Lumos voices

When children are vulnerable – following war or disasters – it is often because they are left behind with only one parent. In many cases ...

In many countries, the 1st of June is celebrated as international children’s day. Over my years working to end the institutionalization of children, I have ...

Veliko’s story did not begin in 2012, but this was the year that a new door opened for him – then a child of 12 ...

We may just about grasp the challenges faced by a very poor Romanian family with five children, including a daughter in a wheelchair, when they ...

Desperately poor and bereft at the death of his wife, Daniel’s father made the only choice he could for his six-year-old son. But Daniel, afraid ...

It is beyond doubt that child protection services in Greece are suffering on multiple fronts. They are deficient in several areas; they lack human and ...

In May 2016, self-advocates from both Lumos and Partnerships for Every Child child-participation groups devised and delivered an address to an international conference, celebrating 10 ...

The basic principle in making judgements in the cases of child protection should always be what is in the best interests of a child. According ...

Lumos Foundation had never entered an awards competition before this year. So its staff were astounded to win the overall award at the Charity Awards, ...

Across the globe, an estimated eight million children live in institutions and so-called orphanages. At least 80% are NOT orphans but are separated from families ...