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Colombia is the 2nd Happiest Place for the Planet

Have Fun - Do Good

We copied the idea from the Brazilian city of Curitiba. According to Ode Magazine , The Happy Planet Index , a project of the New Economics Foundation , ranks Colombia as the 2nd happiest place for the planet. The HPI is calculated by adding the country's life expectancy with its life satisfaction divided by its ecological footprint.

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Go read this Daily Beast story about Sergey Brin’s secret disaster relief team

The Verge

The organization got its start in 2015 after Cyclone Pam pounded Vanuatu. Making landfall at remote islands north of Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila, the Dragonfly’s team reportedly moved 62 metric tons of fresh water ashore, treated over 250 patients, facilitated three medical evacuations , and built shelters in multiple villages.