Status of Women committee  Yes--

Status of Women committee  The stats on this are only for the visible sexual exploitation trade. We're talking straight trade, so we're talking outdoor trade, not indoor. That would be considered indoor trade.

Status of Women committee  It's estimated that there are about 400 youths being sexually exploited each year in Winnipeg and the majority of those are aboriginal youth in care. The average beginning age of involvement ranges from 11 to 16. Thirty-five percent started at the age of 14 years. Seventy percent to eighty percent of the adults started at the age of 18 or more.

Status of Women committee  They're from the.... I'll think about it. The Manitoba strategy....

Status of Women committee  There are a number of pieces that we put together for our presentation.

Status of Women committee  Well, I don't think our program is known across Canada yet. Just in terms of the research, or not in terms of the research, but.... It's just not known across Canada; we are so busy delivering the program that we haven't even been out there or able to promote it. What we do need is a very comprehensive evaluation of the program.

Status of Women committee  Certainly a dream of ours is to see.... The program could be a template model, I think, for other places and could be modified to fit other communities where exploitation is going on. But let me talk a bit about Sacred Lives, which is a program that was just funded in October as a result of the child and youth care program.

Status of Women committee  Thank you.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I'm here representing the Ndinawe and the Red River child and youth care program. I'd like to talk about two programs, so I'm also representing White Wolf Speaking, under the aboriginal community initiatives program, through the Sexuality Education Resource Centre. Let me talk about the Ndinawe and Red River child and youth care certificate program first.