Sunday 18 January 2009

World Food Crisis :: Oxfam GB

 Cambodia urban rice stall in Dem Kor market. Photo: Abbie Trayler-Smith

967 million people are going hungry. One child is dying every five seconds of hunger-related causes. The human cost of the World Food Crisis is staggering. With Oxfam, £10 can buy food to feed a hungry family for a month.

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World Food Crisis :: Oxfam GB

DFID | About DFID

Race Against Global Poverty is an interactive educational quiz game from DFID. Aimed at young people aged 11 to 16, the online game makes learning about the developing world fun and stimulating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Featuring attractive animation and animal characters, it increase players' understanding of development through questions about world poverty and DFID's work to tackle it. The game is one of a range of activities that DFID is providing to young people to raise their awareness of development issues and get them involved in the fight against poverty. external linkPlay the game online here.

DFID | About DFID

Risking death crossing the Mexican border

 Times reporter, Chris Ayres, makes a dash for freedom but is caught by fake Border Patrol

Every day 1,400 Mexican migrants risk death to reach the US. So why would anyone make a game of it?

Risking death crossing the Mexican border - Times Online