This overview is intended to contribute to discussions on international volunteering in residential care centres as an anecdotal research piece on the situation in Guatemala. Guatemala was chosen as a focus country due to recommendations from a range of informants who raised concerns about the practice in centres in Guatemala. Availability of research and connections also contributed to the choice of Guatemala as a country focus. This overview was informed by online resources, academic and institutional literature, and interviews and email correspondence with informants. A limitation of this study is the limited input from in-country child protection specialists, who were not available during the period of research.
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