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StoriesTackling child trafficking in HaitiWednesday August 12, 2020For Victor, life is better in so many ways. “When I’m hungry I don't have to wait for a specific time to eat, and I can play football whenever I want with my brother without asking permission,” he explains.
StoriesProtecting vulnerable families in BulgariaMonday August 10, 2020Our team in Bulgaria identified that Dima needed urgent support to keep her family safe.
StoriesBack to a loving homeTuesday May 19, 2020In Bogotá, many children are sent to institutions in similar circumstances. And although institutions in Colombia provide housing and meals, the children don’t receive the nurturing attention, love and affection a family provides.
StoriesDima and Isus: Making a connectionThursday December 19, 2019“I told them that I’m his future foster parent,” Dima recounts. It was the first time she realised, even to herself, that she wanted to take care of Isus full time.
StoriesA tale of two MariasThursday December 19, 2019“If I had magical power, I would take these children from the orphanages and put them in families,” says little Maria.
NewsWhy do Dickensian orphanages still exist?Friday March 15, 2019"...today there are millions of children living in orphanages around the world. Shockingly, an estimated 80% of these children aren’t actually orphans – they have living relatives, just like Oliver Twist."
NewsSophie Ellis-Bextor heartbroken by visit to orphanages in UkraineTuesday May 22, 2018Sophie Ellis-Bextor was left heartbroken after meeting disabled children in Ukrainian orphanages, and shocked to meet others who had been separated from their family due to poverty and poor eyesight.
NewsMy experience of visiting institutions in Moldova: Dr Neil MurrayMonday December 18, 2017"I’m married to J.K. Rowling (Jo), who founded Lumos in 2005. Over the past 12 years I’ve been fortunate to meet some of the phenomenal people who work for Lumos, and heard about the life-changing achievements of the charity."
NewsA message of thanks from J.K. RowlingSaturday December 17, 2016"As we plan to celebrate this festive season with our families, please spare a thought for the estimated 8 million children who are in institutions worldwide."
NewsBonnie Wright and Evanna Lynch visit Lumos programmes in HaitiThursday September 29, 2016Lumos Ambassadors Bonnie Wright and Evanna Lynch travelled to Haiti to learn why 30,000 children there so desperately need families, not orphanages.
NewsWarwick Davis visits Lumos Programmes in MoldovaThursday September 29, 2016Lumos Ambassador Warwick Davis travelled to Moldova to learn more about Lumos' work, and to see for himself why children need families and not orphanages.
NewsJ.K. Rowling’s speech at the special Lumos gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildSunday September 18, 2016"Through the work I’ve been privileged to do with Lumos over the past decade, I’ve come to have a new understanding of why those of us with imperfect families have far better chances of surviving this difficult world than those who don’t."