The Project entitled 'Promoting safe abortion in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia’ is an IPPF EN regional abortion initiative that started at the end of 2005. 

The RO of the IPPF EN, and some of its member associations (MAs), have developed and tested tools for assessing the quality of abortion services, working with partner clinics.

The following MAs have been involved: Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

The project builds the capacity and supports the MAs that do not have their own clinics in order to improve the quality of abortion services in their countries through capacity building in partner clinics. 

The regional office provided the MAs with the necessary skills and tools to perform needs assessments and to develop action plans for improving the quality of abortion services.

The tools drew on the IPPF Quality of Care (QOC)  tools as well as other sources and the rapid assessment process included meetings with local communities in addition to the assessments in the facilities themselves. 

Based on the findings of the assessments and following capacity building by the IPPF EN RO, the MAs have drawn up action plans to work with their partner clinics to improve the quality of the abortion services offered.

In the last year of the Regional Abortion Initiative, medical service providers of 9 Member Associations were given the opportunity to participate in the eighth International Congress of the International Federation of Abortion and Contraception Professionals (FIAPAC). This allowed them to discuss problems and issues with their peers and learn cutting-edge information on best medical techniques available in contraception and abortion.