This entry contains slides from Holly Karakos's presentation at the 2013 AEA Meeting. The presentation highlights a rapid ethnographic assessment conducted in a community in Cape Town, South Africa to consider the issue of high school drop out. The presentation highlights the approach to the issue, challenges, successes, and finally offers some concluding thoughts and lessons learned from this work. #SouthAfrica #SchoolDropout #RapidEthnographicAssessment #international