THE NEW WARRIOR TRAINING ADVENTURE
Described by thousands of men as the most powerful personal growth opportunity they have ever experienced. Take a risk and get more of what you want from manhood. Ready for an adventure?
MANKIND PROJECT MEN'S GROUPS
You can end your isolation and have what the most successful men in the world have. Find connection and brotherhood. Get support. Feel more alive. Transform your challenges into fuel for growth.
Why we exist
We believe that emotionally mature, powerful, compassionate, and purpose-driven men will help heal some of our society’s deepest wounds. We support the powerful brilliance of men and we are willing to look at, and take full responsibility for, the pain we are also capable of creating – and suffering. We care deeply about men, our families, communities, and the planet.
What is MKP?
The ManKind Project is men’s community for the 21st Century. MKP is a nonprofit training and education organization with over three decades of proven success hosting life-changing experiential personal development programs for men. MKP supports a global network of free peer-facilitated men’s groups and supports men in leading lives of integrity, authenticity, and service.
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What is Men’s Work?
“Men’s Work” is physical, social, emotional, and spiritual development for men.
It’s the work of supporting and challenging ourselves and other men to find purpose, share vulnerably, live honestly, and act with integrity.
Trainings & Programs
We provide cutting edge experiential training and leadership programs for men.
The New Warrior Training Adventure is our flagship program. Over 90% of men who do the NWTA Highly Recommend it. We also offer world-class leadership, eldering, mentoring, and multicultural training.
- We will sponsor and run over 125 leadership and personal growth trainings and programs this year.
- Close to 2,000 men will participate in the New Warrior Training Adventure, joining almost 80,000 other men who have taken this life-changing challenge since 1985.
Men’s Groups
We support a growing and diverse network of peer-facilitated Men’s Groups.
There are men’s groups meeting in over 120 communities across the USA. You are invited. Doing men’s work will profoundly impact how alive, inspired, supported, and connected you feel.
- We serve over 7,000 men weekly or bi-weekly with ongoing peer-mentoring.
- We provide training, curriculum development, logistical support, best practices, and communication tools for our men’s groups.
Missions of Service
We support men to develop and live missions of service in the world.
New Warriors are living their missions and improving communities. The ManKind Project has a proven approach to supporting men of all backgrounds in discovering and living their purpose in the world.
- Through our Mission Circle, we promote, support, publicize, and celebrate men’s personal missions of service.
- The ManKind Project has awarded over 500 Mission of Service Awards over the last 25 years. Meet some of these men here.
Years of Service
From a single training in Milwaukee in January 1985 to a brotherhood with trainings in 14 global Regions and men's groups in 26 countries.
Communities
In 23 Training Areas across the USA, supported by volunteers who give of their time and energy to support any man looking for community.
Training Programs
Modern Re-Initiation into Manhood, Leadership Training, Peer Facilitation, Intercultural Competency Training, and Online Courses.
Men's Groups
Free Confidential Peer Facilitated Support Groups for Men. Men's Groups, Men mentoring men through all the passages of their lives.
New Warriors
Since 1985, the ManKind Project has welcomed men from all walks of life to the adventure of their lives. 48 Hours can change everything.
ManKind Project USA Community News
Honoring Doug Gilmore “Father” of Mid Atlantic MKP
25 years ago, in 1992, a young and charismatic man led the New Warrior Washington community to become a training center for the New Warrior Training Adventure. That man was Doug Gilmore. In 2005 Doug was injured in an auto accident that left...
#InternationalWomensDay – Listen, Make Room, Do Our Work
The ManKind Project Supports the Global Sisterhood Movement and their Gather in a Circle Campaign. #InternationalWomensDay Gender equity and the empowerment of women is a key to our collective liberation. As women rise, we all rise. Listen. Do our work. Make room....
Time to #ReachOut. #IAmResponsible
by Ed Gurowitz In the wake of the Florida school shooting let’s abandon, for the moment, the gun control debate. Not that it’s not important, but experience has shown that nothing we’re going to do or say here will affect it. (If for some reason you’re interested in...
Commemorating World AIDS Day With ‘Project Inscribe’
#NewWarrior George Kelly, an AIDS survivor and activist, organized students from the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy to commemorate World AIDS Day by writing the names of people lost to AIDS on the sidewalks of the Castro District in San Francisco. Called “Project...
2018: We Have Never Had a Greater Need for Better Men
I took office as MKP USA Chair on January 1st. It seems to me that our work in MKP is more crucial than ever before in our 30-year history. It’s also true that what we do and who we are in the world has changed the culture. Our ripples keep growing. The...
Kelley Cresap – Authors “A Love-Hate Guide to Breaking Bad”
#New Warrior Kelly Cresap, a certified co-leader of 15 NWTA’s who has has staffed over 40 NWTA’s, along with holding many leadership roles in the ManKind Project Mid Atlantic Area has published a new book A Love-Hate Guide To "Breaking Bad" which has been...
Men like us …
Make a powerful commitment to our personal development.
Take risks and push our limits to continue evolving.
Are 100% responsible for our choices and emotions.
Go beyond narrow stereotypes of manhood.
Work to better ourselves, our communities and our planet.
Connect, support and challenge other men to be the best men we can be.