ABSTRACT
The contributions of this book have shown the need for further reflection on how mentoring can favour the emancipation of children and young people. This debate must be accompanied by fluid and ongoing communication between academics and practitioners, taking into consideration the voice and needs of the children and youth we serve. Further, as previous studies have shown, this debate is necessary given that some well-designed and well-intentioned programmes have not achieved the expected results or have in fact brought about unwanted consequences (Rhodes, Liang, & Spencer, 2009). In this regard, we must continue working to ensure that mentoring initiatives that have been implemented from a top-down and atomising perspective take into account the needs and desires of the groups to which they are directed.
