Autumn Sky

In my last entry I poked fun at the End World Hunger ribbons so many people (*coughn00bscough*) put in the upper corners of the websites? Well, as luck would have it I found this website that can help me in my contribution to end world poverty and not include that ridiculous ribbon on my website.

The website is Freerice.com. Freerice allows anyone to visit the site and donate rice to people in need for free. How does it work? Well, this is the cool part. Freerice doesn’t only help end world hunger, it also helps educate. It’s a game that builds your vocabulary and challenges your mind. You may be familiar with it if you’ve ever taken an English test. It’s a simple game of anagrams. The levels increase with 5 correct answers. For one correct answer you donate 20 grains of rice to the UN to distribute to people in need. What could be cooler than that? So far my highest level has been 32 and I’ve donated 2340 grains of rice. I challenge anyone to beat this score without using external help (wikipedia, dictionary.com, et cetera). I’m sure it’s not the highest score, but I’m a little proud of it. I have to admit, the “game” itself is a little addicting.

I do have a concern with “ending world hunger”, simply because hunger isn’t something that can end. Hunger is something that will continue forever, not matter what. I also don’t like the movement because of the motivations of some of the people who support it, mostly my peers. It is almost as if people support this and anti-globalwarming movements because it’s trendy. Please remember that when you set out to do something like this, do it because you want to help people not be trendy. Also, remember to fully research any movement or group that you’re supporting.

To see more about helping others around the world, visit Poverty.com.

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