LUMOS FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
Lumos is a charity fighting for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world. Shockingly, 80% of children in orphanages have living parents or relatives, and decades of research confirms that institutions harm a child’s growth and development. However, there are still over 5.4million children trapped in institutions globally. Our aim is to light a path to a brighter future for children, where all children can grow up in safe and loving families. We are fighting for every child's right to a family.
About This Cause
Most children who are institutionalized actually have families—families who simply need help raising their children. Circumstances such as war or natural disaster, discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity or disability, or simply extreme poverty make desperate parents seek help. But, for many, the only option they are given is to put their child in an orphanage. With support, most families could care for their children. And children without families could be looked after in foster or adoptive families, or provided with other care to meet their needs. The developing infant brain needs the stimulation and nurturing that is only found in the unconditional love of a family. Orphanage staff rarely have time to respond to individual needs. The child’s only contact with another human being is reduced to a few hurried minutes each day. Isolated and afraid, they do not develop as they should. As they grow up, their desperate need for love and affection puts them at serious risk of trafficking and exploitation. Furthermore, orphanages are expensive to run, even with their poor results. This shocking global problem has an affordable solution. Lumos is a non-profit organization committed to making family care for all children a global reality by 2050. Founded by J.K. Rowling and named after the spell in the Harry Potter books that brings light to the darkest of places, we reveal the hidden children and transform systems of care globally. We work with international donors, governments and communities, helping them redirect funds from orphanages to provide health, education and social services, so children can be raised in loving families. We train professionals to deliver better care and support. We transform the conditions that leave children at risk of trafficking and abuse. We help families bring their children home.