Fighting hunger with word power

November 14, 2007 · Print This Article

120_240_vertical.jpgFree Rice is a online vocabulary game that will help you learn as well as help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

Since it’s 7 October launch, Free Rice has donated over 1.5 billion grains of rice which is enough to feed 75 000 people for one day.

The idea is simple, for every word you get right, Free Rice will donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program and you get a harder word, wrong, and you will get an easier word. The program is funded by advertisers that are displayed on the site, who pay for the donated rice.

Approx 25,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations.

It just takes a few minutes out of each day, the more you play FreeRice and the more you learn, the more rice is donated to feed hungry people around the world. Challenge yourself, family and friends..who can get the highest level?

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4 Responses to “Fighting hunger with word power”

  1. Barbara on November 14th, 2007 12:56 pm

    What a great cause - I have had a go and am already addicted LOL. Will no doubt be on it all day now :)

  2. laketrees on November 14th, 2007 2:10 pm

    I agree !
    what a great concept…..
    will pop over and have a look :)

  3. tiff on November 15th, 2007 3:56 pm

    It the gift that keeps on giving! I was on it forever! It never ever ends

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