is a way for them to see something postive out of it
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By: dsaqt4life on 5/21/2011 1:07AM
unfortunately i think the hiv positive character was created because there are so many children in africa living with the desease already. for years the south african version has also had an hiv positive character. it's just a sad fact of life in our motherland. God willing one day our brothers and sisters in africa (and here too) will one day get the message that this desease is preventable and we won't need hiv positive puppets.
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By: BossMadam on 5/23/2011 7:08AM
I would say as long as the characters are done in good taste and are age and developmentally appropriate it is fine. In this country (US) will deal with children with other special needs, deployments, etc. Perhaps, it could be used to help parents that normally would not know how to talk to their children about such topics. It is also important to have a learning to that adaptive and reflective of the lifestyles and challenges that people of different demographics could relate to. However, I do stress the need for explanations that are informative, developmentally appropriate, and compassionate
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By: BossMadam on 5/23/2011 7:13AM
(EDITED)I would say as long as the characters are done in good taste and are age and developmentally appropriate it is fine. In this country (US) we too deal with children with special needs, deployments, etc. Perhaps, it could be used to help parents that normally would not know how to talk to their children about such topics. It is also important to have a learning tool that is adaptive and reflective of the lifestyles and challenges that people of different demographics could relate to. However, I do stress the need for explanations that are informative, developmentally appropriate, and compassionate.
Additionally, I would like to add such a show such as this would be beneficial for the children especially for the language and basic learning aspects.
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