Giving Children the Gift of Family
Meet Grace. From her early work to keep children off the streets in Kenya, to her determination to stand up for struggling mothers and prevent ...
By transforming care systems around the world.
What We Do
We fight for every child’s right to a family
The Problem
Most children in orphanages have families – families who simply need help raising their children.
Our Approach
To change the lives of children, we work strategically with partners at every level to move away from the institutionalisation of children towards a model of community-based care.
Our Impact
Thanks to Lumos, over 31,500 children have left – or been prevented from entering – harmful institutions and orphanages since 2009.
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Youth Participation at Lumos
Lumos supports the empowerment of children to become young spokespeople, especially those young people who live with intellectual disabilities or are members of other marginalised groups.
Global Training
Lumos' Global Training and Advisory Team provides a wide range of technical assistance to local Lumos programmes worldwide.
Policy and Advocacy
To create meaningful change, we partner with advocates and allies at every level: from international decision-makers to children and their families.
Dumitriţa's journey as a Lumos Young Advocate
Dumitriţa is an active promoter of children's rights to a family, education and participation and has taken part in a number of advocacy campaigns with Lumos as a young advocate.
Stories from Our Work
There are many people that have a great story to tell about how Lumos' work has touched their lives.