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By the end of this Thanksgiving weekend Americans will have consumed an estimated one quarter of a billion turkeys. In the meantime, close to one billion people go hungry every day worldwide.
Want to give back but don’t know how? How about playing Freerice?
Freerice.com is an online vocabulary game that allows players to give rice to the hungry with the click of a mouse. The concept is simple: click on the website and a vocabulary word pops up on your screen. Select the correct definition and you donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations’ World Food Programme. The more answers you get right, the more rice gets donated. Increase your vocabulary and do good at the same time (anyone in your family studying for the SAT’s?), it’s a win-win situation for all.
Following the click to donate model, the rice is paid for by advertisers on the website and donated directly to the hungry by the World Food Programme. Since its launch three years ago, the WFP claims Freerice has helped raise enough funds to feed more than 4 million people for a day in countries like Uganda and Bangladesh.
“Thanksgiving is certainly a time when those who have enough to eat gather to enjoy a big meal, and Freerice is the perfect way to do something fun that gives others a chance for a meal too,” said Nancy Roman, Director of Communications, Public Policy and Private Partnerships at the WFP. “Generosity and goodwill is at the heart of this holiday and Freerice helps you give while having fun at the same time – and it won’t cost you a cent.”
So join the 40,000 people who play Freerice every day, and do something this Thanksgiving without having to leave your cozy circle of family and friends. In fact, get them to join you and presto – you may even have launched a new family tradition.
Read more: FreeRice, human rights, hunger, thanksgiving, world food programme
Photo of Freerice bags on their way to a donation site in Nepal by WFP/James Giambrone.
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+ add your ownI have donated over a cup of rice already by playing free rice. My favorite subject is "favorite quotes". They need to add more quotes in the category. They also need to update and add more tests on each category to motivate people to play and donate.
freerice has expanded - not just voabulary anymore...
lots of other topics available...
Years ago, a friend here on Care2 introduced me to "freerice"--and you're right, it's a really fun game, and as you advance in it, you can improve your vocabulary.
I had not heard of "freepoverty"--thanks Roger, for letting us know about that site. I'm horrible at geography, so this ought to be interesting!!
Thankyou...
If you have an adblocker on your browser in freerice, your winning rice won't be donated.
I used to play freerice daily but it would take a lot of time. It if fun and addictive! I loved playing it! A great brain workout!
great site.
educational too!
Thanks
This is a fun and unique way to help others.Thanks for poting this.
I like freerice very much. But I absolutely LOVE freepoverty. A "where in the world" game that's fun to play (and has greatly improved my lamentable world geography) while donating cups of water at an incredible rate. I've been playing the game now and again since September and I've donated 72,000 cups of water. No, really, 72,000.The site overall has donated 312,000,000 cups of water.
It's called freepoverty and I can't recommend it highly enough. Enjoy!
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