Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- 1. Rationale for the Study and Methodology -- Rationale for the Study -- Methodology -- 2. Country Frameworks and Brief Description of Practices Studied -- Country Profile: Eritrea -- Country Profile: Mali -- Country Profile: Namibia -- Country Profile: Senegal -- Country Profile: South Africa -- Country Profile: Tanzania -- 3. Promising Practices in the Sub-Saharan Context -- Overview of Country Case Studies -- The Nature of the Influencing Factors -- Factors Which Influence Promising Practices -- Factors Contributing to Sustainability -- Factors Contributing to the Institutionalisation of a Promising Practice in the Life of the School -- Summing Up -- 4. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Multifaceted Initiatives for Interrelated Issues -- Teacher Education: Teachers as Change Agents -- An Integrated Curriculum -- Peer Education and Youth Involvement -- Community Participation -- Ongoing Evaluation -- Leadership -- Institutionalization of Interventions -- Funding -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: List of Researchers -- Bibliography.