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We were inspired by what we saw when we attended the 2025 Global Disability Summit in Berlin last week. 🌍 🇩🇪 Read the full recap, along with some of the powerful testimony delivered by child rights and disability rights advocate, Dumitrița Cropivnițchi. 👇

We were inspired by what we saw when we attended the 2025 Global Disability Summit in Berlin last week. 🌍 🇩🇪 

Read the full recap, along with some of the powerful testimony delivered by child rights and disability rights advocate, Dumitrița Cropivnițchi. 👇
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For our 20-year anniversary #TBT, we’re wishing a very happy birthday to our wonderful ambassador, Sophie Ellis-Bextor! 🎉💃🎤 Sophie's support of Lumos has been incredible, from visiting an orphanage in Ukraine to seeing the changed lives of children in Moldova, her bright light brings

For our 20-year anniversary #TBT, we’re wishing a very happy birthday to our wonderful ambassador, <a href="/SophieEB/">Sophie Ellis-Bextor</a>! 🎉💃🎤 

Sophie's support of Lumos has been incredible, from visiting an orphanage in Ukraine to seeing the changed lives of children in Moldova, her bright light brings
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Happy #SiblingsDay! We're grateful to all the foster carers who take on the added responsibility of caring for siblings to keep families together, and all the children of foster families that welcome in a new brother or sister. We hope to support even more siblings over another

Happy #SiblingsDay! We're grateful to all the foster carers who take on the added responsibility of caring for siblings to keep families together, and all the children of foster families that welcome in a new brother or sister.

We hope to support even more siblings over another
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“The orphanage provides the tangible needs, the physical needs that you can see like food and clothes. But only the family can provide the intangible needs like love, identity and connection. Children do better when they grow up in a safe and loving family environment,”

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The streets are no place for a child. Olga shared this insight during a speech at the Bridging the Child Data Gap Summit in 2017. At this time, as many as 224 million children around the world were not being counted by the monitoring systems used to measure country-level

The streets are no place for a child.

Olga shared this insight during a speech at the Bridging the Child Data Gap Summit in 2017. At this time, as many as 224 million children around the world were not being counted by the monitoring systems used to measure country-level
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Howard Taylor, CEO of Lumos, and Ken Towle, Chair of Trustees, recently visited Lumos' successful programme in Moldova. They met with government ministers, international organisations, youth ambassadors, the British Ambassador to Moldova, and the Lumos Moldova team to discuss

Howard Taylor, CEO of Lumos, and Ken Towle, Chair of Trustees, recently visited Lumos' successful programme in Moldova.

They met with government ministers, international organisations, youth ambassadors, the British Ambassador to Moldova, and the Lumos Moldova team to discuss
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Supporting families to stay together is not just the right thing to do, it makes financial sense. 🌟 In Europe, children with disabilities are up to 300x more likely to be institutionalised. Let’s invest in early intervention services like in Moldova, giving families access to

Supporting families to stay together is not just the right thing to do, it makes financial sense. 🌟 

In Europe, children with disabilities are up to 300x more likely to be institutionalised. Let’s invest in early intervention services like in Moldova, giving families access to
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Take a look at a few more photos from the recent launch of the Lumos-supported Positive Parenting Training Service Centre in Kenya. We cannot wait to see how this will work to support parents and counter the problem of violence against children.

Take a look at a few more photos from the recent launch of the Lumos-supported Positive Parenting Training Service Centre in Kenya.

We cannot wait to see how this will work to support parents and counter the problem of violence against children.
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14yo Nikola* fled Ukraine with family. In his new home in Moldova, he adapts, saying “It was not our choice, so we have to adapt to new situation”. Lumos recently hosted an event for 39 children, including Nikola, so refugee children like him can better integrate into their new

14yo Nikola* fled Ukraine with family. In his new home in Moldova, he adapts, saying “It was not our choice, so we have to adapt to new situation”.

Lumos recently hosted an event for 39 children, including Nikola, so refugee children like him can better integrate into their new
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For today’s #TBT, we’re going back 10 years to the launch of Lumos USA! 🇺🇸 Following the launch ceremony on April 9th, 2015, we were honoured to see the iconic Empire State Building lit up with the colours of Lumos. 🏢 💡 Our work in the USA since this day has been one of

For today’s #TBT, we’re going back 10 years to the launch of Lumos USA! 🇺🇸 

Following the launch ceremony on April 9th, 2015, we were honoured to see the iconic Empire State Building lit up with the colours of Lumos. 🏢 💡 

Our work in the USA since this day has been one of
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On this International Day of Families, let’s celebrate Sara, a 14-year-old from Bogotá, Colombia, who’s making a difference! 🌟 As part of the Lumos Colombia Youth Advisory Council, she spoke at the Bogotá city council, advocating for children to live with families instead of

On this International Day of Families, let’s celebrate Sara, a 14-year-old from Bogotá, Colombia, who’s making a difference! 🌟 

As part of the Lumos Colombia Youth Advisory Council, she spoke at the Bogotá city council, advocating for children to live with families instead of
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We presented our Toolkit for EU Institutions & Delegations Staff at European Commission with partners Lumos Eurochild_org Save the Children International . Irina Papancheva shared key recommendations—huge thanks to all speakers & Irene Ceccanti for a great event! Toolkit hopeandhomes.org/publications/e…

We presented our Toolkit for EU Institutions &amp; Delegations Staff at <a href="/EU_Commission/">European Commission</a> with partners <a href="/lumos/">Lumos</a>  <a href="/Eurochild_org/">Eurochild_org</a> <a href="/save_children/">Save the Children International</a>  .
Irina Papancheva shared key recommendations—huge thanks to all speakers &amp; Irene Ceccanti for a great event!
Toolkit
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When we speak with young people worldwide, including those in our multi-national Youth Advocate Groups, two common themes shine through. Firstly, they are some of the most dedicated individuals you could ever meet when wanting to make a positive change. They advocate and work

When we speak with young people worldwide, including those in our multi-national Youth Advocate Groups, two common themes shine through. 

Firstly, they are some of the most dedicated individuals you could ever meet when wanting to make a positive change. They advocate and work
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“Social, political and economic upheaval all influence the numbers of children who are put into institutions, but grinding poverty is the number one driver. Lumos has worked hard to put systems in place where people can keep their children and feed them and educate them. Mothers

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Meet Samuel*, an 11-year-old from Bogotá whose life has transformed through Michin Foundation's workshops! 🇨🇴 Once shy and withdrawn, he’s now a confident leader at home and school after attending these workshops that Lumos supports. His family has grown stronger, learning to

Meet Samuel*, an 11-year-old from Bogotá whose life has transformed through Michin Foundation's workshops! 🇨🇴 

Once shy and withdrawn, he’s now a confident leader at home and school after attending these workshops that Lumos supports. His family has grown stronger, learning to