  The African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications is a biennial
school in Africa. It is based on the observation that fundamental physics
provides excellent motivation for students of science. The aim of the school is
to build capacity to harvest, interpret, and exploit the results of current and
future physics experiments and to increase proficiency in related applications.
The participating students are selected from all over Africa. The school also
offers a workshop to train high school teachers, an outreach to motivate high
school pupils and a physics conference to support a broader participation of
African research faculties. Support for the school comes from institutes in
Africa, Europe, USA and Asia. In this paper, we will present the school and
discuss strategies to make the school sustainable.

Physics Education