Children's Voices

Varea, Danea, and Vanessa share their inspiring story of how friendship and Lumos's support helped them through one of the biggest challenges in their life ...

“Entering the care of this family changed my life radically,” Valeria says.

When Maria was 11, she and her three siblings were taken into care. Their family is a loving one, but they’ve been through a lot. ...

Camilo was 7 when he was taken into care and had to live in an institution. We helped reunite him with his birth family.

This is how Ivan describes Rudnik, a state institution in Bulgaria where he spent his childhood. It housed 35 children with disabilities and was described ...

Stéphanie was one of the first children to arrive at the orphanage, in a town not far from the Haitian capital of Port au Prince. ...

“Living here is just like living with your mom!” That’s what the Director told Mirlande on the day she arrived at the gates of the ...

Marketa has Down syndrome. She has lived in a large institution for people with disabilities since she was born. Six years ago, Lumos began collaborating ...

Wesley is a 17 year old boy, who lives happily with his family in their village in Haiti. He is bright and articulate, and he ...

Stanley* is a 16 year old boy originally from one of Haiti’s poorest regions. Like 80% of the children currently living in Haiti’s orphanages, Stanley ...