Which charity founded by J.K. Rowling was renamed Lumos in 2010?

The charity founded by J.K. Rowling was the Children’s High Level Group, renamed Lumos in 2010.

Rowling co-founded the Children’s High Level Group in 2005 with the politician and paediatrician Emma Nicholson. The organization focused on children separated from their families and living in institutions, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. Its work sought to promote family-based care and improve children’s rights.

In 2010, the organization adopted the name Lumos, taken from a spell in the Harry Potter books that produces light. The new name was intended to make the charity’s identity clearer and support its international work while retaining Rowling’s connection to the organization.

Lumos is not the same as Comic Relief or a general literary foundation. Its central concern is ending the institutionalization of children and helping governments develop family and community-based alternatives. Rowling has continued to be associated with the charity as its founder.