The urgent need to reunite children with their families
A global outcry is building over the ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy, which has resulted in the separation of migrant children from their parents at the ...
Children belong in families
not orphanages
Eight million children live in orphanages and other institutions globally. More than 80% are not orphans but have been separated from their families because of poverty and discrimination. Orphanages harm children, exposing them to all forms of abuse and trafficking.
We rescue children from orphanages and reunite them with families. We change education, health and social care systems so all children and families can access the care and protection they deserve.
Because only families provide the building blocks children need to thrive and reach their full potential.
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.
Youth participation means the empowerment of children and young people to be decisionmakers in their own lives, leaders in their communities, and to have a voice in policymaking.