Wizardwatch

Join us for episode #11 where we meet the CEO of Lumos, Georgette Mulheir, in Carnegie Hall.  Potterwatch made a trip to NYC to meet with Georgette just prior to the screening of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" on November 13th.  This was a fund raising event for Lumos supported by J.K. Rowling who is the founder and major supporter of the organization which seeks to eliminate the institutionalization of children in several countries by 2050.  Georgette's passion for helping children and families shines through as she tells the Lumos story with details of the most unfortunate circumstances that children of orphanages and other institutions needlessly endure in our modern times.  Lumos works on both micro and macro scales to provide comprehensive support to countries who have the highest rates of institutionalization and who also have the resources within their grasp to change their way of providing care.  The bottom line is that institutionalisation is bad for the developing brain and mind of a chil