In Ethiopia, as the basis for any development endeavor, considerable attention and priority hasrnbeen given to primary education. To this effect, the MOE has established partnership with NGOsrnto implement educational activities in general and Alternative Basic Education to promoternprimary education in particular. In practice, however, these activities were highly challenged by arnnumber of problems. Thus, the main purpose of this study was to assess implementation of NonformalrnAlternative Basic Education supported by NGOs.rnBased on this purpose, brief review of related literature and experience of some countries werernassessed. Descriptive survey method was used for the study. Data were gathered fromrnfacilitators, government and NGO's officials, Center Management Committee members, primaryrnschool teachers, and previous ABE students. Data were collected from respondents throughrnquestionnaires, focus group discussion and document analysis. In order to select samplernpopulation purposive, random and availability-sampling techniques were employed. Appropriaternstatistical tools (the mean, standard deviation, t-test and one-way ANOVA) were used in order tornanalyze and interpret the data.rnThe findings of the study revealed that though training was given to facilitators, the training givenrni17 relation to their duties and responsibilities were insufficient. Consequently, the performance ofrnfacilitators was found to be relatively poor. The study also showed that the salary paid forrnfacilitators was unsatisfactory. On top of this, the contribution of Alternative Basic Education inrnthe project area was found to be relatively good in solving the problem of the area. However, inrnthe regional and national level it was not satisfactory.rnAccording to the findings deduced from the study, it was revealed that the relation betweenrnformal and ABE center was very low. Although community participation was encouraging, therncommitments from the government side in supervision and monitoring were at low level.rnMoreover, the opinion and views of stakeholders towards the use of Alternative Basic Educationrnwere found to be positive, which may create fertile ground for expansion of Alternative BasicrnEducation. Furthermore, it was found out that there were problems related to textbooks andrnreference materials, lack of facilitators' motivation, poor educational facilities, and scarcity ofrnfinancial support of NGOs. These were the main problems that hinder the implementation ofrnAlternative Basic Education.rnHence, it is suggested that facilitators should be motivated and trained with relevant training inrnrelation to their duties and responsibilities. For the success of Alternative Basic Education inrnpromoting primary education, the respective government bodies, NGOs and the communityrnshould accomplish their responsibility in organized manner. In addition to this, the governmentrnand NGOs should sensitize and mobilize the respective community to expand Alternative BasicrnEducation to underprivileged area