To all our players (male and female) Happy International Women's Day! However, today will not be celebrated by many women worldwide.

The majority of the hungriest in the world are women, but ironically in developing nations over 55% of the food produced is grown and harvested by women farmers. Put simply, in developing countries women produce most of the food but have less to eat.

Barbara is just fourteen years old, but is already making a difference in the world. In a video she sent recently to the World Food Programme, she explained to us why she’s committed to Freerice and the fight against hunger. As she points out, one girl might not be able to make a difference, but if we all join together we can rice-up against hunger and feed people in need!

Christine Daniel is a mother of five. She lives in the town of Wau in southern Sudan. She describes her life and the importance of the World Food Programme food in helping her protect her children from malnutrition.

This is Christine's story.

What a week! After much work, and a lot of fun, the first ever World Freerice Week came to an end last Sunday. A whole new range of people are now playing Freerice.com, thanks to you, your network and a little 6 Degrees of Separation theory (and of course 6 Degrees of Freerice).

Why all the focus on 6 Degrees?