TheHungerSite.com
The Hunger Site was founded to focus the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need: the eradication of world hunger. Since its launch in June 1999, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping
to feed the world's hungry. On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the yellow "Help Feed The Hungry" button. To date, more than 200 million visitors have given more than 300 million cups of
staple food.
FreeRice.com
This site contains a unique way of helping both the hungry and to increase literacy. The concept is all at once brilliant and simple. The creators of this site found companies (The list is huge) that would sponsor (provide
free rice) based on the actions of visitors the site. Basically, you the visitor go through answering vocabulary based questions. Each time you get a correct answer, the sponsor for that question donates ten grains of rice to the hungry. So
while the sponsor is getting their company logo seen (benefits them), you are increasing your literacy skills (benefits you and our society), hungry people receive free rice which is provided by the sponsors to the United Nations program to end world
hunger. Everyone wins. And it's fun too!
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