CREDIT (SUW-SML/PORTION A) NUMBER 7600-CG CREDIT (PORTION B) NUMBER 7599-CG GRANT NUMBER E344-CG Financing Agreement Transforming the Education Sector for Better Outcomes and Results (TRESOR) Program between REPUBLIC OF CONGO and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION CREDIT (SUW-SML/PORTION A) NUMBER 7600-CG CREDIT (PORTION B) NUMBER 7599-CG GRANT NUMBER E344-CG FINANCING AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of the Signature Date between the REPUBLIC OF CONGO (“Recipient”) and the INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (“Association”) for the purpose of assisting in financing the Program and Project described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement (together referred to as “Operation”). The Association has decided to provide this financing on the basis, among other things, of the existence of an adequate refugee protection framework. The Recipient and the Association hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I — GENERAL CONDITIONS; DEFINITIONS 1.01. The General Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to this Agreement) apply to and form part of this Agreement. 1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the General Conditions or in the Appendix to this Agreement. ARTICLE II — FINANCING 2.01. The Association agrees to extend to the Recipient a grant and a credit, which are deemed as Concessional Financing for purposes of the General Conditions (collectively, “Financing”) in the following amounts to assist in financing the program described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement (“Program”): (a) a first portion of the Financing in the amount of twenty-eight million Euros (EUR 28,000,000), as such amount may be converted from time to time through a Currency Conversion (“Portion A of the Financing”); (b) a second portion of the Financing in the amount of twenty-six million nine hundred thousand Euros (EUR 26,900,000), as such amount may be converted from time to time through a Currency Conversion (“Portion B of the Financing”); and (c) an amount equivalent to sixteen million one hundred thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 16,100,000) on concessional terms (“Grant”). 2.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance with Section IV of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. All withdrawals from the Financing Account shall be deposited by the Association into an account specified by the Recipient and acceptable to the Association. 2.03. The Maximum Commitment Charge Rate is one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) per annum on the Unwithdrawn Financing Balance. 2.04. The Service Charge is the greater of: (a) the sum of three-fourths of one percent (3/4 of 1%) per annum plus the Basis Adjustment to the Service Charge; and (b) three-fourths of one percent (3/4 of 1%) per annum, or such rate as may apply following a Currency Conversion; on the Withdrawn Credit Balance for the Portion B of the Financing. 2.05. The Interest Charge is the greater of: (a) the sum of one and a quarter percent (1.25%) per annum plus the Basis Adjustment to the Interest Charge; and (b) zero percent (0%) per annum, or such rate as may apply following a Currency Conversion; on the Withdrawn Credit Balance for the Portion B of the Financing. 2.06. The Payment Dates in each year are the following: (a) for Portion A of the Financing: May 15 and November 15; and (b) for Portion B of the Financing: May 15 and November 15. 2.07 The principal amount of the Financing shall be repaid in accordance with the repayment schedule set forth in Schedule 3 to this Agreement. 2.08. The Payment Currency is Euro. ARTICLE III — OPERATION 3.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objectives of the Operation. To this end, the Recipient, through MEPPSA, shall carry out the Operation in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the General Conditions and Schedule 2 to this Agreement. ARTICLE IV — REMEDIES OF THE ASSOCIATION 4.01. The Additional Event of Suspension consists of the following; namely the Recipient no longer has an adequate refugee protection framework. 4.02. The Additional Event of Acceleration consists of the following; namely the event specified in Section 4.01 of this Agreement occurs and is continuing for a period of 60 days after notice of the event has been given by the Association to the Recipient. ARTICLE V — EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION 5.01. The Additional Condition of Effectiveness consists of the following; namely, the Association is satisfied that the Recipient has an adequate refugee protection framework. 5.02. The Effectiveness Deadline is the date one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Signature Date. 5.03. For purposes of Section 10.05 (b) of the General Conditions, the date on which the obligations of the Recipient under this Agreement (other than those providing for payment obligations) shall terminate is twenty (20) years after the Signature Date. ARTICLE VI — REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES 6.01. The Recipient’s Representative is its minister in charge of economy and finance. 6.02. For purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: (a) the Recipient’s address is: Ministry of Economy and Finance Boulevard Denis Sassou Nguesso B.P.2083 Brazzaville Republic of Congo; and (b) the Recipient’s Electronic Address is: E-mail: contact@finances.gouv.cg 6.03. For purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: (a) the Association’s address is: International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America; and (b) the Association’s Electronic Address is: Telex: Facsimile: 248423 (MCI) 1-202-477-6391 AGREED as of the Signature Date. REPUBLIC OF CONGO By _____________________________________/s1/ Authorized Representative Jean Baptiste ONDAYE Name: __________________________/n1/ Minister of Economy and Finance Title: __________________________ /t1/ 04-Jul-2024 Date: __________________________/d1/ INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By _____________________________________/s2/ Authorized Representative Cheick Fantamady Kante Name: __________________________/n2/ Country Director Title: __________________________ /t2/ 03-Jul-2024 Date: __________________________/d2/ SCHEDULE 1 Operation Description The objectives of the Operation are to support the Recipient to (i) improve access to quality basic education and (ii) strengthen education sector management systems. The Operation consists of the following activities: I. The Program The key Program substantive results sought to be achieved are the following: Part 1: Improving Access to Quality Basic Education A. Carry out a program of activities for ensuring increased availability of, and participation in, quality preschool/preprimary education, especially in rural areas, through (a) the development and implementation of a comprehensive action plan for expanding the number of preschool and preprimary classes and other learning opportunities; (b) enhancing overall quality through implementation of mandatory national minimum quality standards covering, at least, facilities, staffing, curricula, teaching-and-learning materials, and management of preschool/preprimary; (c) supporting the review and finalization of new curricula for preschool and preprimary and related pre- and in-service teacher training as well as the recruitment of additional teachers to cover the introduction of preprimary classes into public primary schools; and (d) supporting parental Training and community awareness initiatives on the benefits of early learning as well as on climate change and its effects. B. Carry out a program of activities for strengthening support for foundational skills in reading and math through the development and implementation of a national textbook strategy and the creation and distribution of an essential package for instruction (“EPI”) for primary education, accompanied by increased access to professional development opportunities for enhancing pedagogical knowledge and skills in the areas of reading and math. Support the revision of programs of other disciplines and the development and implementation of a national textbook strategy. C. Carry out a program of activities for promoting inclusion in, and equitable access to, quality primary education through (a) the development, approval, and roll out of a National Strategy and Action Plan to support Selected Primary Schools with vulnerable populations, including refugees, internally displaced persons, indigenous populations, host communities and children with disabilities; and (b) the development, approval, and implementation of a climate-resilient national school infrastructure policy to include minimum construction/rehabilitation standards and basic equipment for schools. Part 2: Strengthened Education Sector Management Systems A. Carry out a program of activities for the development and implementation of a comprehensive teacher recruitment and deployment plan through: (a) development of a plan for recruitment of qualified young teachers to address the shortage in public primary education and support the expansion of public preprimary; (b) enhancing transparency and consistency in teacher selection processes, including timeline, criteria, communication, and grievance redress mechanism; (c) supporting implementation of the improved (re)deployment mechanisms for public primary school teachers; (d) strengthening coordination among stakeholders for an efficient teacher policy; and (e) promoting a progressive decentralization of teachers’ career management and improving teacher mobility. B. Carry out a program of activities to enhance overall capacity for student learning assessment through (a) the institutionalization of a National Learning Assessment Unit; (b) provision of ongoing Training for the National Learning Assessment Unit team to enhance their technical capacity to plan, carry out, analyze, and report on large-scale assessments of student learning and achievement; (c) supporting participation in the PASEC 2024 exercise; (d) supporting the implementation of at least one national large-scale assessment exercise; (e) supporting the development and implementation of new courses on classroom assessment in the teacher training colleges; (f) enhancing the capacity of the trainers who will teach these courses on classroom assessment; and (g) supporting the development of a degree program or other formal qualification on educational assessment at a university. C. Carry out a set of activities for the improved availability of education sector data for decision making through (a) supporting the establishment of a comprehensive plan for the development of an integrated EMIS for all education ministries; (b) supporting the development and implementation of a comprehensive legal framework for the EMIS, including guidelines and protocols for data collection, processing, and analysis; (c) implementing measures to improve the regularity and stability of data collection processes, including establishing standardized data collection periods and ensuring data quality control measures, particularly for data on vulnerable populations; and (d) supporting the production and use of statistical yearbooks and dashboards for public schools to support decision-making. II. The Project The Project consists of the management and monitoring of the Operation through the following Parts: A. Provision of technical assistance for, inter alia, (a) the development of early learning opportunities and quality standards; (b) improving the quality of education service delivery in schools hosting vulnerable children; (c) capacity building for the development of teaching and learning materials, including textbook production planning and management; (d) strategy and planning for communications and awareness campaigns on, inter alia, early learning opportunities, benefits of education, parental engagement options, teacher recruitment process and dissemination of plans, reports, or any analytical works produced; (e) the digitalization of teaching and learning materials; (f) capacity building to improve human resources planning and management; (g) capacity building and enabling environment for learning assessment and information system activities; (h) the development of tools and guides to support teaching of vulnerable children, including in large classrooms; (i) carrying out of communications activities and campaigns; (j) capacity building in key areas of education, including on strategy development and emergency response planning, including education in emergencies; (k) capacity building on Program procedures for Program institutions; and (l) technical assistance to development of strategic documents for youth, innovation, and vocational Training. B. Facilitating the PIU’s and the Program institutions’ implementation, administration, fiduciary management, monitoring and evaluation, environment and social standards, and maintenance of a Grievance Redress Mechanism, including on disbursement, independent verification and reporting on the achievement of DLRs. SCHEDULE 2 Operation Execution Section I. Implementation Arrangements A. Operation Institutional and Implementation Arrangements 1. MEPPSA The Recipient shall vest in MEPPSA the overall responsibility for the coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of the Operation. 2. Strategic Orientation Committee The Recipient shall not later than one (1) month after the Effective Date, or such later date as agreed with the Association, establish and thereafter maintain throughout the implementation period of the Operation, a Strategic Orientation Committee, which shall provide strategic policy guidance to the Steering Committee, identify key sector reforms required and facilitate the implementation of the Operation across the Operation institutions, with mandate, composition and resources acceptable to the Association, as further described in the Implementation Manual. 3. Steering Committee (a) Not later than one (1) month after the Effective Date or such later date as agreed with the Association, the Recipient shall establish and thereafter maintain throughout the implementation period of the Operation, the Steering Committee for the Operation, with composition, mandate, and resources satisfactory to the Association, to be chaired by the PMO, and to be comprised of, inter alia, representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the Recipient (“Steering Committee”). (b) The Recipient shall ensure that the Steering Committee is responsible for (i) providing strategic guidance and overall oversight of the Operation; (ii) approving the Program Action Plan; (iii) approving the Annual Work Plan and Budget; (iv) reviewing progress in achieving DLIs and Program objectives; (v) approving the Implementation Manual and its subsequent amendments; and (vi) prepare the necessary sectoral reforms to be submitted to the Strategic Orientation Committee, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Implementation Manual. 4. Technical Committee Not later than one (1) month after the Effective Date or such date as agreed with the Association, the Recipient shall establish and thereafter maintain throughout the implementation of the Operation, a Technical Committee to (i) ensure implementation of the Program activities, (ii) identify and address potential bottlenecks for the Operation, (iii) prepare the draft Program Action Plans and make recommendations to the Steering Committee for final adoption thereof, and (iv) facilitate cooperation between the different technical departments in relevant line ministries involved in the Operation, with regular meetings, composition, and modus operandi further detailed in the Implementation Manual. 5. Project Implementation Unit (a) For the carrying out of Part II of the Operation (“the Project”), the Recipient shall, through MEPPSA, maintain at all times during implementation of the Operation, the Project Implementation Unit (“PIU”), with terms of reference, mandate, composition, and resources satisfactory to the Association, including a coordinator, to be responsible for: (i) the overall management, coordination, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation of the Project implementation; (ii) carrying out assessments of ministries’ and agencies’ implementation of Operation activities; (iii) providing technical support to the Technical Committee; (iv) preparing the Annual Work Plan and Budget; (vi) recruiting and interfacing with independent Verification Agents, as needed; and (vii) carrying out the technical audits; all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Implementation Manual. (b) As part of the PIU, the Recipient shall recruit and/or appoint not later than one (1) month after the Effective Date, and thereafter maintain throughout the implementation of the Operation, a financial management specialist, an accountant, a procurement specialist, and a monitoring and evaluation specialist, each with terms of reference, qualifications, and experience satisfactory to the Association. (c) As part of the PIU, the Recipient shall recruit and/or appoint not later than three (3) months after the Effective Date, and thereafter maintain throughout the implementation of the Operation, an environmental specialist and a social specialist with expertise in gender-based violence, each with terms of reference, qualifications, and experience satisfactory to the Association. B. Program Institutional and Implementation Arrangements 1. Additional Program Implementation Arrangements Without limitation on the provisions of Section I.A, the Recipient shall carry out the Program Action Plan, as updated, or cause the Program Action Plan to be carried out, in accordance with the schedule set out in the said Program Action Plan and in a manner acceptable to the Association. The Recipient shall ensure that the Program Action Plan is not amended, waived, suspended, terminated, or revoked, except for as agreed with the Association. 2. Program Fiduciary, Environmental, and Social Systems Without limitation upon the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Section I.B, the Recipient shall carry out the Program, or cause the Program to be carried out, in accordance with financial management, procurement, and environmental and social management systems acceptable to the Association (“Program Fiduciary, Environmental and Social Systems”), which are designed to ensure that: (a) The Financing proceeds are used for their intended purposes, with due attention to the principles of economy, efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, and accountability; and (b) The actual and potential adverse environmental and social impacts of the Program are identified, avoided, minimized, or mitigated, as the case may be, all through an informed decision-making process. C. Project Institutional and Implementation Arrangements 1. Environmental and Social Standards (a) The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards, in a manner acceptable to the Association. (b) Without limitation upon paragraph 1(a) above, the Recipient shall ensure that the Project is implemented in accordance with the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (“ESCP”), in a manner acceptable to the Association. To this end, the Recipient shall ensure that: (i) the measures and actions specified in the ESCP are implemented with due diligence and efficiency, as provided in the ESCP; (ii) sufficient funds are available to cover the costs of implementing the ESCP; (iii) policies and procedures are maintained, and qualified and experienced staff in adequate numbers are retained to implement the ESCP, as provided in the ESCP; and (iv) the ESCP, or any provision thereof, is not amended, repealed, suspended, or waived, except as the Association shall otherwise agree in writing, as specified in the ESCP, and ensure that the revised ESCP is disclosed promptly thereafter. (c) In case of any inconsistencies between the ESCP and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. (d) The Recipient shall ensure that: (i) all measures necessary are taken to collect, compile, and furnish to the Association through regular reports, with the frequency specified in the ESCP, and promptly in a separate report or reports, if so requested by the Association, information on the status of compliance with the ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein, all such reports in form and substance acceptable to the Association, setting out, inter alia: (i) the status of implementation of the ESCP; (ii) conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the implementation of the ESCP; and (iii) corrective and preventive measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions; and (ii) the Association is promptly notified of any incident or accident related to or having an impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including, in accordance with the ESCP, the environmental and social instruments referenced therein and the Environmental and Social Standards. (e) The Recipient shall establish, publicize, maintain, and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances of Project-affected people, and take all measures necessary and appropriate to resolve, or facilitate the resolution of, such concerns and grievances, in a manner acceptable to the Association. 2. Annual Work Plan and Budget (a) The Recipient shall, not later than December 15 in each calendar year during Project implementation, prepare and furnish to the Association, a work plan of Project activities proposed for implementation in the following calendar year, including: (a) a detailed timetable for the sequencing and implementation of said activities; and (b) the types of expenditures required for such activities, a proposed financing plan and a budget (“Annual Work Plan and Budget” or “AWPB”). (b) The Recipient shall afford the Association a reasonable opportunity to exchange views with the Recipient on such proposed AWPB and thereafter ensure that the Project is implemented in accordance with such AWPB as shall have been approved by the Association. (c) The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is implemented in accordance with the AWPB, provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between the AWPB and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. D. Implementation Manual 1. The Recipient, through MEPPSA, shall prepare and adopt not later than one (1) month after the Effective Date, or such date as agreed with the Association, and thereafter ensure that the Operation is carried out in accordance with the Implementation Manual (“IM”), setting forth the rules, methods, guidelines, standard documents, and procedures for the carrying out of the Operation, including the following: (a) provisions regarding the application of the Anti-Corruption Guidelines (“ACGs”) to the Program, including the Recipient’s obligation to ensure that all of the agencies involved in the implementation of the Program cooperate with Bank investigations for the Program; (b) administration and coordination, monitoring and evaluation, financial management, procurement and accounting procedures, environmental and social standards, fraud and corruption mitigation measures for the Project, including compliance with the ESCP and the ACGs; (c) criteria for the selection of Selected Primary Schools for the purposes of DLI #3; (d) detailed arrangements for verification of achievement of the DLIs (including the Verification Protocol); (e) the template for the Annual Work Plan and Budget for the Project; (f) a Grievance Mechanism for the Operation; (g) Personal Data collection and processing in accordance with the applicable national guidelines acceptable to the Association; and (h) such other arrangements and procedures as shall be required for the effective implementation of the Operation, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association. 2. The IM may not be assigned, amended, abrogated, or waived, or permitted to be assigned, amended, abrogated, or waived, or any provision thereof, in a manner which, in the opinion of the Association, may materially and adversely affect the implementation of the Project. The IM may only be amended in consultation with, and after no objection of, the Association. 3. In case of any conflict between the terms of the IM and those of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Section II. Excluded Activities The Recipient shall ensure that the Program excludes any activities which: A. in the opinion of the Association, are likely to have significant adverse impacts that are sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented on the environment and/or affected people; or B. involve the procurement of: (1) works, estimated to cost US$ 75,000,000 equivalent or more per contract; (2) goods, estimated to cost US$50,000,000 equivalent or more per contract; (3) non-consulting services, estimated to cost US$50,000,000 equivalent or more per contract; or (4) consulting services, estimated to cost US$20,000,000 equivalent or more per contract. Section III. Operation Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation A. Program Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation and Audits 1. Program Reports The Recipient shall monitor and evaluate the progress of the Program and, more particularly, the progress of the Disbursement-Linked Indicators and, to that end, shall furnish to the Association each Program Report not later than one month after the end of each calendar quarter, covering the calendar quarter, and in such scope and in such detail as shall be determined in accordance with the Verification Protocol. The Program Reports shall be furnished to the Association in accordance with the schedule as shall be specified by the Verification Protocol. 2. Verification Protocol (a) The Recipient shall: (i) by not later than three (3) months after the Effective Date, or such later date as agreed with the Association, recruit and maintain throughout Program implementation, independent Verification Agents, with experience, qualifications and terms satisfactory to the Association; (ii) ensure that independent Verification Agents prepare and provide verification reports certifying the achievement of DLRs (which are set forth in Section IV.A.2 of this Schedule); (iii) validate findings of the Verification Agents conducting verification of achievement of DLRs, if such hiring is determined as necessary by the Association; (iv) prepare the consolidated implementation report after the verification of compliance of said DLRs; and (v) furnish a report on the results of said verification of compliance process of such scope and in such details as the Association shall request. (b) Said verification reports shall be based on desk review of the documentation available and/or on-site verification in a representative sample of areas targeted by the Program. (c) In the event that there is a need for verification services prior to the appointment of the independent Verification Agents in accordance with sub-paragraph (b)(i) above, the Recipient shall put in place an adequate interim arrangement satisfactory to the Association and approved in writing by the Association for verification of the DLIs. B. Project Monitoring, Reporting, and Evaluation 1. The Recipient shall furnish to the Association each Project Report not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, covering the Fiscal Year. 2. Except as may otherwise be explicitly required or permitted under this Agreement, or as may be explicitly requested by the Association, in sharing any information, report, or document related to the activities described in Schedule 1 Part II of this Agreement, the Recipient shall ensure that such information, report, or document does not include Personal Data. Section IV. Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Financing A. General 1. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance with the provisions of Article II of the General Conditions, this Section, and such additional instructions as the Association shall specify from time to time by notice to the Recipient (including, in respect of the Eligible Expenditures Categories) of the table set out in paragraph 2 below, the “World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects” dated May 2017, as revised from time to time by the Association and as made applicable to this Agreement pursuant to such instructions, in order to finance: (a) Program Expenditures, on the basis of the results (“Disbursement Linked Results” or “DLRs”) achieved by the Recipient, as measured against specific indicators (“Disbursement Linked Indicators” or “DLIs”); as set forth in Categories (1) through (6) of the table in paragraph 2 of this Part A; and (b) the Project’s Eligible Expenditures as set forth in Categories (7) and (8) of the table in paragraph 2 of this Part A. 2. The following table specifies each category of withdrawal of the proceeds of the Financing and allocated amounts for each such Category, including, as the case may be: (a) the Program’s Disbursement Linked Indicators financed under Categories (1) through (6); and (b) the Project’s Eligible Expenditures that may be financed out of the proceeds of the Financing under Categories (7) and (8) as well as the financing percentage thereof. 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of Categories (1) through (6) of the table below, the actual amounts authorized for disbursement (“Allocated Amount”) and/or the formula for their determination upon the achievement of an individual Disbursement Linked Result for any given DLI financed under such Category, are set forth in the table: Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) (1) DLI #1: DLR #1.1: MEPPSA approves and DLR #1.1: US$3,000,000 Increased publishes a comprehensive plan for 1,050,000 1,009,000 604,000 availability of, expanding early learning Formula: N/A and opportunities, covering key actions participation in, to improve access, quality, and quality governance. preschool and DLR #1.2: MEPPSA approves and DLR #1.2: US$2,000,000 preprimary publishes national minimum quality standards for preschool education 700,000 673,000 403,000 Formula: N/A centers and preprimary classes covering, at least, facilities, staffing, curricula, teaching-and-learning materials, and management. DLR #1.3: Number of preschool DLR #1.3: US$9,500,000 education centers and preprimary 3,325,000 3,194,000 1,911,000 classes meeting the minimum Formula: From the baseline of 0, the quality standards under DLR #1.2. recipient receives US$950,000 for each additional 50 preschool education centers and preprimary classes meeting the minimum quality standards, up to a maximum of US$ 9,500,000. DLR #1.4: MEPPSA adopts and DLR # 1.4: US$500,000 publishes a revision of the action plan under DLR #1.1 for expanding 175,000 168,000 101,000 Formula: N/A early learning opportunities by not earlier than 2 years after start of Program implementation. Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) (2) DLI #2: DLR #2.1: 0 0 0 DLR #2.1: US$2,500,000 Improved foundational (a) MEPPSA approves and Formula: learning publishes an Essential Package for Instruction (EPI) for Level 1 (CP1 (a) US$1,500,000 and CP2) Reading and Math (CP- EPI). (b) MEPPSA approves and 0 0 0 publishes a national textbook (b) US$1,000,000 strategy covering key modalities and principles for the development, production, distribution, utilization, conservation, financing, governance, and M&E of textbooks. DLR #2.2: 0 0 0 DLR #2.2: US$4,000,000 (a) MEPPSA approves and Formula: publishes an EPI for Level 2 (CE 1 and CE2) Reading and Math (CE- (a) US$1,500,000 EPI). Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) (b) MEPPSA has delivered the CP- (b) From a baseline of 0%, EPI approved Reading and Math US$2,000,000 when 50% of Level 1 textbooks to students of Level 1 875,000 841,000 503,000 (CP1 and CP2) students have (CP1 and CP2) classes. received approved EPI textbooks, US$125,000 for each additional 10 percentage point increase, up to a maximum of 90 percent and the limit of US$2,500,000. DLR #2.3: 302,000 DLR #2.3: US$4,000,000 (a) MEPPSA approves and 525,000 504,000 Formula: publishes an EPI for Level 3 (CM 1 and CM2) Reading and Math (CM- (a) US$1,500,000 EPI). (b) MEPPSA has delivered CP-EPI (b) From a baseline of 0%, and CE-EPI approved Reading and US$2,000,000 when 50% of Level 1 Math textbooks to students of Level 875,000 841,000 503,000 (CP1 and CP2) and Level 2 (CE1 and 1 (CP1 and CP2) and Level 2 (CE1 CE2) students have received and CE2) classes. approved EPI, US$125,000 for each additional 10 percentage point increase for Level 2, up to a maximum of 90 percent and the limit of US$2,500,000 Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) DLR #2.4: MEPPSA has delivered DLR #2.4: 2,500,000 CP-EPI, CE-EPI, and CM-EPI approved Reading and Math 875,000 841,000 503,000 Formula: textbooks to students of Level 1 (CP1 and CP2), Level 2 (CE1 and From a baseline of 0%, US$2,000,000 CE2), and Level 3 (CM1 and CM2) when 50% of Level 1 (CP1 and CP2), classes. Level 2 (CE1 and CE2), and Level 3 (CM1 and CM2) students have received approved EPI, US$125,000 for each additional 10 percentage point increase for Level 3, up to a maximum of 90 percent and the limit of US$2,500,000. DLR #2.5: Teachers in primary DLR #2.5: US$2,000,000 education rated satisfactory in the use of the EPI, based on a 700,000 673,000 403,000 Formula: standardized review by the National Learning Assessment Unit. US$2,000,000 when at least 50% of the teachers from the random sample of primary schools are rated satisfactory by the National Learning Assessment Unit. Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) (3) DLI #3: DLR #3.1: DLR #3.1: US$3,500,000 Improved education (a) MEPPSA approves and 875,000 841,000 503,000 Formula: service delivery publishes a new national response for all strategy and operational action plan (a) US$2,500,000 for the education of vulnerable children, including a list of Selected Primary Schools. (c) US$1,000,000 (b) MEPPSA approves and 350,000 336,000 202,000 publishes a new national school infrastructure strategy, including modalities for cost-effective and climate-resilient school facilities development and basic equipment.  DLR #3.2: Number of Selected 5,250,000 5,043,000 3,018,000 DLR #3.2: US$15,000,000 Primary Schools with vulnerable children benefiting from minimum Formula: US$12,000 per year and per support each year. school benefiting from minimum support as defined by the strategy, up to a maximum of US$15,000,000. DLR #3.3: MEPPSA approves and DLR #3.3: US$1,500,000 publishes the revision of the strategy and action plan under DLR 525,000 504,000 302,000 Formula: N/A 3.1(a) following at least two years of support to the Selected Primary Schools. Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) (4) DLI #4: DLR #4.1: MEPPSA approves and 0 0 0 DLR #4.1: US$4,000,000 Strengthened publishes a comprehensive teacher system recruitment and deployment plan, deployment of covering, at least, standards for Formula: N/A government- recruitment, deployment criteria, paid teachers and reforms for the decentralization of the human resources process DLR #4.2: Percentage of public DLR #4.2: US$14,000,000 primary schools with at least 3 state paid teachers. 4,900,000 4,708,000 2,816,000 Formula: From the baseline of 10% in 2024, US$2,000,000 per 10% increase in public primary schools with at least 3 qualified state-paid teachers, up to a maximum of 80% and the limit of US$14,000,000. DLR #4.3: MEPPSA approves and 0 0 0 DLR #4.3: US$1,000,000 publishes a revision of the comprehensive teacher recruitment Formula: N/A and deployment plan under DLR 4.1 following at least two years of implementation of this plan. DLR #4.4: MEPPSA approves and 350,000 336,000 202,000 DLR #4.4: US$1,000,000 publishes a comprehensive teacher recruitment and deployment plan Formula: N/A for 2030-2035; following at least 4 years of implementation of the approved plan under DLR 4.1. Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) (5) DLI #5: DLR #5.1: MEPPSA approves and 0 0 0 DLR #5.1: US$1,000,000 Strengthened publishes an operational plan for enabling the National Learning Assessment Formula: N/A environment for Unit for 2026-2030. learning DLR #5.2: 0 0 0 DLR #5.2: US$2,000,000 assessment (a) The Government, through the Formula: Council of Ministers, adopts a decree establishing a legal (a) US$1,000,000 framework for the National Learning Assessment Unit. (b) The Government appoints 0 0 0 and/or recruits, as the case may be, (b) US$1,000,000 the core staff of the National Learning Assessment Unit on the basis of the operational plan under DLR 5.1 and the legal framework under DLR 5.2(a). DLR #5.3: Yearly budget for 0 0 0 DLR #5.3: US$2,000,000 learning assessment activities approved. Formula: US$500,000 per yearly budget of the national learning assessment unit available, up to the limit of US$2,000,000. Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) DLR #5.4 DLR #5.4: US$2,000,000 (a) Number of large-scale learning 525,000 504,000 302,000 Formula: assessment exercises completed, and results disseminated to key (a) US$750,000 for each large-scale stakeholders. learning assessment exercise completed and results disseminated, up to the limit of US$1,500,000. (b) MEPPSA approves and publishes an updated operational plan for the National Learning 175,000 168,000 101,000 (b) US$500,000 Assessment Unit for 2030-2035. (6) DLI #6: DLI #6.1: 0 0 0 DLR #6.1: US$5,000,000 Increased availability of (a) Ministries of education sector Formula: education sector ((MEPPSA, MESRIT, METP et le data for MJSECFQE) approve and publish a (a) US$500,000 decision- national strategy for integrated making EMIS. Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) (b) Number of statistical yearbooks (b) US$375,000 for each statistical released by MEPPSA, MESRSIT, 1,575,000 1,513,000 905,000 yearbook released (or for each METP and MJSECFQE. Ministry having data in the integrated statistical yearbook), up to a limit of US$4,500,000 DLR #6.2: The Government, 0 0 0 DLR #6.2: US$500,000 through the Council of Ministers, adopts a decree establishing a legal Formula: N/A framework for the integrated EMIS. DLR #6.3: Integrated EMIS DLR #6.3: US$1,000,000 platform operational. 350,000 202,000 336,000 Formula: N/A DLR #6.4: Number of department DLR #6.4: US$1,000,000 dashboards released annually by 350,000 336,000 202,000 MEPPSA. Formula: US$50,000 for each department dashboard released per year, up to the limit of US$1,000,000. DLR #6.5: Number of statistical DLR #6.5: US$500,000 yearbooks delivered respectively by 175,000 168,000 June 30 of the year following the 101,000 Formula: US$100,000 for each corresponding year. statistical yearbook delivered on time, up to the limit of US$500,000. Category Disbursement Linked Result (as Amount of the Amount of the Amount of the Disbursement Calculation (including applicable) Financing Financing Financing Formula for the scalable DLRs in Disbursement Allocated Allocated Allocated the Program, and Percentage of Linked from Portion from Portion from the Expenditures for the Project Indicator as A of the B of the Grant (in (inclusive of Taxes) (as applicable) applicable) Financing (in Financing (in SDR) EUR) EUR) (7) IPF IPF 100% COMPONENT: Works, goods, 3,500,000 3,363,000 2,011,000 non-consulting services, and consulting services, Training and Operating Costs of the Project TOTAL 28,000,000 26,900,000 16,100,000 AMOUNT B. Withdrawal Conditions for the Program 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section, no withdrawal shall be made: (a) unless each withdrawal is made on a pari passu basis and at a 37.5%/36%/26.5% ratio between the amounts of the Portion A of the Financing allocated, Portion B of the Financing allocated and Grant allocated, respectively; and/or (b) on the basis of DLRs achieved prior to the Signature Date; and/or (c) for any DLR under Category (1) through (6), until and unless the Recipient has furnished evidence satisfactory to the Association that said DLR has been achieved. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part B.1(b) of this Section, the Recipient may withdraw: (i) an amount not to exceed EUR 7,000,000 for the Portion A of the Financing ; (ii) an amount not to exceed EUR 6,725,000 for the Portion B of the Financing ; (iii) an amount not to exceed SDR 4,025,000 for the Grant as an advance; provided, however, that if the DLRs in the opinion of the Association, are not achieved (or only partially achieved) by the Closing Date, the Recipient shall refund such advance (or portion of such advance as determined by the Association in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1(b) of this Part B) to the Association promptly upon notice thereof by the Association. Except as otherwise agreed with the Recipient, the Association shall cancel the amount so refunded. Any further withdrawals requested as an advance under any Category shall be permitted only on such terms and conditions as the Association shall specify by notice to the Recipient. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part B.1(b) of this Section, if any of the DLRs under Category (1) through (6) has not been achieved by the date by which the said DLR is set to be achieved (or such later date as the Association has established by notice to the Recipient), the Association may, by notice to the Recipient: (a) authorize the withdrawal of such lesser amount of the unwithdrawn proceeds of the Financing then allocated to said Category which, in the opinion of the Association, corresponds to the extent of achievement of said DLR, said lesser amount to be calculated in accordance with the formula set out in the Withdrawal Table under Part A; (b) reallocate all or a portion of the proceeds of the Financing then allocated to said DLR to any other DLR ; and/or (c) cancel all or a portion of the proceeds of the Financing then allocated to said DLR. C. Withdrawal Conditions for the Project 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section IV.A of this Schedule, no withdrawal shall be made for payments made in respect of Category (7): (a) unless each withdrawal is made on a pari passu basis and at a 37.5%/36%/26.5% ratio between the amounts of the Portion A of the Financing allocated, Portion B of the Financing allocated and Grant allocated, respectively; and/or (b) prior to the date of this Agreement; and/or (c) unless and until the Recipient has established the PIU within MEPPSA, and has recruited or assigned, as the case may be, a coordinator with terms of reference, qualifications, and experience satisfactory to the Association. D. Operation Withdrawal Period 1. The Closing Date is July 8, 2030. SCHEDULE 3 A. Repayment Schedule for Portion A of the Financing Principal Amount of the Credit Date Payment Due repayable (expressed as a percentage)* On each May 15 and November 15: commencing November 15, 2030, to and including 8.33334% November 15, 2035 On May 15, 2036 8.33326% * The percentages represent the percentage of the principal amount of the Credit to be repaid, except as the Association may otherwise specify pursuant to Section 3.05 (b) of the General Conditions. B. Repayment Schedule for Portion B of the Financing Date Payment Due Principal Amount of the Credit repayable (expressed as a percentage)* On each May 15 and November 15: commencing November 15, 2029, to and 1.65% including May 15, 2049. commencing November 15, 2049, to and 3.40% including May 15, 2054 * The percentages represent the percentage of the principal amount of the Credit to be repaid, except as the Association may otherwise specify pursuant to renumbered Section 3.03(b) (originally numbered Section 3.05(b)) of the General Conditions. APPENDIX Definitions 1. “Steering Committee” means the committee to be established by the Recipient in accordance with Section I.A.3 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 2. “Strategic Orientation Committee” means the committee to be established by the Recipient in accordance with Section I.A.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 3. “Annual Work Plan and Budget” or “AWPB” means the annual work plan and budget to be prepared and adopted in accordance with Section I.E of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as further detailed in the Implementation Manual and as approved by the Association. 4. “Anti-Corruption Guidelines” means, for purposes of paragraph 5 of the Appendix to the General Conditions, the Association’s “Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Program-for-Results Financing,” dated February 1, 2012, and revised July 10, 2015. 5. “Category” means a category set forth in the table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 6. “CE” means cours élémentaire, the elementary stage of primary education in the Recipient’s education system, and “CE1” and “CE2” mean the first and second years of the elementary stage, respectively. 7. “CM” means cours moyen, the middle stage of primary education in the Recipient’s education system, and “CM1” and “CM2” mean the first and second years of the middle stage, respectively. 8. “CP” means cours préparatoire, the preparatory stage of primary education in the Recipient’s education system, and “CP1” and “CP2” mean the first and second years of the preparatory stage, respectively. 9. “Disbursement Linked Indicator” or “DLI” means in respect of a given Category, the indicator related to said Category as set forth in the table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 10. “Disbursement Linked Result” or “DLR” means in respect of a given Category, the result under said Category as set forth in the table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, on the basis of the achievement of which, the amount of the Financing allocated to said result may be withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of said Section IV. 11. “EMIS” means the Recipient’s Education Management Information System, established and operating pursuant to the Recipient’s Decree No. 2023-1751 of November 2, 2023, or its legal successor satisfactory to the Association. 12. “Environmental and Social Commitment Plan” or “ESCP” means the environmental and social commitment plan for the Project, dated May 21, 2024, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof, which sets out the material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out to address the potential environmental and social risks and impacts of the Project, including the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and any environmental and social instruments to be prepared thereunder. 13. “Environmental and Social Standards” or “ESSs” means, collectively: (i) “Environmental and Social Standard 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts”; (ii) “Environmental and Social Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions”; (iii) “Environmental and Social Standard 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management”; (iv) “Environmental and Social Standard 4: Community Health and Safety”; (v) “Environmental and Social Standard 5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement”; (vi) “Environmental and Social Standard 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources”; (vii) “Environmental and Social Standard 7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub- Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities”; (viii) “Environmental and Social Standard 8: Cultural Heritage”; (ix) “Environmental and Social Standard 9: Financial Intermediaries”; (x) “Environmental and Social Standard 10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure”; effective on October 1, 2018, as published by the Association. 14. “Essential Package for Instruction” or “EPI” means a set of evidence-based teaching and learning materials for reading and math to be developed under the Operation, with the specific aim of improving overall learning levels in these domains, for the purposes of DLI #2. 15. “General Conditions” means: (a) for purposes of Part I of the Operation (the Program), implementation of the Program and the financing of Program Expenditures: the “International Development Association General Conditions for IDA Financing, Program-for-Results Financing”, dated December 14, 2018 (revised on July 1, 2023); and (b) for purposes of Part II of the Operation (the Project), implementation of the Project and the financing of the Project’s Eligible Expenditures: the “International Development Association General Conditions for IDA Financing, Investment Project Financing”, dated December 14, 2018 (revised on July 15, 2023). 16. “M&E” means monitoring and evaluation. 17. “MEPPSA” means the Recipient’s Ministry of Preschool, Primary, and Secondary Education, and Literacy, or its legal successor. 18. “MESRSIT” means the Recipient’s Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Technological Innovation, or its legal successor. 19. “Ministry of Planning” means the Recipient’s ministry in charge of planning, or its legal successor. 20. “Operating Costs” means the reasonable incremental expenses incurred, based on the AWBP approved by the Association, incurred by the Recipient on account of Project implementation, management, and monitoring, including expenditures for vehicle operation and maintenance, office supplies and consumables, utilities, communication, translation and interpretation, bank charges, Operation-related national and international travel, as well as per diem and accommodations (but excluding salaries of the Recipient’s civil servants), and other miscellaneous costs directly associated with Operation implementation. 21. “Operation” means, collectively, all activities described under the Program and the Project in Schedule 1 to this Agreement. 22. “Implementation Manual” or “IM” means the manual to be prepared and adopted by the Recipient and referred to in Section I.D of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as such manual may be amended from time to time with the written approval of the Association. 23. “PASEC” means “Programme d’Analyse des Systèmes Educatifs de la CONFEMEN”; the Program for the Analysis of Education Systems of the Conference of the Ministers of Education of French-speaking countries (CONFEMEN) implementing evaluations aimed at reporting on the performance of the education systems in member countries. 24. “Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual. An identifiable individual is one who can be identified by reasonable means, directly or indirectly, by reference to an attribute or combination of attributes within the data, or combination of the data with other available information. Attributes that can be used to identify an identifiable individual include, but are not limited to, name, identification number, location data, online identifier, metadata and factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of an individual. 25. “PMO” means the Recipient’s Prime Minister’s office. 26. “Program” means the activities described in Part 1 of the Operation. 27. “Program Action Plan” means the Recipient’s plan dated May 21, 2024 and referred to in Section I.B of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as may be amended from time to time with the agreement of the Association. 28. “Project Implementation Unit” or “PIU” means the unit established within MEPPSA, tasked with the implementation of the Project and referred to in paragraph 3 of Section I.A of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 29. “Project” means the activities described in Part 2 of the Operation. 30. “Selected Primary School” means a public school in the territory of, and operating under the laws of, the Recipient, selected on the basis of criteria further determined in the Implementation Manual, including the targeting of vulnerable populations such as refugees, internally displaced persons, indigenous populations, and children with disabilities, for the purposes of DLI #3; and “Selected Primary Schools” means more than one Selected Primary School. 31. “Signature Date” means the later of the two dates on which the Recipient and the Association signed this Agreement and such definition applies to all references to “the date of the Financing Agreement” in the General Conditions. 32. “Steering Committee” means the committee established and operating under the PMO for the overall oversight of the Operation as further detailed in said Implementation Manual, or any successor thereto acceptable to the Association. 33. “Technical Committee” means the committee established and operating under the MEPPSA for the technical coordination between the relevant ministries and agencies under the Operation as further detailed in said Implementation Manual, or any successor thereto acceptable to the Association. 34. “Training” means the training of persons involved in Project -supported activities, based on the annual work plans including seminars, workshops, and study tours, and costs associated with such activity including travel and subsistence costs for training participants, per diems, costs associated with securing the services of trainers, rental of training facilities, trust fund preparation and reproduction of training materials, and other costs directly related to training preparation and implementation. 35. “Verification Agents” means independent entities to be engaged by the Recipient for the purposes of certifying the achievement of the DLRs as referred to in Section I.B.4(b) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 36. “Verification Protocol” means the Recipient’s protocol, acceptable to the Association, setting forth the means by which the achievement of DLRs will be verified under the Program, as such Verification Protocol may be amended from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Association.