These days, it is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day schedule of life. There seems to be less time for the gym and more time for surfing through Facebook. But what websites do we click on when people are sharing websites? Are we reading some article that caught our fancy? Are we looking at a live stream of otters? (Thank you AnimalPlanet.) There're a million things to grab our attention. But what about giving back? These following websites provide easy ways to help some of the prevalent problems in today's society. Now it is possible to donate to these websites with money. But as a college student, I'm not exactly rolling in the dough. These websites all provide another way of helping than simply giving money.
1. FreeRice
Freerice.com provides a fun way to help give grains of rice around the world. As their website states: "Freerice is a non-profit website that is owned by and supports the United Nations World Food Programme." The United Nations World Food Program is committed to fighting hunger worldwide. Freerice.com was founded in 2007, and the group buys rice from the country it is providing the rice for. This method helps to stimulate the local economy as well. The way Freerice.com works is by presenting questions on a variety of subjects, that once answered correctly, account for 10 grains of rice. It can quickly become addicting as well.
2. Answer4Earth
Answer4Earth.com has an interesting approach to the problem with the environmental crisis. This website was copyrighted in 2008. It asks people to play a simple game of answering questions. For every correct answer, a person has earned a leaf. For every 12 leaves, a person has earned a branch. For every 15 branches, a person has earned a tree. It seems easier than it is. These questions are not anything a quick Google search can't solve. But my pride took a bit of a hit after a few incorrectly answered questions. I then strengthened my resolve until I had a whole tree. I also learned that I knew more than I thought I did. This one had me hooked for over an hour.
3. FreeKibble
4. The Hunger Site
The Hunger Site isn't only focused on hunger. There are ten links to click through on the top of the page. By clicking on each of them it will take you to a different part of the site. Just below the banner of the different topics a box will appear for you to click daily to give support for that topic. There are 10 different topics available: GreaterGood, Hunger, Breast Cancer, Animals, Veterans, Autism, Alzheimer's, Diabetes, Literacy and Rainforest. If any of these topics are near and dear to your heart, you can help by clicking daily. When I found this website, I clicked through all of them.
5. Care2
Care2 is very similar to the Hunger Site. Care2 offers 11 different links to click through on the left side of the page. There is some crossover, but the topics are not all the same as the ones from the previous website. Once a topic is selected, it will take you to a different section of the website. After a person has clicked the click to donate, it will take you to the previous website, but this time, there will be a green check mark on the topic you have donated to. The different topics that are available: Children, Rainforest, Big Cats, Breast Cancer, Seals, Oceans, Animal Rescue, Primates, Global Warming, Stopping Violence Against Women and Wolves. Again, if any of these topics are close to you, it is easy to simply check back daily for a click-through. When I found this website, I made sure to get a full list of green checks.
6. Unicef's Tap Project
If you are wondering which one is not like the others. It's this one. The Tap Project only works on mobile devices. The Unicef's Tap Project encourages everyone to put down their phone and leave it alone for at least five minutes. For every five minutes that a phone is not being used, the project can provide clean drinking water for children in need. It is very easy simply place your phone down during class and let the minutes rack up for this project. I try to get in about five minutes every day. It can be hard to remember, but it is easy to always have the link open in another tab on a phone. 
