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Yesterday Allie's Answers had a post about the water crisis taking place in the world today. And Wendy at Let the Dog In! linked to my post about FreeRice in her weekly wednesday vocab post. How are these two things related? Well, I've been wanting to do a post on water, especially since I'm currently reading Bottlemania, but I haven't put together anything that I think is worthy of posting yet and thought I would wait until finishing the book. But then those two posts happened yesterday AND I somehow (seriously, I don't remember how) stumbled across this site: FreePoverty, and I thought- hey, what a coincidence, this site is very similar to FreeRice which Wendy brought up today but it is geared toward providing people with water versus rice. See the connection? And thus, I decided to post about this cool site too...especially since some of Wendy's readers may be visiting me from her site (welcome!) and think it was cool too.
Similar to the concept of FreeRice where you are learning your vocab while providing food for the hungry, FreePoverty is a geography quiz. The more locations you are able to locate on a map of the world the more "cups" of water they donate. Water is the most basic element on earth, and no one should be deprived of safe drinking water. Did you know that every 15 seconds a child dies from a water-borne disease due to unclean drinking water? So, why not educate yourself and brush up on your geography skills, all while helping people around the world get the clean water they deserve! Play the game at FreePoverty and learn more about the worldwide water crises at Allie's Answers and Water.org
Good Luck!
...and help end world hunger at the same time. A friend sent me this site a while ago and I have to admit, I try to sneak it in every day. It's a bit addicting - so if you're at work, are running late for a meeting, or have something boiling on the stove - be warned! On the other hand, if you want to test your word smarts and do good at the same time, definitely check out www.freerice.com. It's so simple, and even if you aren't a word smith with a vocab level of 48 (the highest on this site), you can feel good knowing you are helping feed those that otherwise would be hungry.
As I research and learn more about the Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) and ways we, as individuals, can help, I realize how many "easy" ways, like playing a vocab game, there are for average Joe's like you and me. So, while I may not be a big non-profit, or a philanthropist who's able to write big checks, I can do my part by trying to educate others and get the word out.
So, what are you waiting for - go check it out - it's FREE, it's FUN, you'll feel SMART, and you'll do be doing GOOD!
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