US terminates funding for Pakistani Sesame Street amid reports of corruption

[Kevin_Kennedy]

The U.S. has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of Sesame Street, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday. The decision came as a Pakistani newspaper reported allegations of corruption by the local puppet theater working on the initiative.

The organization in question is the Rafi Peer Theater Workshop, a group in the city of Lahore that jointly developed the show with Sesame Workshop, the creator of the American series.

US terminates funding for Pakistani Sesame Street amid reports of corruption - The Washington Post

So this is really how the U.S. government wants to spend money? Millions of dollars bringing Sesame Street to 20 different countries? Ridiculous.