THE WORLD BANK IBRD • IDA I WORLDBANKGROUP Lilia Burunciuc Director, Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean Region December 23 , 2022 The Honourable Dr. Ashni K. Singh Senior Minister Office of the President Ministry of Finance 49 Main and Urquhart Streets Georgetown, Guyana Dear Minister Singh: Co-operative Republic a/Guyana Additional Financing to the Secondary Education Improvement Project - Credit No. 6825-GY Amendment No. I to the Additional Financing Agreement We refer to the Financing Agreement (the ·' Financing Agreement") dated March I 0, 2021 , between the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (the " Recipient") and the International Development Association (the "Association"), for the Additional Financing of the Secondary Education Improvem ent Project (the " Project"), pursuant to which the Association has extended the above captioned credit c ·Credit'"). Please note that capitaliLed terms used in this letter (the "Amendment Letter") and not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Financing Agreement. We also refer to yo ur letter dated December 2, 2022, requesting the restructuring of the Project. In view of the above and our recent discussions, the Association proposes to amend the Financing Agreement as fo ll ows: I. Part A(I) of Schedule I to the Financing Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety to read as follows: '· I. In-service Mathematics Teacher T rain ing and Upgrading: Carryi ng out the following activities: (i) a diagnostic assessment of mathematics teachers ; ( ii) training and workshops for master trainers to deliver in-service trai ning to all public secon dary school mathematics teachers; (iii ) des ign, development and provision of modular, iterative, competency-based training for all seco ndary school mathematics teachers; (iv) di stribution of mathematics teaching aids and STEM textbooks in all public secondary school s to promote the application of training in the classroom and improved student 3"" Floor, Co urtl eigh Corporate Center, 6 St. Lucia Avenue, Kingston 5, Jamaica c::l Phone I (876 ) 960-0459 Emai l lburunc iuc~,, orldbank .org Honourable Dr. Ashni K. Singh 2 December 23 , 2022 learning; and (v) development of comprehensive website for an on-line community of practice for mathematics teachers in the Recipient" s territory." 2. Part B of Schedule 1 to the Financing Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety to read as follows : .. Part B. Expansion of General Secondary School Facilities Expand access to General Secondary School services in underserved areas of Regions 3 and 4 of the Recipient, through: 1. New School Construction: Construction of two new General Secondary Schools (one in Region 3 and one in Region 4), pursuant to the specifications set forth in the Project Operations Manual. 2. Provision of furniture and equipment for the facilities referred to in Part B.1. above. 3. New School Design: Design of one new General Secondary School (in Region 4), pursuant to the specifications set forth in the Project Operations Manual. '' All other terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement remai n in full force and effect. Please confinn your agreement with the forego ing amendment, on behalf of the Recipient, by signing and dating this Amendment Letter in the space provided below. This Amendment Letter shall be exec uted in two counterparts each of which shall be an original and one of which should be returned to us. The provisions set forth in this Amendment Letter shall become effective as of the date of the countersignature upon receipt by the Association ofa fu lly executed original of this Amendment Letter. Please also note that the enclosed Restructuring Paper wi ll be disc losed on the Association's external website as per the Association's policy on Access to Informatio n. Sincerely, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION l~t'-t?IM-e_. Lilia Burunciuc Honourable Dr. Ashni K. Singh 3 December 23, 2022 PUBLIC OF GUY ANA By: ame: ,,;,l \~).,. ~,,.,\,\),, " Title: ,Cy (\\f\O;AL