Vilmaris Martínez works as a domestic worker in Barranquilla. Her daughter Brenda goes to the District Educational Institution every day Mercedes of Saint Paulwhere he received his academic training.
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Brenda is part of more than 125,000 children and young people in the city who daily receive a food supplement in the city’s public schools, through the School Feeding Program (PAE).
After expanding the coverage of beneficiary students in the midst of the health emergency and serving the migrant population, the capital of Atlántico became the first Colombian host city of the World Food Forum.
This forum is led by the World Food Program (WFP) and will be logistically in charge of the Food for Learning Unit (UAPA) of the national government.
The director for Colombia of the World Food Program (WFP), Carlo Scaramella, referred to Barranquilla as “a very positive example of how the issue has been managed, an intervention model that we want to make visible at a regional and global level.”
For the food security of vulnerable communities, the district administration brings food to children through the Child Development Centers (CDI), with the Early Childhood program; older adults and homeless people, in addition to the PAE.
The forum, which will take place within the framework of Barranquilla’s 209th birthday, arrives in Colombia for the first time and will bring together representatives from 18 countries.
The agenda stipulated in Barranquilla
The schedule includes a scheduled visit to schools officials, so that the guests can demonstrate the execution of the program in the city, becoming a showcase to show Barranquilla’s practices in food safety at an international level.
In order to continue delivering the food supplement to the more than 125,000 students benefiting from the PAE, the District completed the bidding process to award the program to the operators who will be in charge of supplying the rations.
This will give continuity to the program that began this year on last january 31 (start date of the school calendar), as communicated by the District.
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The award of PAE 2022
The proponents who obtained the award were: Fundación Semillas de Prosperidad, Fundación Barranquilla Solidaria, Generación Colombia SAS and Servicios de Alimentos NP SA
In accordance with the fulfillment of the requirements by the proponents, each operator was assigned the attention of a student population and a specific program modality.
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