Bettina (in the middle with a camera) poses with two puppateers and their puppets from the Takalani Sesame production. The two puppets are Neno (Elmo for US audiences) and Kami (South Africa’s HIV-positive muppet).

In addition to her ongoing communications work with Another Option, our consultant Bettina has been hard at work with some new furry friends! Over the last few months, she has been supporting Sesame Workshop’s launch of a new vision, strategy, and program office in South Africa. Known as Takalani Sesame (Be Happy, Sesame in Venda), the South African co-production of Sesame Street has aired since 2000. As the program gears up to produce another two seasons of the children’s show, Bettina is supporting the South African team in a variety of ways including branding, report writing, photography, and social media outreach.