Web game provides rice for hungry
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An internet word game has generated enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
The game, FreeRice, tests the vocabulary of participants. For each click on a correct answer, the website donates money to buy 10 grains of rice.
Companies advertising on the website provide the money to the WFP to buy and distribute the rice.
FreeRice went online in early October and has now raised 1bn grains of rice.
That is enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, the WFP said on Friday.
more:
<url> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7088447.stm </url>
Direct link:
<url> http://www.freerice.com/index.php </url>
Very fun and addicting game. Feed the hungry and learn new words at the same time.
Not a bad idea.
The game, FreeRice, tests the vocabulary of participants. For each click on a correct answer, the website donates money to buy 10 grains of rice.
Companies advertising on the website provide the money to the WFP to buy and distribute the rice.
FreeRice went online in early October and has now raised 1bn grains of rice.
That is enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, the WFP said on Friday.
more:
<url> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7088447.stm </url>
Direct link:
<url> http://www.freerice.com/index.php </url>
Very fun and addicting game. Feed the hungry and learn new words at the same time.
Not a bad idea.
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