Notes on contributors

Jenny Parkes is a Reader in Education at the Institute of Education, University College London. Her research interests include violence, gender and young people. She was the Principal Investigator for the Stop Violence Against Girls in School research in Kenya, Ghana and Mozambique.

Jo Heslop is a Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University College London. She works in the field of gender, education and international development, with particular interests in gender violence in schools, sexuality, identities and the research-policy-practice interface. Her current research is located in Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique and Ghana.

Francisco Januario is Deputy Dean for Research and Extension and Course Director for the Masters in Science and Mathematics Education at Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique. He works in the field of educational assessment, research methods, and gender in education and was the coordinator of the research in Mozambique for ActionAid's Stop Violence Against Girls in School project.

Samwel Oando is the Data Analyst at the Directorate of Quality Assurance of Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He coordinated the research in Kenya for ActionAid's Stop Violence Against Girls in School project.

Susan Sabaa is Executive Director of CRRECENT, the Child Research and Resource Centre in Ghana. She is a children's rights activist, researcher and a consultant with GNECC (Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition), and she coordinated the research in Ghana for ActionAid's Stop Violence Against Girls in School project.