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Spent (stylized SPENT) is an online game about poverty and homelessness.It was developed by advertising agency McKinney for their pro bono client Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD), a nonprofit organization in Durham, North Carolina that provides services to those in poverty. [1]
Early examples of games for change include Honorable Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's suite of games called iCivics; Food Force a game about global hunger created by the World Food Program; and Ayiti: the Cost of Life , a game about poverty set in Haiti. Seggerman ran G4C since its inception in 2004. [8]
Two major factors that perpetuate the restavek system are widespread poverty and a societal acceptance of the practice. [8] Parents who cannot provide for their children continue to send them to be restaveks. Haiti, a nation of 10 million people, [13] is the most poverty-stricken in the western hemisphere. [8]
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The first match against poverty raised approximately $1 million for the UNDP. [1] 2004: Madrid, Spain: The 2nd Match Against Poverty was held on 14 December 2004, at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, home of Real Madrid, and was attended by 65,000 fans who saw the two sides play out a 4−4 draw. [13] $200,000 was raised for projects in Haiti. [1]
President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the passage ...
Chia seeds are tiny and round, and come in colors like black, brown, and white. They’re a member of the mint family. (Getty Images)
Freerice, originally FreeRice, is a website-based application that allows players to donate rice to families in developing countries by playing a multiple-choice quiz game. For every question a user answers correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated via the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). There are over 50 categories, including English ...