Content tagged with: "Ukraine"
Building a rights-based child protection system in Ukraine, free from institutions
Thousands of children in Ukraine with disabilities, developmental disorders, illnesses, or from disadvantaged social backgrounds are deprived of their human rights and grow up without ...
Reuniting families in Ukraine
When Lumos met Viktor (11) and Veronika (14) from Ukraine in 2019, the siblings had been in a boarding school for several years. Their family ...
Investing in families: a visit to Moldova
In early May, Lumos CEO Peter McDermott visited Moldova to review our response to the Ukraine crisis and how we can best support the governments ...
Call for a moratorium on intercountry adoption in response to the conflict in Ukraine
Lumos has endorsed this joint call for a moratorium on intercountry adoption in response to the conflict in Ukraine. In line with the Ukrainian Government’s ...
Lumos joins call for a moratorium on intercountry adoption in response to the conflict in Ukraine
Lumos is adding its voice to this joint call for a moratorium on intercountry adoption in response to the conflict in Ukraine. In line with ...
Lumos expands emergency response to Odessa
Odessa is known by many to be one of the major targets of the Russian war in Ukraine. It has suffered bombardment and loss, but ...
A new life in Moldova
Elena was initially hesitant to leave her home in Ukraine. However, when it became clear that her home city of Odessa was going to be ...
Lumos CEO's response to UN warning on abuse of disabled children in Ukraine's orphanages
Full statement from Lumos CEO, Peter McDermott on UN warning of the abuse of disabled children in Ukraine's orphanages.
“We are now a family” – a visit to Moldova
I’ve just returned from a trip to Moldova, where I went to see first-hand some of Lumos Moldova’s vital work supporting vulnerable children and their ...
Education needs safety: Sofiya's dream of a biology career in Ukraine
At 17, Sofiya is the oldest of five children. She lives with her parents and younger siblings in Ukraine, in the same home they lived ...
Ukraine’s institutionalised children deserve a better future
Full statement from Lumos CEO, Peter McDermott on joint statement by United Nations Child Rights Committee and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with ...
Diaries from Ukraine
Sadly, this week attacks in Ukraine intensified. Three of our dedicated team members have shared their reflections on recent events, how life has changed for ...
A view from Moldova
One of Lumos Moldova's team shares an update of life in Moldova, including why Lumos' support for refugees is so crucial, as well as his ...
Anastasiya, Khrystyna and Denys
“I miss everything we had in the past. Work, friends, home, my job… we dream that the war stops and never starts again,” says Anastasiya. ...
Lumos donates over £20,000 in specialist equipment to vulnerable Ukrainian children
“Children in wartime are the most vulnerable and need protection” - Yuriy Denysovets
Together we are stronger and can do everything: Summer school in Moldova
Earlier this month, Lumos organised a summer school for children aged between 12 and 15 from Moldova and Ukraine.
Lumos Christmas event: A “real holiday” for Ukrainian children with disabilities
On 19th December Lumos hosted a special Christmas event for children with disabilities, together with the Regional State Administration in Zhytomyr and local NGO Autism ...
Lumos Helps Ukrainian Young People To “Speak Up!”
“This helps us make new friends, gives us opportunities to talk about our lives here, share our experience, get advice from other children from Ukraine ...
First Lady of Ukraine makes commitment to end orphanages
“It is hard to imagine a more worthy goal than home and family for every child,” Olena Zelenska has said.
Moldovan children front and centre of Lumos’s community space plans
When you’re a child refugee settling into a new area, it can be a scary experience.
Giving Moldovan children and refugees spaces to learn and communicate
During the last couple of weeks, our colleagues from Moldova have led a series of events for 157 children and young people, including 23 Ukrainian ...
Father's Day: Oleksiy and Nadiya
For those who stayed in Ukraine, life has become unrecognisable.
World Refugee Day: Ksenia, Svetlana & Denis
“We were surprised by the help we received,”