1)    Membership application. Application to the membership of the platform shall be in writing and shall be made in such a manner as the National Steering Committee may determine.

a)The National Steering Committee shall receive, asses and consider all         membership applications.

Upon consideration and acceptance or rejection of the application, the decision arrived at shall be communicated to the applicant and the Platform General Meeting which will confirm or reject the proposed membership with stated reasons.

2)    Benefits of being a member

Members of the platform shall enjoy such rights as shall from time to time be prescribed by the General Assembly, including;
a) The right to fully participate in the prescribed activities and meetings of
the platform.
b) The right to access and use facilities provided by the platform.
c) The right to benefit from capacity building initiatives provided by the
platform.
d) The right to benefit from human resource expertise provided by the
platform.
e) The right to express themselves without undue influence and interference
by other members provided that the said exercise of freedom of
expression shall not prejudice the interest of any other member of the
platform.
f) The right to vote or be voted into an elective office, role or responsibility.