Uncle_Max
01-12-08, 08:03 AM
I feel like I've seen this link on noobsters before, but as a search turned up nothing, I feel inclined to post it.
Freerice.com (http://freerice.com) has two goals. To help people quickly improve their grammar by taking a vocab quiz, and to use the results of that quiz to feed the hungry through the United Nations.
From their FAQ page: (http://freerice.com/faq.html)
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 FreeRice has the rice to give, why not give it all away right now?
FreeRice is not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 20 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.
I invite you to check it out, first for the crazy words they come up with when you get to the higher vocab levels (top is level 50, my best ever is level 46, average 38-40), and second for the ability to very very easily do something tangible to help with world hunger. Not bad for a few minutes of your time.
Freerice.com (http://freerice.com) has two goals. To help people quickly improve their grammar by taking a vocab quiz, and to use the results of that quiz to feed the hungry through the United Nations.
From their FAQ page: (http://freerice.com/faq.html)
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 FreeRice has the rice to give, why not give it all away right now?
FreeRice is not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 20 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.
I invite you to check it out, first for the crazy words they come up with when you get to the higher vocab levels (top is level 50, my best ever is level 46, average 38-40), and second for the ability to very very easily do something tangible to help with world hunger. Not bad for a few minutes of your time.