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Staff Focus: Jan Klusáček - Project Assistant
We meet Jan Klusáček, Project Assistant in the Czech Republic, who tells us how Lumos is supporting the deinstitutionalisation process in the country.1. When did you start working for…
Raising thousands for Lumos
In April 2012 two dedicated Lumos supporters ran in the 32nd Virgin London Marathon to raise money for our work. The 26.2 mile race, which this year attracted around 37,500 athletes - from professionals…
Lumos endorses stance of the European Expert Group 
Lumos has long been advocating intensively at the European Level, calling for the EU to encourage countries to use available Structural and Cohesion funding for reforming systems of social care and bringing…
Reaching out to families of children in institutions
On 25 April 2012 Lumos held a press conference in Bulgaria, together with the State Agency for Child Protection and the Agency for Social Assistance, to present the outcomes of a six month assessment of…
Reducing child mortality in Moldova
To mark World Health Day on April 7th, Lumos supported the Moldovan Ministry of Health to hold a national meeting about infant mortality. Since 2009 Lumos has been implementing an Infant Mortality project…
Promoting the rights of people with disabilities in Moldova 
Last month Lumos Moldova hosted a visit of the UK-based charity CHANGE. With 15 years of experience in promoting the rights of people with learning disabilities, CHANGE is working with Lumos to develop…
Inclusive education to be studied at universities in Moldova
There are more and more children with special educational needs in Moldova who study in mainstream schools, alongside their peers. This increase is due to the development of a legal framework to promote…
Lumos’ London runners
This year, Lumos has two supporters running the 2012 Virgin London marathon. And, with just a few weeks of training left, we wanted to give them an extra fundraising and morale boost by featuring…
A busy year ahead for the Lumos RESS team
In this February issue, we would like to introduce you to the work of our Remote Expert Support service (RESS), which provides direct support to Lumos' teams on the ground, as they implement deinstitutionalisation…
Turning Words into Action
Children with intellectual disabilities suffer the greatest disadvantage of any group in society. That is why the WHO, in partnership with people with disabilities and NGOs across Europe including…
Staff Focus: Laure Trebosc – Programme Development Coordinator
We meet Laure Trebosc, Lumos Programme Development Coordinator, who tells us about her role. Laure plans and develops Lumos programmes in new countries with the aim of transforming the entire care…
New family-type homes to replace institutions in Moldova
This year, in the Moldovan County of Floresti, 60 children will be leaving the big institutions, which they call 'home', for good. Our Lumos Moldova team is working with these two large institutions to…
Lumos Launches its Programme in Varna, Bulgaria
Last month Lumos launched its programme in Varna, Bulgaria by signing a formal agreement with key decision makers from municipalities in the Varna region. Varna is one of the two pilot regions where Lumos…
Empowering People with Learning Disabilities in Bulgaria
Last month, a team from the UK-based charity CHANGE visited Bulgaria. The visit was part of a two-year project, funded by Lumos, which aims to improve the lives of children with learning disabilities across…
Join our London Marathon team!
Fancy running the 2012 London Marathon?If you were lucky enough to secure a place for the Virgin London Marathon 2012 through the ballot and are considering running for a charity, we would be delighted…
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To mark World Health Day on April 7th, Lumos supported the Moldovan Ministry of Health to hold a national meeting about infant...
Lumos has long been advocating intensively at the European Level, calling for the EU to encourage countries to use available...
On 25 April 2012 Lumos held a press conference in Bulgaria, together with the State Agency for Child Protection and the Agency...
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