Sometimes we need to take a step back, in order to move forward. One family does just that, moving away from bustling Singapore and opening their eyes to what’s important in life.

Inspired by “Humans of New York” creator Brandon Stanton, New Delhi-born Shitij Nigam started a similar page here for the people in our sunny island city-state.

Nila Tanzil’s Rainbow Reading Gardens project provides books for children in the remote villages of Indonesia – with help from the unlikeliest of librarians