Investigaciones del Instituto Europeo para la Igualdad de Género, shows that women and specially single mothers, como hacen casi 85 % de todas las familias monoparentales de la UE, are more vulnerable to food insecurity and its health consequences. There are several factors that contribute to this vulnerability, however access to labour market, lowpaid and insecure jobs are the most important factors that make women and children at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Datos compartidos por Eurostats en 2020, shows that female unemployment rate is up to 55% above the EU average but also women are highly represented in part-time and short-term work earning 16% less per hour than the average, en el sur de Europa. SAVE THE CHILDREN reported that the highest relative child poverty in the South of Europe rates between 33.3% y 29.5% para niños menores de 18. Furtermore WHO reported in 2016 ese 1 en 3 - 11 Edad, ya tenían sobrepeso u obesidad por 2014 y más 60% of children who are overweight before puberty will be overweight in early adulthood. Esos hechos, sin embargo, are in exact contradiction considering France, Italia, España, Grecia y Portugal, como los mayores productores agrícolas de alimentos frescos de la UE.

Investigaciones del Parlamento Europeo encontradas en 2012 ese 88 millones de toneladas de alimentos se desperdician en la UE cada año, equivalente a 173 kilos por persona. Food is lost and wasted along the whole supply chain from farms to processing and manufacturing to shops, restaurantes y en casa. However most of the food in the EU is wasted by households with 70% and production and processing sectors contributing the remaining 30% The Europen Commision for Action in Food Waste Prevention is given recomendations on how to reduce food waste, para aumentar la seguridad alimentaria. Canasta Solidaria quiere ser parte de este movimiento y realizar acciones a través de nuestros Programas de Alimentación y Nutrición. We want to involve retailers, food service providers and consumers to address effectively food insecurity, food waste and obesity issues in favor of mothers living in Europe.

We will support our customers (beneficiarios / miembros) via our interactive platform to: 1. Search for and access to proximity fresh food from producers and providers 2. Encuentre contenido sobre recetas con ingredientes locales y de temporada 3. Genere planificadores de menús y listas de compras inteligentes, que se puede enviar a nuestros productores y proveedores de alimentos frescos 3. Aprenda a mejorar los hábitos alimenticios saludables., nutrición y "usado por" y "mejor antes" etiquetado de fechas 4. Sea parte de una comunidad global para compartir recetas, diferentes tipos de cocina, consejos de cocina, videos, pictures and more