Youth are at greater risk than ever of sexual exploitation and trafficking, both on and offline. In Manitoba alone, hundreds of young people are exploited each year, but many more cases stay hidden behind closed doors. Predators use social media, gaming apps, and chats to connect, groom, and exploit. Reports of online luring in Canada have skyrocketed by over 800 percent in recent years.

Our youth workshops create a space where young people can feel heard and talk about these issues in an age-appropriate way. We give young people the tools to spot risks, stay safe, and help build a community free from exploitation.

✓ Free & flexible scheduling

✓ Safe & supportive environment

✓ Age-appropriate

✓ Builds critical thinking

✓ Promotes consent & respect

✓ Compatible with Manitoba Phys-ed and Health curriculum

Want to book a session? Email empowermencoyouth@mamawi.com for more information

EmpowerMen offers youth workshops adapted to a number of different age ranges and can tailor our approach to the needs of your specific school or organization.

Grades 4 to 6

• Healthy Relationships & Consent – Students explore friendships, respect, feelings, boundaries, communication, and age-appropriate concepts of consent.
• Stay Sharp: Digital Life Uncovered -Students learn about online privacy, trusted adults, apps and online communication, recognizing when an online situation feels unsafe, and what they can do when they need help. We also introduce topics such as catfishing and AI in an age-appropriate way.

Grades 7 to 9

• Healthy Relationships & Consent – Students explore communication, trust, boundaries, red flags, consent, rejection, and conflict resolution, with a focus on building healthy and respectful relationships.
• Gender Stereotypes – Students delve into gender stereotypes, expectations, masculinity, media influences, and how gender expectations affect how we view ourselves and others.
• Stay Sharp: Digital Life Uncovered – This workshop looks at digital citizenship, online relationships, catfishing, grooming, sextortion, sexting, pornography, and AI/deepfakes. Students learn to recognize danger online and make safe choices.
• Preventing Sexual Exploitation: Knowledge is Power – Students learn what sexual exploitation and trafficking can look like, how grooming and manipulation can occur, common warning signs, and where young people can turn for support.
• EmpowerMen Jeopardy – An interactive review session where students apply what they have learned through scenarios, questions, and activities.

Grades 10 to 12

• Healthy Relationships & Consent – Students explore communication, trust, boundaries, red flags, consent, rejection, conflict resolution, and recognizing unhealthy relationship behaviours.
• Gender-Based Violence Awareness – Students delve into gender expectations, masculinity, media influence, harmful attitudes and behaviours, and understanding gender-based violence.
• Stay Sharp: Digital Life Uncovered – This workshop looks at digital citizenship, online relationships, catfishing, grooming, sextortion, sexting, pornography, and AI/deepfakes. Students learn to recognize danger online and make safe choices.
• Preventing Sexual Exploitation: Knowledge is Power – Students learn what sexual exploitation and trafficking can look like, how grooming and manipulation can occur, common warning signs, and where young people can turn for support.
• EmpowerMen Jeopardy – An interactive review session where students apply what they have learned through scenarios, questions, and activities.