Memorandum No. 14 concerning the Contribution Arrangement between Japan, represented through
its Ministiy of Foreign Affairs, and the International Bank for Reconstruction regarding the Global
Partnership for Education Fund (MTO No. 069020)
I.    Reference is made to the Contribution Arrangement between Japan, represented through its
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the "Contributor") and the International Bank for Reconstruction (the "Bank",
and together with the Contributor, the "Participants" and each a "Participant") as trustee (the "Trustee") of
the Global Partnership for Education Fund (the "Trust Fund"), dated January 24, 2013, as modified (the
"Contribution Arrangement").
2.     The Bank acknowledges that the Contributor has decided to provide the sum of six hundred ninety
five thousand five hundred ninety nine United States dollars (US$ 695,599) (the "Contribution") for the
Trust Fund in line with the Contribution Arrangement.
3.     The Contributor will deposit the Contribution promptly following countersignature in the full
amount and currency specified in paragraph 2 above into such bank account designated by the Trustee upon
submission of a payment request by the Trustee.
4.     When making the deposit, the Contributor will instruct its bank to include in its deposit details
information ( remittance advice) field of its SWIFT deposit message, information indicating: the amount
deposited, that the deposit is made by the Contributor for MTO No. 069020 (the Global Partnership for
Education Fund), and the date of the deposit.
5.     Additionally, the Participants mutually decide to apply the Contribution Arrangement modified as
follows only for this Memorandum:
(a)    The definitions of "Charter", "Developing Country Partner" and "Grant Agent" of the
Annex to the Contribution Arrangement are deleted and replaced with the following in
alphabetical order:
"Charter" means the Charter of the Global Partnership for Education adopted by the
Board which establishes the governance arrangements and roles and responsibilities of the
partners in the Global Partnership for Education.
"Grant Agent" means any organization approved by the Board, in consultation with the
Trustee, to enter into a Financial Procedures Agreement or Financial Procedures
Memorandum to receive Cash Transfers and implement Activities as approved by the
Board, or to supervise an Activity.
"Partner Country" means a country: (i) that receives Trust Fund funds from a Grant
Agent through a Grant Agreement, or (ii) on whose behalf a Grant Agent implements an
Activity.
(b)    All references in the Contribution Arrangement to "Developing Country Partner" are
replaced with "Partner Country".
(c)    A new paragraph 2.3 is added to the Attachment to the Contribution Arrangement reading
as follows:
"2.3. The Trust Fund will consist of: (i) the GPE Fund general account; and (ii) the GPE
West Bank and Gaza Program Sub-Account. Except as specifically provided by the
Standard Matters Applicable to the GPE West Bank and Gaza Program Sub-Account set
forth in Schedule 2 attached to this Attachment, these Standard matters Applicable to the


Global Partnership for Education Fund will apply mutatis mutandis to the GPE West Bank
and Gaza Program Sub-Account."
(d)    Paragraph 4.5 of the Attachment to the Contribution Arrangement will be deleted and
replaced with the following:
"4.5. The Trust Fund will be maintained by the Trustee in the currency or currencies set
forth in Schedule I (Holding Currencies) attached to this Attachment, as the same may be
amended from time to time in line with the Contribution Agreements/Arrangements."
(e)    Paragraph 7.1 of the Attachment to the Contribution Arrangement will be deleted and
replaced with the following:
"7.1.  The Trust Fund funds may also be used to pay for services provided to the Global
Partnership for Education by the Secretariat and by the Chair. The Board will approve the
Operating Expenses Budget. Upon approval by the Board of the Operating Expenses
Budget, the Trustee will, subject to the availability of applicable funds held in the Trust
Fund, as determined by the Trustee, transfer to the Secretariat the respective amount of
compensation approved for the Operating Expenses Budget, each of which will be subject
to an end of year adjustment based on actual costs incurred."
(f)    The Schedule to the Attachment to the Contribution Arrangement is numbered as
"Schedule 1".
(g)    A new Schedule 2 is added to the Attachment to the Contribution Arrangement reading as
set forth in the attachment to this memorandum (the "Memorandum")
6.     All other matters of the Contribution Arrangement will remain the same.
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7.     Each of the Participants will act in line with this Memorandum. The Participants are each requested
to sign and date this Memorandum, and upon possession by the Bank of this fully signed Memorandum and
respective amendments signed by all other Contributors to the Trust Fund, this Memorandum will come
into operation as of the date of the last signature.
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
AS TRUSTEE OF THE GLOBAL PARNTERSHIP FOR EDUCATION FUND
Dirk Reinerniann
Name:
Title:    Director Trust Funds and Partner Relations
Date:     04-mar-2022
JAPAN, represented through its
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
By:                   -
KAWAHARA Kazutaka
Name:
Title:  Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, International Cooperation Bureau
Date:   07 March 2022
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ATTACHMENT
SCHEDULE 2
Standard Matters Applicable to the GPE West Bank and Gaza Program Sub-Account
1.     When the Contributor makes a Contribution to the Trust Fund for the purpose of supporting the
GPE West Bank and Gaza Program, it will designate in writing that its Contribution will be allocated to the
GPE West Bank and Gaza Program and the amount of funds to be allocated to such program.
2.     When the Contributor designates an allocation of its Contribution funds, in whole or in part, to the
GPE West Bank and Gaza Program pursuant to paragraph I above, the Trustee will credit the amount of
the Contribution fhnds designated by the Contributor to the GPE West Bank and Gaza Program Sub-
Account.
3.     Subject to paragraph 4 below and to the availability of applicable funds held in the GPE West Bank
and Gaza Program Sub-Account as determined by the Trustee, the Trustee will make commitments, transfer
and/or use the Sub-Account funds for any purpose approved and in the amount allocated by the GPE Board,
in accordance with the terms of the GPE Fund Governance Document, the Contribution
Agreement/Arrangement, and the relevant Financial Procedures Agreement/Arrangement or Financial
Procedures Memorandum.
4.     Commitments and transfers of Trust Fund funds by the Trustee for the Trustee Costs and the
Operating Expenses Budget will be applied against the GPE Fund general account and the GPE West Bank
and Gaza Program Sub-Account on a pro rata basis calculated based on the cash balance of funds in each
account.
5.     Any return of finds received by the Trustee will be credited to the relevant account from which the
original funding was provided.
6.     Only the Contributors to the GPE West Bank and Gaza Program will have beneficiary interests in
the GPE West Bank and Gaza Program Sub-Account resources.
7.     Any Contributor to the GPE West Bank and Gaza Program may, upon three (3) months' prior
written notice, cancel all or part of the remaining balance of its Contribution that is not allocated by the
GPE Board prior to the receipt of such notice. In the event of such cancellation, the Trustee will, as
instructed by the relevant Contributor in writing, promptly return directly to the relevant Contributor or to
the relevant Donor Balance Account or transfer to any other trust fund or fund administered by the Bank,
such Contributor's pro-rata share of the outstanding unallocated balance of the GPE West Bank and Gaza
Program Sub-Account funds in United States Dollars.
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