HarbourSafe deals specifically with the needs of the black minority and ethnic (BME) community, and black gay and bisexual men. It hopes to develop and sustain a peer mentoring programme in the BME community which will help its members remain HIV negative. The programme itself is based on the highly successful model of the MetroSafe programme started in 2006 by the Metro Centre in Greenwich, which introduced the idea of peering mentors with mentees from the gay community with similar backgrounds to claim ownership of their sexual behaviour, practices and commitment to staying HIV negative. Similarly HarbourSafe hopes to duplicate this success by pairing mentors and mentees from an ethic background to face the challenges that their cultural beliefs, society and indeed safer sex can present. By recruiting black gay and bisexual men from the community who are confident in their approach to safer sex practices (mentors) HarbourSafe strives to team them with individuals who have found it difficult to maintain their own commitment to staying HIV negative (mentees). In an effort to help them build self esteem and knowledge of themselves it gives mentors and mentees the opportunity to work through nine goal building modules that put control and ownership of their lives and sexual behaviour firmly back into the hands of participants. As the HarbourSafe Coordinator one of my roles is to recruit volunteers into the programme and provide them with the necessary training and support they will require in order to achieve their desired goals and outcomes. Another equally important role will be strengthening ties between already existing BME organisations and providing points of referrals into the programme. The rise and spread of HIV is continuing and it is through community support based programmes such as HarbourSafe that we have an opportunity and a commitment to fight back. Rory Goring - HarbourSafe Coordinator.