Under the banner of South-South cooperation and in line with UNESCO's EDUCAIDS Framework, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA) and UNESCO Brasilia have been working together to provide technical support to the five Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOP) for the development of a strong education sector response to HIV and AIDS. With acknowledgement to the Brazilian experience and in recognition that Ministries of Education and Health are core governing institutions positioned to respond effectively, and in alignment, to HIV and AIDS in each country, the workshop was designed with the overarching aim to improve the education sector's contributions to achieving universal access, by optimizing and expanding partnerships between the education and health sectors.