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Blog entry Freerice in Motion
Freerice like you’ve never seen it before! This brand-new video is another reminder that Freerice is not your average trivia game....
We hope this video will help introduce the site to new players. Why is that important? Because the more people who play, the more rice we raise and the more people we can help. So far, we have raised enough to feed almost 5 million people.
The power of Freerice lies in everyone doing our small part. So please share this video with friends and family, and let's rice up against hunger!
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Blog entry This Week’s Pick of the Groups: NerdFighters, Finnish Free Ricers and a CBC presenter
Since launching the new version of Freerice, we have seen over 55,000 people sign up and over 2,300 groups created. With such a range, finding an suitable or interesting group can be difficult.
Below are 5 interesting groups for this week’s pick:
Finnish Free Ricers: The group is created by Freerice’s top player, Verano, who has earned as an individual 2,520,000 grains since signing up! Finnish Free Ricers have raised more rice than any other group on Freerice.
Solving Hunger: the why and how
We have a problem. Every night nearly 1 billion people go to bed hungry. That's enough reason to end hunger, but there's more. Take a look at this page and video to find out why we can and should end hunger.
Blog from WFP's Newly Appointed, Ertharin Cousin
Just back from a trip to the drought-stricken Sahel region of Africa, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin encourages G8 leaders meeting at Camp David to build on the promise of the 2009 L’Aquila Summit.
Top Hunger Stats
Every year, authors, journalists, teachers, researchers, schoolchildren and students ask us for statistics about hunger and malnutrition. To help answer these questions, here are the top 4 hunger stats that you need to know.
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Blog entry Speak Up To Rice Up
Every day, thousands of people earn grains of rice, while having fun and learning, on Freerice. The concept is simple but powerful: the more people who play, the more rice we raise, and the more people we can feed.
Why does my personal profile display more grains than in my group?
At the start of every session, you need to select to "play" for a chosen group. This is because many players are members of several groups, rather than just one group.
Every time that you login to Freerice, navigate to your group profile or choose a group from your list of groups: http://freerice.com/groups/my, and click "Play".
If you do not do this, totals will count towards your personal profile but will not be counted towards any particular group.
Does Freerice help the homeless?
Freerice provides meals to people who are hungry, and do not receive enough nutrition to lead healthy and active lives.
While some of those people may be homeless, many or even most do have homes. Hunger is not caused only by homelessness, but is often caused by natural disasters such as droughts or floods, political instability, high food prices, poverty and other triggers.
How do I upload a group picture?
Once logged in, and either in the group creation page or on your existing group profile page:
1. Click the "upload" button next to "Picture" field
2. Browse to where the image file is stored on your computer
3. Ensure the file name does not include any unusual characters
4. Either double click the file or click "Open"
5. Click "save" at the bottom of the Freerice page, or continue editing the page
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Blog entry 6 Reasons Next Generation Needs Us To Solve Hunger
We already know that hunger is the world's greatest solvable problem. In addition to the reason why we can and should end it, shared with you last week through this short video, nourishing hungry kids today helps the next generation to better deal with any problems they have to face. Read on to find out why.