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The previous Accelerating Contraceptive Use (ACU) Project increased contraceptive prevalence rates (CPR) in three areas from 9 to 34; 20 to 44; and 24 to 51 from October 2005 to June 2006. The project demonstrated that innovative family planning approaches can be highly effective in Afghanistan.

With continued generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the ECU project builds on and replicates the model created during the successful ACU project in order to increase access and successful use of contraceptive methods while bringing innovations to meet the needs of women and men in three Afghan communities. The ECU continues working with the same local NGO partners which collaborated with the ACU project (AADA, BDN, and STEP). Also, the project is implemented in close coordination and cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health, the USAID-funded COMPRI-A, HSSP, and Tech Serve projects, local communities, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations.