Keseb is a nonpartisan, pro-democracy
nonprofit organization.

We are building a transnational civil society ecosystem for learning, collaboration, and innovation to counter authoritarianism and advance inclusive and resilient democracies.

The global order is nearing a tipping point, and if democracy’s defenders do not work together to help guarantee freedom for all people, the authoritarian model will prevail.”

— ­­Freedom House

Why Keseb?

21st century democracy has been in crisis in the U.S. and around the world. 

As a global community, we are at an inflection point. 

To defend, strengthen, and reimagine democracy, we need effective local, national, and transnational efforts.

We approach our work through a multidisciplinary lens.

Fellowship

The Democracy Fellowship provides deep support to a mosaic of leading national democracy entrepreneurs from Brazil, South Africa, and the United States.

Network

The Global Democracy Champions Network provides an engagement platform for a select group of leading democracy champions from around the world.

Covenings

Keseb’s multi-stakeholder covenings facilitate timely transational dialogues and build solidarity across borders.

Intelligence

Keseb’s intelligence products offer analysis and actionable insights to equip pro-democracy practitioners and philanthropists in the U.S. and globally.

Defending and Strengthening Diverse Democracies

The report highlights the drivers of democratic regression in Brazil, India, South Africa and the United States, and surfaces opportunities to defend and strengthen pro-democracy civil society efforts in each country. Additionally, the report calls for a cross-country ecosystem approach to counter enduring authoritarian forces and build inclusive and resilient democracies.

21st-Century Democracy: Building a Transnational Innovation Ecosystem

This essay series in Stanford Social Innovation Review, authored by leading democracy champions from Brazil, South Africa, and the United States, discusses effective nonpartiasn pro-democracy strategies.

Our aspiration is that these five essays will inform, challenge, and expand the field's imaginative capacities to innovate for 21st-century democracy - within and acros our borders.

Across all of our work, we contribute to a positive inclusive democracy narrative to inspire and unlock the imagination of people across the globe.