As part of the efforts to implement a fully inclusive National Plan for Integrated Rural Development (PNDRI), in order to reach the most vulnerable populations of the country, and with the view to generate opportunities and develop capacities within groups living in poverty, exclusion and vulnerability, the Government of Guatemala identified South-South Cooperation as a powerful tool to incorporate lessons learned from other countries regarding social protection programmes. 

In 2014, Guatemala approached the Brazilian Government, via UNICEF and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency, seeking for technical knowledge that would help the country meet its institutional goals, particularly the government’s commitment to progressively ensure the fulfilment of social rights, especially for the most marginalized children.