The goal of the Collaborative is to give voice to issues of importance to women who are at risk for HIV, and to those who are infected or affected with HIV/AIDS. The Collaborative serves as a model of empowerment for women by working toward the development of concrete strategies for eliminating disparities in: HIV Prevention, Education and Training, Care & Treatment, Service Delivery, Support and Social Services, Research, Funding, Policy & Advocacy, and Substance Use.

Our History
As a result of advocacy efforts by women attending the national women and HIV conference in 1997 and 1999, the Collaborative was established in April of 2000 with seed funding from Dupont Pharmaceuticals. The objective was to bring together HIV positive women, community advocates and providers to collectively address the needs of women infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Against the backdrop of increasingly punitive and coercive public health policies targeting women and, in response to the lack of women-centered HIV care and services, the Collaborative seeks to develop and implement a comprehensive advocacy agenda to defend and promote the rights of women living with HIV.

Our Vision
We envision a world where women are fully empowered, where gender disparities are erased and HIV and AIDS is eliminated.

Contact Us

Mailing Address:
111 East 14th Street, PMB #147
New York, NY 10003
P (212) 367-1012
F (212) 367-1022

Staff
Claire Simon, Interim Executive Director
Kelsey Barrett, Program Assistant
Luis Cartegena, Fiscal Manager

Board of Directors
Michele Bonan
Alisha Ellis
Elizabeth Londono, Secretary
Clementine Martin
Shelley Ruchti
Rona Taylor, President