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Hoongle: Google-like Search + Rice for World Hunger

A trio of undergraduate students at the University of Richmond have developed a custom search engine that will be used to help feed those in the developing world . The three students have created Hoongle.org, a custom Google search engine that ... promises to donate 20 grains of rice per search to schools located in impoverished countries. The search engine has already generated more than 8.5 million grains of rice (about 4,000 meals) since it was introduced this past September. (Source: nytimes.com ) Of course, online clicks alone cannot put food in the mouths of people overseas. The Hoongle ... (view more)

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