FreeRice
http://www.freerice .com/index. php
FreeRice is a sister site of the world poverty site, Poverty.com.
FreeRice has two goals:
1. Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
This is made possible by the sponsors who advertise on this site.
Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor
country, improving your vocabulary can improve your life. It is a
great investment in yourself.
Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice makes in
hungry human beings, enabling them to function and be productive.
Somewhere in the world, a person is eating rice that you helped
provide. Thank you.
From the FAQ:
Who pays for the donated rice?
The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose names you see on the
bottom of your vocabulary screen. This is regular advertising for
these companies, but it is also something more. Through their
advertising at FreeRice, these companies support both learning (free
vocabulary for everyone) and reducing hunger (free rice for the
hungry). We commend these companies for their participation at FreeRice.
If you have the rice to give, why not give it all away right now?
We are not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 10 grains at a
time. Here is how it works. When you play the game, advertisements
appear on the bottom of your screen. The money generated by these
advertisements is then used to buy the rice. So by playing, you
generate the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry people.
Who distributes the donated rice?
The rice is distributed by the United Nations World Food Program
(WFP). The World Food Program is the world's largest food aid agency,
working with over 1,000 other organizations in over 75 countries. In
addition to providing food, the World Food Program helps hungry people
to become self-reliant so that they escape hunger for good. Wherever
possible, the World Food Program buys food locally to support local
farmers and the local economy. We encourage you to visit the United
Nations World Food Program to learn more about their successful
approach to ending hunger.
Will the rice I donate make a difference?
The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives
it. To a mother or father watching a loved child die in their arms
from hunger, the rice you donate is more precious than anything in the
world.
What is being done to end world hunger?
There is great progress being made to end world hunger. Many
organizations across the globe are involved in this struggle. Each
day, hundreds of thousands of ordinary men and women work for these
organizations. Through their efforts, millions of impoverished people
are fed, taught skills and given hope for the future.
What else can I do to help end world hunger?
One very important thing you can do to help end hunger is to become
knowledgeable about it. A good way to do this is to visit our sister
site Poverty.com (designed so that busy people can learn quickly about
hunger and poverty) or one of the many excellent sites listed here. We
believe that when enough people around the world become knowledgeable
about hunger, it will no longer be tolerated.
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