Drawing from fieldwork in Swaziland and Zimbabwe in the last quarter of 2003 and involving many stakeholders and discussion groups of young people themselves all commenting on issues of violence in and around schools, this report maps out a plan of action—action spaces—for addressing gender-based violence as well as other forms of violence. This is something that is key to accelerating progress on the participation of girls in education and is in line with the idea of Child Friendly Schools. Making schools safe places for learning, however, is not an overnight process; it is something that relies on the cooperation and participation of many partners—trained counsellors, trained teachers, informed children, parents and communities, communication strategies, legal frameworks, the involvement of organisations that already have a long history and excellent track record of working on issues of abuse and speaking out.