The POWER program is a consortium of five AIDS service organizations, including The AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT), Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP), PASAN, PWA, and The Teresa Group. This program is grounded in the principles of the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV and/or AIDS and the Meaningful Engagement of People Living with HIV and/or AIDS (GIPA/MEPA). The goal of POWER is to create opportunities to empower women living with HIV through knowledge exchange, capacity building, and to receive peer support that contributes to the health and well being of women living with HIV.