01-Nov-2024 Date: ______________ H.E. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh Minister of Economy and Finance in charge of Industry Ministry of Economy and Finance in charge of Industry Djibouti Republic of Djibouti Re: Djibouti: Additional Financing for the Expanding Opportunities for Learning Project EAA GRANT NUMBER TF0B6756 Second Amendment to the Grant Agreement Excellency: We refer to the Grant Agreement between the Republic of Djibouti (the Recipient) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association, acting as administrator of Education Above All-World Bank Partnership Single Donor Trust Fund (the Bank), dated September 18, 2021, (“Grant Agreement”), for the above-referenced Project (the Project). The capitalized terms used in this letter (“Amendment Letter”) and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Grant Agreement. An amendment to the Grant Agreement is required to allocate the third and final tranche of funding paid by the Education Above All Foundation (the “Donor”) pursuant to the Administration Agreement between the Donor and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association concerning the Education Above All - World Bank Partnership Single-Donor Trust Fund (Trust Fund No. TF073330) effective as of June 8, 2021. Accordingly, the Bank proposes to amend the Grant Agreement as follows: 1. Section 3.01. to the Grant Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: “(3.01. The Bank agrees to extend to the Recipient a grant in an amount not to exceed three million eight hundred thousand United States Dollars ($3,800,000) (“EAA Grant”) to assist in financing the Project.” 2. The table in Section of Schedule 2 to the Grant Agreement is hereby amended to read as set forth in Annex 1 to this Amendment Letter. 3. The table in the ANNEX to the Grant Agreement is hereby amended to read as set forth in Annex 2 to this Amendment Letter. All other provisions of the Grant Agreement, except as amended herein shall remain in full force and effect. Please confirm the Recipient’s agreement to the foregoing by signing and dating this Amendment Letter and returning one fully countersigned copy to the Bank. Upon receipt by the Bank of the copy of this -2- Amendment Letter countersigned by you, this Amendment Letter shall become effective as of the date of your countersignature. Sincerely, INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By: __________________________ Stéphane Guimbert Country Director Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti AGREED: REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI By______________________________ S.E.M. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh Name: __________________________ Minister Title: ___________________________ 06-nov.-2024 Date: ___________________________ -3- ANNEX 1 Amount of the Grant Percentage of Expenditures to Category Allocated be Financed (expressed in USD) (inclusive of Taxes) (1) Eligible Expenditure Program for PBCs under Part 2.2 of the 3,800,000 100% Project under the ANNEX TOTAL AMOUNT 3,800,000 -4- ANNEX 2 Performance-Based Conditions Performance-Based Performance-Based Result Disbursement Financing Total Allocation Condition Calculation source Formula (1) PBC #1: Quality PBR #1.1: Quality PBR #1.1: N/A PBR #1.1 PBR #1.1: assurance standards for preschool and 1.2: USD 0 mechanism for approved by MENFOP N/A preschool through a signed Ministerial education memo (note de service) established PBR #1.2: PBR #1.2: PBR #1.2: At least 30 % of USD 250,000 for USD 0 the public and private each 15 percent of preschools meeting the public and private approved quality standards. preschools meeting the approved quality standards, up to a maximum of USD 500,000, with a minimum payment threshold of USD 250,000 (2) PBC #2: Public At least 40 % of public USD 125,000 for N/A USD 0 preschool preschool teachers with each 10% of such teachers with improved competencies, as teachers with improved observed through COT. improved competencies competencies, as linked to observed through trainings (as COT, up to a measured by a maximum of USD classroom 500,000, with a observation tool minimum as defined in the payment POM (“COT”) threshold of USD 250,000 (3) PBC #3: PBR #3.1: A medium-term PBR #3.1: N/A PBR#3.1: PBR #3.1: USD 0 Expanding school expansion plan is N/A access to approved by MENFOP primary and through a signed Ministerial lower secondary memo (note de service) education PBR #3.2: 35,000 primary PBR #3.2: PBR #3.2: school-level OOSC students PBR #3.2 enrolled (i) USD 141,430 (i)USD 0 for every 1,000 (i) N/A OOSC enrolled, up to a maximum of USD 4,950,000 -5- and 35,000 students, with a minimum payment threshold of USD 321,488 (ii)USD3,800,000 (ii) EAA (ii) USD 108,572 Grant for every 1,000 OOSC enrolled, up to a maximum of USD 3,800,000 and 35,000 students, with a minimum payment threshold of USD 246,512, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Bank and the Recipient for the first year of Project implementation. (4) PBC #4: PBR #4.1: Sub-regional PBR #4.1: PBR #4.1: PBR #4.1: Strengthen plans to promote enrollment N/A N/A USD 0 demand and and reduce dropout are improve approved by MENFOP retention of through a signed Ministerial students in memo (note de service) primary and lower secondary PBR #4.2 (included for PBR #4.2: PBR #4.2: PBR #4.2: schools reference only): Decrease in N/A N/A 0 grade 5 repetition rate between Year 1 and Year 5 of project implementation from 24.4% to 14.4%. PBR #4.3(included for PBR #4.3: PBR #4.3: PBR #4.3: reference only): Increase in N/A N/A 0 gender parity index for gross enrollment in lower secondary education -6- (5) PBC #5: PBR #5.1: PBR #5.1(a) and PBR PBR #5.1(a): Improve (a) Assessment levels at the (b): #5.1(a), USD 0 learning first cycle of primary school N/A (b): assessments in math and at least one N/A PBR language are approved by #5.1(b): MENFOP through a signed USD 0 Ministerial memo (note de service) (b) National primary learning assessment administered by Evaluation Department of MENFOP PBR #5.2: PBR #5.2: Assessment levels PBR #5.2: PBR #5.2: USD 0 at the second cycle of N/A N/A primary school and lower secondary school in math and the languages French and Arabic are approved by MENFOP through a signed Ministerial memo (note de service) PBR #5.3(a): PBR #5.3: (a) Revised year PBR #5.3(a) and PBR USD 0 2 OTI assessment is (b): N/A #5.3(a) administered by MENFOP and (b): N/A PBR #5.3(b): (b) Revised year 5 OTI USD 0 assessment is administered by MENFOP PBR#5.4: PBR #5.4 (included for PBR #5.4: 0 reference only): N/A PBR #5.4: Establishment of baseline N/A percentage of year 2 students reaching the minimum acceptable threshold learning level PBR #5.5(a): PBR #5.5(a): USD 0 PBR #5.5(a): Schools 100,000 for every PBR receive detailed report on 28 schools, up to #5.5(a): results of learning a maximum of N/A assessments and guidelines USD 500,000, for their use to improve with a minimum teaching and learning payment threshold of USD 100,000 PBR #5.5(b): 0 PBR #5.5(b): 5.5(b): (Included for N/A PBR reference only) #5.5(b): From baseline established N/A under PBR 5.4, increase in percentage of year 2 students reaching the minimum acceptable -7- threshold learning level in the following years -8- (6) PBC #6: PBR #6.1: At least 3 PBR #6.1: PBR #6.1: PBR #6.1: Systematic competency frameworks N/A N/A USD 0 update of approved by MENFOP teachers’ through a signed Ministerial professional memo (note de service) development program. PBR #6.2: 2,000 teachers PBR #6.2: PBR #6.2: PBR #6.2: trained on the new USD 100,000 for N/A USD 0 competencies/ training every 200 modules teachers trained, up to a maximum of USD 1,000,000, with a minimum payment threshold of 200,000 TOTAL USD 3,800,000 AMOUNT