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Our approach
We work with governments, global and national partners, communities, and young people with lived experience to transform care and protection systems.
The Lumos Partnership Model
Over more than 20 years, we have learnt that every family, locality, and country has its own care context. Those working to reform care systems share a common goal, but often lack the coordination, insights and resources needed to create lasting change.
To meet this challenge, we developed the Lumos Partnership Model.
The partnership model delivers through four complementary pathways. It enables a phased approach with a planned exit for Lumos when new systems are ready to scale and sustain nationwide progress.
Each of the four delivery pathways can be deployed individually or in combination. They provide technical expertise, practical tools, training, economic modelling and access to finance. Together, they support the transition from institutional to family-based care and prevent more children being separated from families.
Lumos Shapes
We build the investment case for national care reform, develop economic tools to guide the transition, align global efforts to redirect funding to family-based care, and tap innovative finance to support the shift.
Lumos Bridges
We enable coordinated, system-level action by connecting actors across sectors around shared priorities and intelligence.
Lumos Shapes
We build the investment case for national care reform, develop economic tools to guide the transition, align global efforts to redirect funding to family-based care, and tap innovative finance to support the shift.
Lumos Bridges
We enable coordinated, system-level action by connecting actors across sectors around shared priorities and intelligence.
The Lumos country framework
This flexible partnership approach helps transform care and protection systems for children.
We have a framework for transformation – the 11 key components – supporting children to live in families. The components are used across the pathways depending on individual contexts.