Since September 2001, assistance was provided by UNFPA in three areas (i) Reproductive health (ii) Women’s Issues/gender (iii) Population Census. The Reproductive health efforts focused on the rehabilitation of 3 maternity hospitals in Kabul; provision of RH kits and life saving drugs; supporting RH service delivery in underserved areas, using mass media to promote behavioral change, and capacity building and training through NGO partners. Support was provided to the RH Communications Center at MOH and to the Reproductive Health Resources Assessment Survey. The support to Ministry of Women’s Affairs included rehabilitation of the Ministry’s Vocational Training Center, income generation projects, Women’s Rights Unit of the Human Rights Commission and rehabilitation of the Ministry’s Offices. A key strategy has been to strengthen the capacity of ministries by placing technical experts in line Ministries.