The various Networks, Consortia and group representatives of the Civil Society operating at Federal and Regional levels in Ethiopia, came together in the first establishment conference of the Ethiopian Civil and Society Organization Forum (ECSF) in May 2013 to The ECSF is a non-partisan, independent, inclusive and voluntary national forum that focuses on solving the common concerns and challenges of the Civil Society sector in Ethiopia. ECSF registered according with the new Civil Society Proclamation No. 1113/2019 with registry No. 4414.