Tuesday, November 20, 2007

FreeRice

For those with some time on their hands (or who are looking for a chance to procrastinate), I would recommend checking out freerice.com. The premise is simple: for ever word you correctly define, a group of businesses donates 10 grains of rice to be distributed by WFP. You need to take what is being done on the site with a grain of salt (or rice, as the case may be). Simply donating rice to those who need it is not the final solution for solving food insecurity. However, it is difficult to talk about justice without recognizing and responding to the need for charity. So this website is definitely more worthwhile than playing "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" during your free time.

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