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Lumos, formerly known as Children's High Level Group and briefly as The Children's Voice, is an international non-governmental charity (NGO) founded by the author of the Harry Potter book series, J. K. Rowling. Lumos promotes an end to the institutionalisation of children worldwide.
Beira's Place is not a registered charity of Scotland. [6] As such, it does not accept donations and is entirely funded by Rowling. [16] Alongside Rowling, the current board members of the organisation are Rhona Hotchkiss (a former prison governor), Johann Lamont, Susan Smith (director of For Women Scotland), and Margaret McCartney. [16]
Joanne Rowling, together with her parents and sister, moved to the house in 1974 when she was aged nine. The house was sold by the Rowling family in 1995, and then sold again in 2011. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The owner, Julian Mercer, said of the house in 2011: "J. K. Rowling would have been here in her formative years and could have taken inspiration from ...
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015 10. When helped a fan who wanted to "finally give up" by showing how many wonderful, inspiring things we would miss out on by giving up on life.
The charity provides expert advice and practical support to single parents. The charity works to improve the livelihood of single parents through advocacy and policy work, relating to employment and skills, families and relationships, living standards and poverty, and welfare. [2] J. K. Rowling, formerly a single parent, is the charity’s ...
J.K. Rowling Karwai Tang/WireImage Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has dared police to arrest her as new hate crime laws come into effect in the U.K. The 58-year-old, who has regularly voiced her ...
J. K. Rowling Fred Duval/MEGA J. K. Rowling had a nonchalant response to criticism about her involvement on the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. “Dreadful news, which I feel duty bound to share ...
Rowling's charitable donations before 2012 were estimated by Forbes at $160 million. [179] She was the second most generous UK donor in 2015 (following the singer Elton John ), giving about $14 million.