warehoused in orphanages. a year after seeing that boy in the cage in 2005 she created a charity to stop it. it operates in places like muldova, czech republic, haiti, and bulgaria. this is once bulgaria's largest, most notorious institution with its long, dark, decaying corridors, and countless bare bedrooms. this is what many children once called home, where they lived and where many died. now through the efforts of lumos, it has been shut down. the children helped into small group homes closer to families where they get individual care and attention, the opportunity to socialize and plan for a future they may never have imagined. lumos works all over the world supporting children like those, providing them with an