Chilean educational authorities honor school food service workers

Educational officials in the Tarapacá region of Chile, including Seremi of Education Leonardo Gálvez and Junaeb Regional Director Freddy Araneda, recognized food service workers at the Francisco Forgione School in Iquique. The ceremony commemorated the Day of Food Manipulators, honoring staff members for their role in the School Feeding Program (PAE).

In the Tarapacá region, the PAE serves 31,693 students with 74,717 daily food services, representing a monthly investment of 1,984 million pesos. At the Francisco Forgione School specifically, the program provides 446 daily services to 210 students, with a monthly investment exceeding 12 million pesos.