{"id":149485,"date":"2025-04-24T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=149485"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:05:21","slug":"takalani-sesame-is-an-extra-special-webby-award-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/fun\/takalani-sesame-is-an-extra-special-webby-award-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Takalani Sesame is an Extra-Special Webby Award Winner!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>South Africa\u2019s favourite fuzzy friends just bagged a global win, and an extra-special one at that. Takalani Sesame has won the People&#8217;s Voice Webby Award for &#8216;Zikwe and the Triplets Bond Through Play&#8217;!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Global (24 April 2025) \u2014 <\/em>In proud news for South African fans of Takalani Sesame young, mature and in-between, Sesame Workshops has walked away with an extra-special Webby Award!<\/p>\n<p>At the 29th Annual Webby Awards (in which the best of the internet are honoured, from content creators to beloved online shows), Takalani Sesame scooped not just any win, but one determined by viewers themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Sesame Workshop created an insightful campaign dubbed \u2018Bond Through Play\u2019 that was all about encouraging play with guardians (especially fathers) as an essential part of a child\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p>Their social media campaign soon made it onto the Webby&#8217;s radar; earning Takalani Sesame an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/fun\/takalani-sesame-is-up-for-a-webby-award-amid-the-internets-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exciting nomination<\/a> under the Video &amp; Film\u2014General Video &amp; Film, Kids &amp; Family section of the Webby Awards (which also fell under the Webby\u2019s People\u2019s Voice umbrella).<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the people who used their voices to show some love and voted, \u2018Zikwe and the Triplets Bond Through Play\u2019 took home the win as the People\u2019s Voice Winner against competitors &#8216;City Island&#8217;, &#8216;Count on June Bug&#8217; and &#8216;NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The Webby Winner this year was &#8216;The Go Go Brothers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing South African creativity honoured amid internet royalty is no small feat, and one made it even more impactful considering the positive intentions that went into bringing &#8216;Bond Through Play&#8217; to life.<\/p>\n<p>For those interested to learn more about the campaign, you can read an earlier Good Things Guy feature giving you the full scoop,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/lifestyle\/dads-joyful-children-takalani-sesame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: Takalani Sesame; GTG\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. Download the Good Things Guy App now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/good-things-guy-news\/id1485106885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodthingsguy.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Do you have something to add to this story? Please share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to keep up to date with good news as it happens, or share your good news with us by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/submit-a-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here\u00a0<\/a>or click the link below to listen to the Good Things Guy Podcast with Brent Lindeque \u2013 South Africa\u2019s very own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Things Guy<\/a>. He\u2019s on a mission to change what the world pays attention to, and he truly believes there\u2019s good news around us. In the Good Things Guy podcast, you\u2019ll meet these everyday heroes &amp; hear their incredible stories:<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/c\/6977?layout=modern\" width=\"100%\" height=\"535\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><em>Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. We\u2019re here to remind you that there are still so many good things happening in South Africa &amp; we\u2019ll leave you feeling a little more proudly South African.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joyful Moments: Your Weekly Dose of Positivity and Inspiration\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0XdYEZzc14I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s favourite fuzzy friends just bagged a global win, and an extra-special one at that. 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