FreeRice fights world hunger
By Robert Firpo-Cappiello, managing editor
Playing an educational—and—addictive computer game can actually help feed hungry people around the world.FreeRice is a multiple-choice vocabulary and trivia game in which every correct answer results in 10 grains of rice being donated to the United Nations World Food Program. The site, founded in 2007 and officially made a part of the UN food program this spring, has generated enough rice to feed millions of hungry families in developing nations like Bangladesh, Cambodia, Uganda, and Nepal.
It takes about 20,000 grains of rice to provide an adult with two meals a day (in combination with vegetables, fruit, and protein). Playing the vocabulary and trivia games at FreeRice, which pose increasingly difficult questions, can easily generate several hundred grains of rice in a few minutes, and most users come away having learned new words and fun facts about history, science, and the arts. Funding for the donations is generated by banner ads of sponsor companies like Unilever and Yum!
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It takes about 20,000 grains of rice to provide an adult with two meals a day (in combination with vegetables, fruit, and protein). Playing the vocabulary and trivia games at FreeRice, which pose increasingly difficult questions, can easily generate several hundred grains of rice in a few minutes, and most users come away having learned new words and fun facts about history, science, and the arts. Funding for the donations is generated by banner ads of sponsor companies like Unilever and Yum!
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