The Civil Society and Media – Strengthened Together and Advancing in New Directions (CSM-STAND) program strategy for advancing pluralism offers a framework to support the integration of pluralism into projects.

This strategy achieves the following:

• Promotes a framework for understanding the interconnections between laws, policies, and governance and perceptions, attitude and behaviors that promote or impede pluralism.
• Connects theoretical conceptions of pluralism to practical guidance on how to integrate a pluralism lens and related outcomes to strengthen development projects.
• Defines key components of assessments to determine the current state of pluralism in communities, countries, and societies.
• Outlines examples of project objectives, activities, and tools that can support the promotion of pluralism.

The strategy was developed by the Aga Khan Foundation in collaboration with the Global Centre for Pluralism through the USAID funded CSM-STAND program.