On average, adolescent participation in schooling is increasing in terms of numbers and duration (seeTable 3), a trend that at one level reflects the aspirations of adolescents and parents for greater educational opportunity. The associations between sustained secondary school attendance and lower HIV risk have prompted research to investigate the potential for cash grants and/or social support (including feeding schemes, covering costs of uniform and school-based helpers) to support retention and reduce vulnerability to HIV. Girls in rural Kenya are subject to sexual harassment by both teachers and students (Mensch & Lloyd, 1998).