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WE ARE LUMOS

Our vision is a world where all children have a safe and loving family.

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Lumos exists to light a path to a brighter future for children.

Despite evidence of the harms of institutionalisation, an estimated 5.4 million children around the world continue to live in orphanages and institutions, deprived of their basic human rights. We work globally to:

BUILD GLOBAL EXPERTISE

We're using our knowledge and experience to support those responsible for reforming care systems in their own countries.

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CREATE CHANGE

We know that ending institutionalisation benefits children and society – and we use this evidence to motivate and press governments around the world to reform the way they care for children.

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DEMONSTRATE & INNOVATE

Building on our heritage of successful programmes showing how care systems can be reformed, we’ll use what we’ve learnt in the past to support partners with their own reform efforts.

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THE FACTS - CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD

CYCLES OF EXPLOITATON REPORT

Explore our ground-breaking new report: Cycles of Exploitation – a full exploration of the devastating links between institutional care and child trafficking.

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Donations made in Great British Pounds will benefit Lumos Foundation, registered charity number: 1112575, and donations made in Dollars will benefit Lumos Foundation USA, EIN: 47-2301085.

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WE ARE LUMOS

Lumos exists to light a path to a brighter future for children.

BUILD GLOBAL EXPERTISE

CREATE CHANGE

DEMONSTRATE & INNOVATE

THE FACTS - CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD

5.4 Million

80%

300

CYCLES OF EXPLOITATON REPORT

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THE FACTS - CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD

5.4 Million

80%

300

CYCLES OF EXPLOITATON REPORT

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