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NewsRetail veteran Ken Towle appointed Chair of Trustees at LumosWednesday January 29, 2025With a career spanning retail leadership and consulting, Towle brings strategic expertise to Lumos, an organisation dedicated to realising every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world.
NewsLumos to create first Early Childhood Intervention Centre in Chișinău, MoldovaTuesday January 21, 2025We are proud to announce our support and contribution to the first Early Childhood Intervention Centre in the capital city of the Republic of Moldova, Chișinău.
NewsUK Government campaign spotlights global family separation crisisFriday January 17, 2025As Foreign Secretary David Lammy launches his new campaign to progressively end the institutionalisation of children and ensure support for every child to have a safe and loving family, Lumos welcomes the opportunity to shine a critical light on the millions of children worldwide who are denied their fundamental right to family life.
StoriesYurii and his way to successTuesday December 31, 202412-year-old Yurii has big goals in life. This summer marked a turning point for him as he began attending Lumos classes in Ukraine, and his mother has already noticed remarkable positive changes.
NewsEnd of year letter from Howard Taylor, Lumos CEOThursday December 19, 2024In 2024, despite the difficult context, and working with and through our local, national and global partners, Lumos has continued to make progress in reforming children’s care and protection systems around the world.
StoriesA Christmas Wish: Another gift for the Maria familyWednesday December 18, 2024We first brought you the story of foster mother Maria, and her foster daughter Maria, in 2019. Now, mother Maria has once again undertaken the beautiful responsibility as a foster mother with a new addition to the family.
StoriesWe asked Ukranian children displaced by war, what the holiday season means to themWednesday December 18, 2024We interviewed three young members of our Youth Council in Ukraine for our Home for the Holidays appeal.
StoriesBlanca: A foster mother opening her heart and homeMonday December 16, 2024Blanca is a woman who has been a foster mother in the Lumos-supported Michin foster care program since March 2023. In her home there are no limits to care and love.
NewsLumos appoints new CEO Howard TaylorTuesday November 12, 2024Howard joins the foundation after leading the United Nations Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and comes with over twenty years of experience as a transformational leader in non-profit, corporate, government and UN settings in the UK, USA, Africa and Asia.
NewsTouring a Lumos Ukraine Inclusive Education UnitTuesday September 10, 2024The centre is designed to support children with disabilities and special educational needs and also caters for children impacted by the war who have fallen behind on their education.
NewsEvent marks launch of national care reform implementation across KenyaThursday August 1, 2024We are proud to support the national scaling-up of implementation of care reform across all regions of Kenya as has been officially launched at a landmark event in Embu town on 30th July 2024.
News‘From the Wizarding Archive’ announced, proceeds to support LumosWednesday July 10, 2024From the Wizarding Archive is a curated selection of 80 articles and anecdotes about the world of Harry Potter. All author royalties will be donated by Pottermore Publishing to the Lumos Foundation on behalf of J.K. Rowling.