. >> reporter: earlier this year, elmo and his furry buddy, grover, traveled to a refugee camp in jordanthat place home. >> elmo realized when he was there that all kids are pretty much the same. you know, we have differences, like elmo has red fur, and they don't have red fur, but we like to have fun together. >> reporter: did you think the children that you met over there were sad? >> well, you know, elmo thought that, yeah, maybe some of the kids over there were sad, but elmo tried to do his best to cheer them up and make them smile. >> reporter: sesame workshop and the irc are building local learning centers in the camps, making home visits, too. >> education is a haven for people who have lost everything. and for children, it gives them just an ounce of normality that can give them the chance to rebuild their lives. >> reporter: and they're producing a new version of "sesame street" in arabic, aimed at reaching children in syria, iraq, lebanon and jordan, especially the refugee kids. >> we will also do what "sesame street" does best, and that's modeling inclusion and acceptance. >>