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Our Ref. CL No 37/2022
February 22, 2022
Honorable Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
Kigali, Rwanda
Dear Honorable Minister,
Subiect: Republic ofRwanda - Credit No. 618 70-RW Stunting Prevention and Reduction
Project
Second Amendment to the Financing Agreement
We refer to the Financing Agreement dated March 7, 2018, entered into between the
Republic of Rwanda ("Recipient") and the International Development Association ("Association")
("Agreement") for the Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project ("Project"), as amended. We
also refer to your letter, dated December 21, 2021, requesting the Association to reallocate funds
following the activation of the Contingency Emergency Response Component ("CERC") under
the Project.
We are pleased to inform you that the Association agrees to your request and hereby
proposes to amend the Agreement as follows:
1.    The development objective of the Project is hereby amended to read as follows:
"The objective of the Project is to contribute to the reduction in the stunting rate among
children under five years of age (with a focus on those under two) in the Targeted Districts,
and to provide immediate and effective response in the case of an eligible crisis or
emergency".
2.     The table in Section III.A of Schedule 2 to the Agreement is hereby amended as set forth
in the annex to this amendment letter.
All the other provisions of the Agreement that have not been amended shall remain
unchanged and in full force and effect.


Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing, on behalf of the Recipient, by
countersigning and dating the form of confirmation on the two original copies of this letter and
returning one original, as countersigned, to us. This amendment shall become effective as of the
date of its countersignature.
Sincerely,
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Rolande Pryce
Country Manager
CONFIRMED AND AGREED:
REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
By:_F
Name:
Title:-
Date:


Annex
Category              Amount of the       Percentage of
Credit Allocated   Expenditures to be
(expressed in        Financed
SDR)         (Inclusive of Taxes)
(1) Goods, non-consulting      456,088          25%
services, consulting services
under Parts 1(i) of the Project
(2) Goods, non-consulting      693,955          0% until GFF A6783
services, consulting services and               fully utilized,
Training under Part 1 (ii) of the               thereafter 100%
Project
(3) Performance-Based          3,471,572         100%
Payments under Part 1(iii) of the
Project
(4) Goods, non-consulting      4,000,000         100%
services, consulting services,
Training and Incremental
Operating Costs under Parts
1(iv) and (v) and Part 3(iii) of
the Project
(5) Goods, non-consulting      1,410,000         0% until GFF A6783
services, consulting services and               fully utilized,
Training under Part 1 (vi) of the                thereafter 100%
Project
(6) Goods, non-consulting      5,620,000         100%
services, consulting services and
Training under Part 1(vii) of the
Project
(7) Emergency Expenditures     1,948,385         100%
Part 4 of the Project
TOTAL AMOUNT                   17,600,000