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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."
NewsJ.K. Rowling shines a light on the eight million forgotten children in orphanages in global Facebook LiveSaturday September 17, 2016She explained the vital work of Lumos, the non-profit organisation she founded a decade ago, to end the institutionalisation of children globally.
NewsJ.K. Rowling talks about her children’s non-profit organisation Lumos live on FacebookTuesday September 13, 2016J. K. Rowling, will shine a light on millions of the world’s most disadvantaged children in orphanages this weekend.
NewsJ.K. Rowling to attend special screening of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemMonday June 27, 2016J.K. Rowling will join Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne on stage for a conversation.
NewsChildren need families, not orphanagesFriday September 4, 2015The new Lumos animation draws on the decades of research that shows that being raised in large, impersonal institutions deprives children of loving, sustained adult engagement, and impairs child development.
NewsVeliko at UNESCO Youth Forum 2015Thursday June 11, 2015Watch self-advocate Veliko Velikov here as he explains how he belives we can build a bridge to inclusion using the individual gifts of all children.
NewsJ.K. Rowling lights up the Empire State Building to launch Lumos USAThursday April 9, 2015J.K. Rowling lit up the iconic Empire State Building in New York to mark the launch of Lumos USA as part of the NGO's global mission to bring light to the lives of children living in orphanages and institutions around the world.