Free Rice donates so many grains of rice per each vocabulary word you match to the correct meaning. It builds your vocabulary while donating rice to the United Nations food program, making the site a fun time waster while benefitting the hungriest of the world. Since launching on October 7, Free Rice has donated 2,098,280,280 grains of rice. (via downloadsquad.com)
An op-ed calling for more volunteers, less war. Written by Arthur S. Obermayer, president of the Obermayer Foundation and Kevin F. F. Quigley, president of the National Peace Corps Association.
A few months ago FROG, along with 49 other organizations, were invited to have their Change.org sites turned into a branded site.
Some of these other organizations included Amnesty International, Green Peace, CARE, Environmental Defense, The American Lung Association, and The Humane Society of the United States.
We jumped on board immediately, providing Change with our photos, color scheme and a lot of enthusiasm. So what can we do with our new branded site?
Check out the new site and give us a hand where ever you can, donations, recruiting, what ever. Thanks!
Guyana has offered to “place its entire standing forest under the control of a British-led, international body in return for a bilateral deal with the UK that would secure development aid and the technical assistance needed to make the change to a green economy.”
The deal would amount to the largest carbon offset ever offered and would greatly benefit both the UK and Guyana. The Iwokrama reserve alone holds almost 120 million tons of carbon, which is the equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of the United Kingdom.Â
Currently, plans are in the works to build a paved road right through the forest, destroying thousands of acres of pristine rainforest and opening up opportunities for illegal mining and logging. “Maybe we should just cut down the trees. Then someone would recognise the problem,” said Guyana’s President Jagdeo.
President Jagdeo adds, “This would send a signal that we are prepared to go beyond Kyoto. It could be a symbol of what can be done.”
Thank you for supporting the Friends and RPCVs of Guyana. You can expect your calendar to arrive in 1 to 3 weeks via the US Postal Service.
You can help support the Friends and RPCVs of Guyana by purchasing a high-quality 2008 wall calendar featuring pictures of Peace Corps sites around the world.
The International Calendar project seeks to share Peace Corps experiences with our home communities and to raise money for grassroots projects in the countries where we served or in which we live. The images of the Calendar will introduce you to the people who welcomed us so warmly into their communities.*
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