Results for: "haiti"
Lumos launches project to tackle human trafficking in Haiti
A nationwide four-year project funded by USAID, the BEST partnership aims to tackle human trafficking in Haiti.
Supporting Reform in Haiti
A 1 minute film about child care reform in Haiti - Gerogette Mulheir, Lumos CEO, describes the work being done with the government to end ...
Child Trafficking in Haiti
Orphanages in the developing world have often been perceived as a social good, or at least a necessity. They are neither.
Bonnie Wright and Evanna Lynch visit Lumos programmes in Haiti
In 2016 Lumos Ambassadors Bonnie Wright and Evanna Lynch visited Haiti where 300,000 children are currently living in orphanages.
First National Conference on Trafficking in Persons in Haiti
On Wednesday 21 June 2017, we launched the first National Conference on the Trafficking in Persons in Haiti. The National Committee aims to address a ...
Orphanages in Haiti
"To keep at home full-time it costs about 6-10 times less than keeping them in an institution". Georgette Mulheir explains why institutional 'care' is a ...
Eugene Jr Guillaume, Lumos Haiti Project Manager, Honoured as Human Rights Hero
Lumos is delighted to announce that our Project Manager for Haiti, Eugene Jr Guillaume, has been identified as a ‘Human Rights Hero’ by the US ...
Why children are in orphanages in Haiti
A short film in which Georgette Mulheir, Lumos CEO, explains that many children in Haiti are in institutional care because of poverty.
The beginning of the end for orphanage ‘care’ in Haiti
Lumos starts work on joint programme to reform care services for vulnerable children and families in Haiti by 2030. Haiti will this week play host ...
EU and Haitian Government brought together by Lumos to fight child trafficking
SENIOR European Union figures will this week meet representatives from the Haitian Government in a ground-breaking event in Brussels aimed at generating EU support for ...
Voluntourism: Perpetuating, not alleviating, the exploitation of vulnerable children
Images of desperate children flooded the media when a devastating earthquake hit Haiti in 2010. Moved by those images, I wanted not only to help ...
Andre's story: Rediscovering the love of a family
Andre is an inquisitive boy who dreams of exploring the world. He is hard working and loves to do lots of different activities. Andre also ...
After the hurricane: helping Haiti rebuild families and communities
As Hurricane Matthew hurtled towards Haiti last Tuesday, my team and I were hoping the storm would change trajectory or lose some of its force ...
Universal Periodic Review - Republic of Haiti Stakeholder report by Lumos
Lumos’ submission for the Universal Periodic Review of the Republic of Haiti for consideration by the Human Rights Council (HRC), at its 26th session, October-November ...
Abuse, Neglect and Deceit: A Volunteer's Account
An orphanage volunteer gives their account of the reality of the day-to-day operation of an orphanage in Haiti. It includes information about the way the ...
Daniel's Story: Dreams of a Family
Two years ago, Daniel’s mother died of cholera, an epidemic that has claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in Haiti since October 2010. Poor ...
Orphanages in Haiti
Short film (4 minutes) describing institutional care in Haiti. Discusses the reasons for entry into institutional care (poverty, lack of access to education or health ...
Haiti Emergency Appeal
Haiti Emergency Appeal Responding to the crisis in Haiti Right now, our team is working
, and turmoil that Haiti has recently faced, through a 7.2 magnitude earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace
toll. Since our work began in Haiti in January 2015, our local Haitian team has been responding
with their families, provide emergency aid, and allow our Lumos Haiti team to advocate for children
and ensure they aren’t forgotten in this time of crisis. Find out more about our work in Haiti News
Stanley's Story: Emergency Intervention in Haiti
Stanley* is a 16 year old boy originally from one of Haiti’s poorest regions. Like 80% of the children currently living in Haiti’s orphanages, Stanley ...
Empowering families in Haiti #WeAreLumos
A 3 minute film on Lumos' work on institutional care in Haiti. It covers the poor quality of institutional care; the reasons why children are ...