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DOGE cuts $51M in grants promoting shea butter, pineapple juice and more

The Ministry of Governmental efficiency (DOGE) announced $ 51 million discounts from the African American Development Foundation, which included hundreds of thousands of dollars to market shea butter and pineapple juice, in addition to mango drying facilities.

Dog issued the advertisement on X, with highlighting many of the initiatives that were put forward towards money.

For example, $ 22,9296 was used to market 100 % organic shea butter in Burkina Faso; 246,217 dollars were spent on mango drying facilities in Ivory Coast; 239,738 dollars were spent on marketing pineapple juice in Benin.

The administration also said that $ 99,566 was spent to increase yogurt production in Uganda; 84,059 dollars were spent on a business incubator in a spa and businessmen in Nigeria; 50,000 dollars were spent to train farmers on how to grow dragon fruits in Senegal; $ 48,406 was spent on Chatbot WhatsApp Marketing in Kenya.

Doge helps the Coast Guard save approximately 33 million dollars by canceling the “ineffective information technology program”

Dog made $ 51 million discounts from the African American Development Corporation, including $ 229,000 used to market organic shea butter in Burkina Faso. (John Wesls / Avenue)

Dog, led by Elon Musk, is a temporary organization inside the White House, which was created via the executive order earlier this year.

president Donald Trump has instructed the organization to improve the federal government, simplify operations, reduce spending and grant the agency 18 months to do so.

Doge cuts other billions in software expenses such as Peruvian climate change and gender equality in Mexico

Late last month, Duji participated that she had ended 113 contracts worth $ 4.7 billion, including a USDA consultant (USDA) worth $ 145,000 for climate change activities in Peru.

Duji cuts nearly one million dollars to grow alpak

Elon Musk wears the Trump hat

The Elon Musk Tesla showroom has faced repeated protests against its role in Dog. (Brendan Smaliowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Funding -up also included $ 10 million for “gender equality in the Mexican workplace”, “$ 12.2 million” for “empowering workers in South America” ​​and $ 6.25 million to “improve respect for workers’ rights to agricultural supply” in Honduras, Guatemala.

The administration has canceled many diversity, shares and integration initiatives (Dei) in federal agencies, consulting contracts, and rental contracts for unused federal buildings, and repeated agencies and programs.

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As of Monday, Dog claims that she provided the Americans 140 billion dollars, or about 870 dollars per taxpayer.

2025-04-08 01:02:00

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