04-Apr-2025 __________________ Mr. Khalil Z. Shariff Interim Chief Executive Officer Aga Khan Foundation North America (Programs and Partnerships) 1825 K Street NW, Suite 901 Washington DC 20006 United States of America Afghanistan: Water Emergency Relief Project (Grant No. TF0C1927) Amendments to the Grant Agreement Dear Mr. Sharif: We refer to the Grant Agreement (“Grant Agreement”), dated July 05, 2023, between the International Development Association (“Bank”), acting as administrator of the Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund (“ARTF”), and the Aga Khan Foundation USA (“Recipient”), for the above-mentioned Project (the “Project”). We also refer to the discussions held between the Recipient and Bank’s respective teams from March 3, 2025, to March 6, 2025, concerning the extension of the Project’s Closing Date and to your letter dated December 18, 2024, requesting the Bank to make certain changes to the Project. We are pleased to inform you that the Bank concurs with the request and consequently proposes to amend the Grant Agreement as set forth below: 1. The name “Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund,” wherever used in the Grant Agreement, is hereby replaced by the name “Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund.” 2. Section 5.02(b) of the Grant Agreement is amended to read as follows: “(b) the Recipient’s Electronic Address is: Telex: Facsimile: E-mail: 1 571-546-8277 1 202-785-1752 zahra.lutfeali@akdn.org” 3. Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Grant Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: “Part 3: Project Implementation Support Support: (a) the Recipient’s Indirect Costs; (b) direct project monitoring and supervision costs required to support implementation of the Project, including the PIU’s cost for monitoring, evaluation and coordination at the national and provincial levels; (c) Community Representative Groups to facilitate consultation and community sensitization; and (d) establishment of a Project management information system for transparency and accountability.” 4. Section I.C.1(a) of Schedule 2 to the Grant Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: “1. The Recipient shall: (a) no later than March 31, 2025, or any other date as agreed in writing between the Bank and the Recipient, update, and thereafter maintain, throughout the implementation of the Project, the Project Operations Manual, in form and with substance acceptable to the Bank (“Project Operations Manual”), containing, inter alia, (i) a detailed description of the Project activities and institutional arrangements for their implementation, including by the Project Implementing Entities; (ii) monitoring, evaluation, financial and reporting procedures for the Project; (iii) implementation of environmental and social instruments referred to in the ESCP; and (iv) agreed monitoring and reporting indicators based on Entry Criteria for Access and monitoring and reporting arrangements for such indicators; and” 5. Section II.B.2 of Schedule 2 to the Grant Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the remaining paragraph in said Section II.B is renumbered accordingly. 6. The withdrawal table under Section III.A.1 of Schedule 2 to the Grant Agreement is amended and attached as Annex to this amendment letter (“Amendment Letter”). 7. Section III.B.2 of Schedule 2 to the Grant Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: “2. The Closing Date is December 31, 2026.” 8. Paragraph 4 of the Appendix to the Grant Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: “4. “Community Representative Group” or “CRG” means an informal non-governmental community entity formed as a representative body in a community/village to be responsible for community development activities in its respective village/community, including assisting with consultations, decision making, planning, asset operations and maintenance, and sub-project identification, as further set out in details in the POM; and “Community Representative Groups” or “CRGs” means more than one such Community Representative Group.” 9. Definitions in paragraphs 12 (“Project Implementing Entity A”), 14 (“Project Implementing Entity C”), 23 (“UN HMRIAR”), and 24 (“UN HMRIAR Report”) of the Appendix to the Grant Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and the subsequent paragraphs in said Appendix are renumbered accordingly. 10. The definition of the term “Project Implementing Entity” under paragraph originally numbered 11 of the Appendix is hereby amended to read in full as follows: “11. “Project Implementing Entity” means, individually, the AKF Afghanistan, Action Aid Afghanistan, DACAAR, or Project Implementing Entity B, or any successor thereto, as the context may require, which has signed its respective Subsidiary Agreement with the Recipient; and the term “Project Implementing Entities” means, collectively, more than one such Project Implementing Entity.” 11. The Appendix to the Grant Agreement is hereby further amended to include the following definitions for the terms “Action Aid Afghanistan” and “Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees” (also referred to as DACAAR) as new paragraphs 2 and 5, respectively, and the remaining definitions thereunder are renumbered accordingly: “2. “Action Aid Afghanistan” means an international non-governmental organization registered in Afghanistan under the registration number 24, dated September 1, 2005, or any successor thereto, with which the Recipient has entered into a Subsidiary Agreement dated May 22, 2024, for the implementation of its Respective Part of the Project.” “5. “Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees” or “DACAAR” means an international non-governmental organization registered in Afghanistan under the registration number 89, dated October 20, 2005, or any successor thereto, with which the Recipient has entered into a Subsidiary Agreement, dated May 22, 2024, for the implementation of its Respective Part of the Project.” Except as specifically amended in this Amendment Letter, all other terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Bank shall disclose this letter and related information in accordance with the World Bank’s Policy on Access to Information. By agreeing to this Amendment Letter, the Recipient consents to the disclosure of this Amendment Letter and related information. Please confirm the agreement of the Recipient to the amendment set out above by countersigning and dating both copies of this Amendment Letter and returning one countersigned copy to us. Upon receipt by the Bank of the copy of this Amendment Letter duly countersigned by the authorized representative of the Recipient, said amendment shall become effective as of the date of countersignature of this Amendment Letter. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By _______________________ ____ Faris H. Hadad-Zervos Country Director, Afghanistan AGREED: AGA KHAN FOUNDATION USA (for the benefit of Afghanistan) By: _____________________________________ Authorized Representative Khalil Z. Shariff Name: __________________________________ Interim CEO Title: __________________________________ 16-Apr-2025 Date: __________________________________ Annex to Amendment Letter Water Emergency Relief Project (Grant No. TF0C1927) Amended Withdrawal Table Category Amount of the Percentage of Grant Allocated Expenditures to be (expressed in Financed (inclusive USD) of Taxes) (1) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consulting 9,241,000.00 100% services, Operating Cost, and Training for Action Aid Afghanistan under Parts 1 and 2 of the Project (2) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consulting 0 100% services, Operating Cost, and Training for Project Implementing Entity B under Parts 1 and 2 of the Project (3) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consulting 20,187,000.00 100% services, Operating Cost, and Training for DACAAR under Parts 1 and 2 of the Project (4) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consulting 24,896,000.00 100% services, Operating Cost, and Training for AKF-AFG under Parts 1 and 2 of the Project (5) Goods, non-consulting services, consulting 2,685,346.00 100% services, Training, and Operating Cost for the PIU under Part 3 of the Project (6) Indirect Costs (7%) 3,990,654.00 100% TOTAL AMOUNT 61,000,000.00