Lumos

Who we are

Lumos works around the world, transforming care and protection systems for children so that growing up in a safe and loving family is a reality for every child.  

We address the root causes of family separation and support the transition of children out of harmful institutions, so they can thrive within the security of family, supported by community. 

For more than 20 years, we’ve worked in partnership with national governments to change the lives of children who are separated or facing separation from their families due to issues like poverty, violence, displacement or limited access to inclusive services. Over that time, we've enabled more than 280,000 children to grow up in families not institutions. 

Rooted in the wellbeing of children, our work creates the conditions for children to grow up in the care of a family, strengthening communities and societies for generations to come.  

Inclusive education services, foster care training, and family strengthening programmes are just some of the ways we help make a difference. 

Now, in these critical times of geopolitical uncertainty and economic instability, we are partnering with more governments, organisations and local front-line professionals to shape the systems and deliver the services needed to enable more children to grow up in a family.   

We combine decades of experience and expertise in the economics of care reform, with hands-on capability building, working with partners to create the sustainable, systemic transformation at-risk children need. 

Building on our work to date, our ambition is growing. By 2036, we will enable over 500,000 children in care to thrive in families instead of institutions and support at least 10 million more children and their families to flourish together and avoid family breakdown and separation.  

And we won't stop until the future of every child is secured within a safe and loving family, thanks to the care systems we transform today. 

Our culture and values

Focus: We stay focused on what matters most, using our expertise to drive meaningful change for children through rigorous and purposeful action. 

Integrity: We earn trust by acting consistently, honestly, and accountably in everything we do. 

Ambition: We lead with bold, shared ambition to create lasting, system-wide change for every child. 

Openness: We embrace diverse perspectives, continually learn, and adapt to meet the needs of a changing world. 

Collaboration: We believe lasting transformation happens when we work in partnership with others to create change together. 

Within recruitment and selection, these values are brought to life through fair, transparent, and safeguarding-led process, ensuring all candidates are assessed consistently, treated with respect, and given an equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills, experience and potential.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT 

Lumos is wholly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and against all forms of discrimination. 

We are committed to creating and sustaining a positive working environment that encourages, supports and gives a voice to all, so that we can best support the children we serve.

We must ensure that all staff are equally valued, included, empowered and respected across the organisation and in everything we do.Lumos is fundamentally built on diverse, multi-national and multi-cultural teams.

This is something we cherish as a key strength and an integral part of our identity.Our organisation values and celebrates the diversity, culture and experience of each member of staff,provides equality of care,and support to everyone.

We pledge to listen carefully, to educate ourselves continually, to promote open dialogue, and to seek out and deal with discrimination and prejudice wherever it occurs in Lumos.