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Girls' Education

Every child has a right to quality education. Yet for girls, this promise is too seldom kept. Globally, an estimated 510 million women grow up unable to read and write, nearly twice the rate of adult illiteracy as men.

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Healthy Habits for Life

The childhood obesity rate has tripled in the past 30 years. Presently, 1 in 3 children in the United States is overweight or obese.

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India

One out of five children under the age of 6 lives in India — more than 165 million.* Despite the country's rapidly growing middle class, only 40 percent of children attend preschool. Numbers such as these show the enormous potential for positive change.

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Northern Ireland

In regions with histories of conflict, Sesame Street helps to promote respect and understanding among children of all backgrounds.

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South Africa

Kami, the 5-year-old yellow, furry Muppet created for South Africa's Takalani Sesame, loves to be part of the action — such as when playing the "train game," in which everyone joins together and chugs along.

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Girls' Education

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China Opening the world of China's youngest learners
Colombia Creating heart-healthy habits with fun, fur, and games
The Electric Company Helping second graders over the literacy gap
Girls' Education Big dreams, inspired by a gutsy girl Muppet
Healthy Habits for Life Showing childhood obesity who's boss
India Making early education center stage in India's poorest neighborhoods
Military Families Arming military families with love, laughter, and tools for deployment
Northern Ireland After decades of division, finding common ground...in a tree
South Africa Taking on a fearsome epidemic with a fesity Muppet who's HIV positive