The game makers on Facebook genital mutilation women who want to be safe

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof Half the Sky book inspired by a new Facebook game: all the women, female genital mutilation, in which players, such as child prostitution issues "raised awareness" with the aim of that is, into opportunities for oppression, and sexual trafficking, launched early next month. Donate players, but they do increase the ranks quickly. Temple Run you down, say, mango crop hero for his sick daughter afford a doctor's visit would help - and they ripen at approximately the nonprofit pay the IRL?


This is how it works according to the New York Times,:

The main character of an Indian woman Radhika, the players, with the virtual equipment donations can help, for example with the help of outside faces many challenges. Donations are equal players in real-world games can made seven non-profit organizations.

Ten dollars, for example, heifer international help buy a goat, $ 20 UN Foundation will help support immunization efforts.


Unlock donations are respectively.

There are two major problems with this idea, being that people actually want to play it already is. The social cause, gaming, or sports use to promote awareness about social issues, food Force UN World Food Programme to combat famine in 2005 games online projects like Pioneer growing, and Darfur is dying, MTV 2006, which offers players a Sudanese refugee camp, "the newspaper reported on. Hmm ... you ever heard of any of them is in , Even though I do not remember the game where you define the word and donate rice process. Zynga,, the Japanese earthquake relief by 15 FarmVille as $ 50 million raised for causes on board, and Zynga clearly Facebook knows when the game is popular, then maybe half a game changer Sky will be.

The second is more controversial: the game will have a difference? Some of its non-profit partners "also pushed for greater verisimilitude ... Q & A, Radhika read why many women in this situation may be illiterate." Kristof is hardly without their critics, many of whom say they can speak for deprived women instead of talking to them.Of course, that all depends how addictive is half Sky Sports ... We have not played it yet.