The Story of Happiness was initiated in the spring of 2010 through EVOKE, a World Bank Institute program which sought to promote social innovation by awarding individual and collaborative enterprises opportunities to grow. After a ten week course involving over 8,000 participants exploring global issues, proposals were submitted for projects exploring creative solutions, and 25 were selected for development starting with a fundraising challenge during the month of August on the donation site GlobalGiving. The Story of Happiness was one of these 25.
Produced and directed by Stephanie Stean and Paul Holze of Groundwork Global Media from Urbana, Illinois, USA, filming begins January 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa.
