I was immediately struck by the concept of Free Rice, when I had heard about it last year. What more can you ask for? Donate rice, just by answering Vocabulary questions. In the process, you also improve your vocabulary, and mind you, if you think that it is another run-of-the-mill affair, try scoring more than 45. I played the game very regularly, and it was obviously driven both by my penchant for learning new words and by my ever-bubbling quest to do something philanthropic. I don’t know why the visit to the site died down subsequently though. Probably my preoccupation with other stuff played its part.
When I happened to visit the site today, I was pleasantly surprised to see the site grow not only its content but also its reach. There are more subjects, viz. Mathematics, Language, Geography, Chemistry etc to choose from, and their levels are good enough to cater to and also teach every group of people. Further I read and saw the success it has already achieved. Widely hailed by media and people alike, it has reached to the neediest zones in the world. The most promising part is that the site can only grow bigger than here.
I feel an obligation, thus, to promote it. I had already shared the link with some of my friends. But now it needs to go out to the world. Play, enjoy, learn, donate and feel better. That’s its mantra. The Internet never ceases to amaze me.
