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NewsCelebrating 20 Years: Lumos Launches Special Film SeriesTuesday August 12, 2025Each film in the series will illuminate different aspects of our work, sharing stories of transformation, hope, and the profound difference that family-based care makes in children's lives.
NewsGlobal Discussion Elevates Care Reform Commitments to End Child ViolenceFriday July 25, 2025Violence plays a significant role as a driver of child-family separation, and young people entering care are exposed to the risk of further violence in the system meant to protect them.
NewsLumos Launches $2.5M Project to Support 30,000 Displaced Children in UkraineWednesday June 25, 2025This initiative will double the number of regions Lumos serves in Ukraine, extending vital humanitarian assistance to nearly 30,000 displaced children at risk of family separation in Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia.
NewsLumos Raises Quarter Million Pounds in a Week Through Generous Supporter DonationsThursday June 12, 2025The additional attention brought to our work through J.K. Rowling's involvement has been invaluable in reaching new supporters who share our vision.
NewsLumos Foundation Secures Extended Funding from Fondation Dora to Strengthen Support for Vulnerable Children in MoldovaTuesday May 27, 2025This extended agreement provides €50,000 annually, bringing the total contribution to €300,000 in support of Lumos Moldova's critical work with vulnerable children and families.
NewsLumos’ position on the use of ‘Small Group Homes’Wednesday April 16, 2025We have seen, first-hand, that even with the best of intentions, the ‘short-term’ use of small group homes all too often becomes permanent.
NewsLumos attends 2025 Global Disability Summit with support of AdvocateWednesday April 9, 2025Dumitrița, a child rights and disability rights advocate, joined Lumos for a 2-day summit to advocate on behalf of children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by institutionalisation.
NewsLumos Kenya supports rollout of National Positive Parenting ProgrammeTuesday April 1, 2025The initiative, officially unveiled on March 7th, 2025, aims to equip parents and caregivers with tools to raise children in an environment without violence, fostering love and support families across the region.
NewsChild advocate joins Lumos at UN 2025 Annual Day on the Rights of the ChildTuesday March 18, 2025Vlad, a 13-year-old youth advocate, joins Lumos to address the UN Human Rights Council on the need for greater investment in Early Childhood Development to prevent family separation.
NewsEvery child growing-up in a safe and loving family: Time for a radical re-think of global childcare reform?Monday March 10, 2025The global childcare reform community is neither as coherent nor as coordinated as we need to be. This moment of rapid change is an opportunity to reshape ourselves to more effectively champion, catalyse and support accelerated progress.
NewsLumos Kenya supports milestone rollout of care reform in Eastern RegionTuesday March 4, 2025The journey towards care reform implementation across Kenya recently took a significant step forward with the rollout of care reform training in the Eastern region of Kenya.
StoriesUkrainian family finds strength amid war: A mother’s story of resilience and hopeMonday March 3, 2025The war has added a new level of difficulty to Olga’s family. Air-raid alerts frequently disrupt Vitalik’s school day, sending him to seek safety in the basement shelter. “We are scared, but we still need to live,”