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FreeRice
I regularly 'earn' 5.000 to 10.000 grains of rice a day, that is donated to people that need it. I do that by becoming knowledgeable at www.freerice.com. First some information about FreeRice.com, which it says on the website:
What is the history of FreeRice?
Does FreeRice make any money from doing this?
How much rice does it take to feed a person for a day? How many grains of rice in a gram?
Try it yourself. It's fun and useful.
What is the history of FreeRice?
FreeRice
was founded in October 2007 by John Breen. In March 2009 Mr. Breen donated the
site to the UN World Food Programme. In making the donation, Mr. Breen
expressed his hopes that FreeRice will be able to grow over the coming years,
helping to feed and educate as many people as possible throughout the world.
Does FreeRice make any money from doing this?
FreeRice
does not make any money from this. FreeRice is a website committed to the cause
of ending hunger around the world. It is run entirely for free and at no
profit. All money (100%) raised by the site goes to the UN World Food Programme
to help feed the hungry. Sponsors make all payments to the UN World Food Programme
directly.
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 10 grains at a time. Here is
how it works. When you play the game, sponsor banners appear on the bottom of
your screen. The money generated by these banners is then used to buy the rice.
So by playing, you generate the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry
people.
How much rice does it take to feed a person for a day? How many grains of rice in a gram?
The
composition of UN World Food Programme food baskets varies from country to
country and region to region, depending upon the eating habits of the people
WFP feeds. In countries where rice is a staple part of the diet, World Food
Programme provides, on average about 400 grams of rice per person, per day (for
families, including children and adults). That is intended for two meals that
include other ingredients to ensure a minimum of 2,100 kilocalories per day. There
are about 48 grains of rice in a gram.
Try it yourself. It's fun and useful.
This is what the website has achieved:
Date Grains of Rice
YEAR 2007 12,255,121,230
YEAR 2008 43,942,622,700
YEAR 2009 16,773,400,950
JANUARY 2010 1,451,006,720
FEBRUARY 2010 1,281,469,630
MARCH 2010 1,474,236,720
Total All Dates 78,209,831,330
FreeRice began on October 7, 2007.
You can choose one of the following 'games':
ART
Famous Paintings
CHEMISTRY
Chemical Symbols (Basic)
Chemical Symbols (Full List)
ENGLISH
English Grammar
English Vocabulary
GEOGRAPHY
Identify Countries on the Map
World Capitals
LANGUAGE LEARNING
French
German
Italian
Spanish
MATH
Basic Math (Pre-Algebra)
Multiplication Table
And if you want to do even more, also take a look at:
- www.friendsofwfp.org/site/c.hrKJIXPFIqE/b.5018831/k.F957/Volunteer.htm
- www.wfp.org/how-to-help/community/link-us
- www.poverty.com/internationalaid.html
- www.poverty.com/printletter.html
Good Luck!
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