Membership is open to legally registered NGO's ,church based institution, umbrella organisations and international NGO's involved and interested in basic education.
Organisations that wish to join the network should write a formal application letter to BEN Ethiopia and fulfill the criteria set by the organisation.

sMembership

Currently BEAE has:

•  45 member organizations;

•  14 partner International Non-Government Organizations.

Criteria for Membership:

The major criteria for membership are:

• NGOs working in education;
• Official registration document;
• Operational agreement;
• Interest in the network.

Categories of membership:

• Full (regular) members : NGOs, faith-based institutions, umbrella organizations and other collective groups that are registered with the government and are working on or providing support to basic education;
• Partners: International Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations, and Bilateral Organizations that support the promotion of ABE in Ethiopia ;
• Honorary members: renown personalities and other individuals who wish to support the objectives of BEA-E;