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How far has the world really moved on since Dickens wrote Oliver Twist’s tale? And do Dickensian orphanages still exist elsewhere?

"It was 2010, I was just finishing my A levels and had two months before starting university. I knew I wanted to go away and ...

Lumos welcomes the Department for International Development (DfID) latest funding guidance, which explicitly states that UK Aid Direct will not fund orphanages and institutions. Published ...

On New Year’s Eve we found ourselves in Houston, visiting families for whom Immigrant Families Together (IFT) had posted bond or has been supporting since ...

The BBC’s File on 4 programme highlighted the vast sums of international funding that goes to orphanages in Uganda, many of which are operating illegally. ...

As a mother, shivers run up my spine when I hear of any child suffering. Nelson Mandela once said that we can measure a society ...

The Lumos Foundation and the American Bar Association have launched a new initiative to provide social work services to children and families seeking asylum in ...

This is the most common question we ask when working with young people, children and self-advocates to help them share their thoughts and opinions. Many ...

Orphanage trafficking recognised as a form of modern day slavery as landmark Australian bill set to become law. The Modern Slavery Bill has passed through ...

The power of young people By: Nancy Maguire, Lumos Youth Participation Coordinator Putting young people at the heart of what we do is key to ...