A little over a year after Sesame Street began in Pakistan, accusations of corruption has caused a halt in production of the show. The United States, according to Forbes.com, has already provided $10 million in USAID money for the Pakistani version of the program(Sim Sim Hamara ) . US funding helps to provides for Sesame …
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Palestine’s Sesame Street Production Halted Because of Lack of USAID Funding
Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street has several different localized versions of Sesame across the world. One of those programs, Sharaa Simsim, is Palestine’s versions of Sesame Street and has been airing in that country since 1996. The show was halted because of freezing of USAID funding. The show is not expected to permanently …