I came across FreeRice.com a couple years ago. It has a simple premise – take a vocabulary quiz and for each answer you get right, 10 grains of rice will be donated to the World Food Programme.
You don’t have to register or log in, just go there and jump in.
Originally FreeRice.com only covered vocabulary, and that alone was pretty cool. But I’m excited that they’ve expanded to include other subjects such as Grammar, Math, Art, Geography, Chemistry and even Languages: French, German, Italian and Spanish.
This is a great tool for school age kids, but I know there are quite a few subjects here that I can brush up on while providing food to someone in need.
From FreeRice.com:
Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007.
This is made possible by the generosity of the sponsors who advertise on this site.
Check out FreeRice.com. I challenge you not to become addicted!
Hi, I’m Cathy! I’m a former career-driven professional turned stay-at-home mom. Living on one salary has its challenges, but it is possible to live the good life while spending less. Cool to be Frugal is all about how we’re thriving, not just surviving, on a single income.
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Wow that’s an awesome concept! I am going to to show to a couple people at work, they will love it! Thanks!
Excellent MFO!
This site is awesome and I had it bookmarked to do daily for a while….. I must start it back up again, thanks for the reminder
No prob, it’s such a cool site and a great cause.
I’ve never seen this before – Thanks CtbF! Thank you for the link too. I’m sorry missed you on my Yakezie list until now. I’m new to the blogging world so I’m a little slow in getting stuff together. I miss one or two days away from the computer and my inbox gets insane!
No Prob! I only put up the blogroll late last week and it’s already out of date. Oh well! We just do what we can.
This is something I will definitely do in my spare time…at least for a cause. Cool stuff. Thanks for sharing.
This is an awesome site! I found out about it through another blogger and I love to visit it occasionally! I have showed many people at work it too, such a great concept!
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