This brief from ECPAT's Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism defines the term "voluntourism" and its risks to children. The brief zooms in on voluntourism in orphanages, saying "volunteering in residential care centres, orphanages and shelters has become popular among international travellers. Orphanages quickly began to take advantage of this growing interest, transforming it into a source of funding, even reportedly 'recruiting' children from their parents – 80 percent of the estimated 2 million children placed in orphanages worldwide still have at least one living parent. Increased 'volun-tourism' at orphanages places these children at risk of sexual abuse and exploitation." The brief continues, "in Cambodia, some residential care managers were directly asked about the children’s availability for sex."
