I discovered this really cool website not too long ago called FreeRice.com. It's an innovative charity website that helps combat poverty and world hunger by having its viewers play a rather challenging vocabulary game. Sounds weird, huh? Well, this is how it works: for every definition you correctly match with the given word, the sponsors of the website donate 20 grains of rice to WFP (The U.N. World Food Program) who then distribute the rice to countries and people in desperate need of that food. It sounds too simple, right? But that's why it's so great and so far so effective in its implementation. All you do is play a simple vocabulary game for free, and in so doing you help feed starving people around the world. And not only that, the website simultaneously encourages learning and improves lexical skills too, which is neat.
The website was launched in October of 2007 and so far has raised and donated over 37 billion grains of rice to help bring an end to world hunger. Here is some press coverage about the website:
"FreeRice.com is one of the most ingenious websites of 2007. In the best spirit of the Internet, it offers education, entertainment and a way to change the world - all for free." - The Los Angeles Times
"Feeling guilty about wasting time on computer solitaire? Join the growing guilt-free multitude at FreeRice.com, an online game with redeeming social value." - USA Today
"Web game provides rice for hungry...FreeRice went online in early October and has now raised 1 billion grains of rice [by November 9]." - BBC News
2 comments:
Yeah, I've been there, its pretty enjoyable.
oh free rice, how i love thee. good shoutout john haha.
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