Free Rice: An Initiative to Combat World Hunger

Hey y’all, first of all, I hope you had a restful and well-deserved spring break. Today I’ll be sharing a wonder I discovered through school quite a few years ago.

Well, what is it?

The website, “Free Rice” is an initiative led by the United Nations’ World Food Programme; they aim to support calls for need and assist in building a prosperable future for underprivileged individuals.

So what do I do?

Great question! Head on to the website. Now you have an option of creating account (which is optional), or you can play without one. Essentially, by correctly answering a multiple-choice vocabulary question, the UN will donate ten grains of rice to help feed the hungry (however due to budget costs from COVID, they had to reduce it to five grains of rice – not to worry, it will pick up back again once they have the funds). As of April 2021 they have a lifetime count of over 202 billion donations of rice. The best part is, that there’s no limit to how many questions you may answer in a day. So why not take this opportunity to brush up on your vocabulary while supporting a great cause?

What’s so special?

1. The World Food Programme has also won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, and is the most prominent organization who fights for hunger.
2. You may alternatively use this software as an app on your IOS or Android devices.
3. They also have a feature called “Categories” in which you can choose the subject you want the questions to come from, so yes, it’s not only limited to vocabulary. Currently, you have the options from, Ancient Rome to Famous Paintings, to Chemical Symbols, and everything in between.
4. There’s a setting for difficulty level as well!
5. There are challenges that they continually post throughout the year that you may join.
6. You can make groups (if you sign in)
7. There are leaderboards (for individual players and groups)

I hope you guys check it out and share this article with others if you believe they’d be interested. As always, feel free to reach out to me with any comments, concerns, or questions at ranyabajaj1@gmail.com. Peace out.

Sources: [1] & [2]