What We Stand For


Intention and commitment - What we practice and why.

  • Emotional Authenticity - Because we believe in honesty and wholeness ... we practice emotional intelligence and self-awareness. read more ...
  • Personal Responsibility - Because we value integrity and accountability ... we take 100% responsibility for our feelings, and we own the impacts - both positive and negative - of our choices and actions.
  • Leadership Mastery - Because we believe that role models change lives ... we practice highly principled personal, interpersonal, and group leadership.
  • Empowered Mission - Because we value generosity, service, and connection to spirit ... we explore and live from our deepest purpose.
  • Supportive Community - Because we care for ourselves and the generations to come ... we create a place for men from all walks of life to learn and teach in a safe, respectful, challenging, and inclusive peer-network. read more ...

Our Purpose, Vision, Core Values and Goals

Purpose

The purpose of MKP is to create a safer world by growing “better” men. We do this by training men and supporting them in circles.
Read More about “better” men

Vision

Our vision is a safe world where all men are brothers, in relationship with one another …

a world where conflicts are resolved peacefully; where torture, genocide, domestic violence and senseless war are only entries in the history books …

where men are fully accountable and take responsibility for their decisions …

where men stand tall and proud to be men, secure in their role and deeply committed to nurturing one another, their families, their communities and their planet.

Core Values

  • Accountability
  • Authenticity
  • Integrity
  • Community
  • Service
  • Inclusivity

Our Big Hairy Audacious Goals

  • Within 30 years, build a body of men a million strong creating a safer world in Circles around the globe.
  • Within 20 years, establish an MKP community in every city in the world that is home to at least one million souls.
  • Within 15 years, achieve international recognition on par with Doctors without Borders and other public institutions of merit.
  • Within 10 years, develop and deliver an internationally recognized curriculum for mature masculinity for all ages and stages of a man’s life.

The ManKind Project has adopted the values and institutional stances reflected below:

READ Institutional Stand Against Abuse  
READ Sexual Orientation & The ManKind Project
READ The ManKind Project Ethical Relationship Policy  
READ The ManKind Project Declaration on Mental Health