UN Food Program...give without spending!

scatcat · December 09, 2007, 14:11:44

Here is a link to a brilliant website,

http://www.freerice.com/

it has a vocab test, and for every correct answer, 10 grains of rice are donated to the UN food program, paid for by the sponsers whose ads are on the website.
It allows people to give without spending money!

It is a brilliant website, and very addictive!

So Give It a Go!! The more rice donated means less starving people in the world!!

You can revisit the site and it all adds up!

cheers!

ROGUE · December 09, 2007, 15:21:57

Thats a very nice idea ~ Thank you

Next time iam bored, which is often this time of year, i will do.

edit ~ me too, i donated some rice

2040-

Nice to do something good that doesnt cost money for a change.
Found it interesting, got stuck on it. Least it is for a cause.

silversand · December 09, 2007, 15:54:35

Thanks for the link scatcat

It's a great idea

I've donated 600 grains of rice.

robiola · December 09, 2007, 21:55:37

Great link, Scatcat.
It's rather addictive, too... I just donated 4000 grains -- that means I was there a while! Let's just hope it's all true....

Steve · December 09, 2007, 21:59:35

Nice one Lara.

We should send it to all the world leaders, as it seems they don't want to spend money.
Thay must all be decended from Scots.

melly · December 10, 2007, 10:07:14

I have made a contribution also.... just wondering though...who counts the grains of rice??

Or even if they did it by the kilo/pound who has counted how many grains of rice make up that weight?? Wouldn't want that job...rice grain counter...

I too hope it's true...

Good fun though!! Nice link...

ROGUE · December 10, 2007, 12:48:21

Quote from: melly on December 10, 2007, 10:07:14
I have made a contribution also.... just wondering though...who counts the grains of rice?? Or even if they did it by the kilo/pound who has counted how many grains of rice make up that weight?? Wouldn't want that job...rice grain counter...

Great question Melly, i was wondering too, and also they obviously have a surplus, why hold out on the hungry ones

give them the food already, counting grains of rice, all a bit silly really.

But i like that it makes us all think about it- maybe thats the point.

If the warnings of global warming are correct, there will be very few of us left to eat. Very soon. Sad.

robiola · December 10, 2007, 13:43:20

Quote from: ROGUE on December 10, 2007, 12:48:21
they obviously have a surplus, why hold out on the hungry ones give them the food already, counting grains of rice, all a bit silly really.

They figured people would think that, and they addressed it in the FAQ section of the site. The companies that advertise on the site (at the bottom of the screen, every time the word changes there's a message from a different sponsor) pay the good people that run this Freerice program (according to how many times their advertisement has been seen, I imagine) and with that money they buy the rice. It made a little more sense after I read that, because I too was a bit confused.

ROGUE · December 10, 2007, 13:52:28

Thanks so much Robiola ~ I will have a read too.

silversand · December 10, 2007, 22:38:34

Thanks so much robiola

I was wondering too, who count the grains for rice.
Now i know how it works

Hope many people will take part to help the hungry people

ROGUE · December 11, 2007, 14:52:03

I like this game, is very addictive, re: rice

CureCrusader · December 11, 2007, 16:33:51

thanks scatcat

every grain of rice counts. Considering how much food is wasted in the western world, and what we take for granted... I applaud this!