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Learn english and donate rice for free

Today's Sunday suplement of Eenadu paper features a website called Free Rice. It poses questions on synonyms for English words. For each word you get right, the website donates 10 grams of rice through United Nations.

The website gets money to donate rice from sponser's ads which appear while you answer the questions.

This is a WIN & WIN situation for charity and learning. You can improve your english and at the same time can donate.

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