The HIV/AIDS Toolkit is a package developed specifically for tertiary institutions by the Association of African Universities (AAU) in 2003 with the aim of supporting the development and management of comprehensive institutional responses to HIV/AIDS. It is available in hard copy in both English and French. The Toolkit is the outcome of a project initiated in 2001 with the support of the ADEA Working Group on Higher Education.The package comprises:- resource materials on HIV/AIDS in the African tertiary education context- advocacy strategies for use within tertiary institutions and amongst their constituencies/social partners- and, practical guidelines for the design, management and implementation of HIV/AIDS policies and programmes in African tertiary education institutions.