End Hunger While Studying for the GREs

There is a really crazy web site called FreeRice.com. I think they want you to believe that a grain of rice can feed a family of 10 for a month. But even if my vocab contributes very little, its an interesting mix of altruism and education. Albeit, of the colonial variety. Here is the deal:

FreeRice is a sister site of the world poverty site, Poverty.com. FreeRice has two goals:

1. Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

This is made possible by the sponsors who advertise on this site.

Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor country, improving your vocabulary can improve your life. It is a great investment in yourself.

Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice makes in hungry human beings, enabling them to function and be productive. Somewhere in the world, a person is eating rice that you helped provide. Thank you.