;OFFK-AL - CCARDESAGRANT NUMBER TF017028 CENTRE FOR COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DE VEL OPMENT FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA Grant Agreement (Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa Project) between CENTRE FOR COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION acting as Administrator of the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa Multi-Donor Trust Fund Dated atNn ' , 2014 Internationa Ab 1- ReconstructiO and Deveiopment 2014 -L - 1 1 PO BO 20976, GABORONE, BOTSWPM TEL: +267 310 5465 FAX: +267 310 5456 CCARDESA GRANT NUMBER TF017028 CENTRE FOR COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA GRANT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated L Ae &J 3 , 2014, entered into between: CENTRE FOR COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA ("Recipient"); and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVLOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION ("World Bank"), acting as administrator of the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa Multi-Donor Trust Fund The Recipient and the World Bank hereby agree as follows: Article I Standard Conditions; Definitions 1.01. The Standard Conditions for Grants Made by the World Bank Out of Various Funds, dated February 15, 2012 ("Standard Conditions"), with the modifications set forth in Appendix I to this Agreement, constitute an integral 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 Standard Conditions or in this Agreement. Article II The Project 2.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objectives of the project described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement ("Project"). To this end, the Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with the provisions of Article II of the Standard Conditions. 2.02. Without limitation upon the provisions of Section 2.01 of this Agreement, and except as the Recipient and the World Bank shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 2 Article III The Grant 3.01. The World Bank agrees to extend to the Recipient, on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in this Agreement, a grant in an amount equal to five million and ninety three thousand United States Dollars ($5,093,000) ("Grant") to assist in financing the Project. 3.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with Section IV of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 3.03. The Grant is funded out of the abovementioned trust fund for which the World Bank receives periodic contributions from the donors to the trust fund. In accordance with Section 3.02 of the Standard Conditions, the World Bank's payment obligations in connection with this Agreement are limited to the amount of funds made available to it by the donors under the abovementioned trust fund, and the Recipient's right to withdraw the Grant proceeds is subject to the availability of such funds. Article IV Remedies 4.01. The Additional Events of Suspension consist of the following: (a) CCARDESA's Legislation/Charter has been amended, suspended, abrogated, repealed or waived so as to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Recipient to carry out the Project. (b) Any action has been taken for the dissolution, disestablishment or suspension of the operation of the Recipient. Article V Recipient's Representative; Addresses 5.01. The Recipient's Representative referred to in Section 7.02 of the Standard Conditions is its Executive Director. 5.02. The Recipient's Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: 3 Ground Floor Red Brick Building Plot 1470 Station Road Gaborone, Botswana Facsimile: 267-316-7211 5.03. The World Bank's Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.20433 United States of America Cable: Telex: Facsimile: INTBAFRAD 248423 (MCI) or 1-202-477-6391 Washington, D.C. 64145 (MCI) 4 AGREED atG o , 6-6vm6as of the day and year first above written. CENTRE FOR COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA By -IAuthorized Representative Name: , T RL Title: F_ncTH:- _T*6. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTASSOCIATIONacting as administrator of the CENTRE FOR COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA MULTI-DONOR TRUST FUND By Authorized Representative Name: LL G)*14 Q f3rAqY Title:__ _ _ _ e_ _ r 5 SCHEDULE1 Project Description The objective of the Project is to facilitate integrated agricultural research for developmentwithin the SADC Region with the aim of contributing to increased productivity of smallholder crop, forestry, fish and livestock enterprises in the region. The Project consists of the following parts: Part 1: Thematic Programs Carrying out a program encompassing the following SADC regional priorities outlined in the CCARDESA MTOP: (i) farmer empowerment and market access; (ii) research, technology generation and farmer demand-driven advisory services; (iii) knowledge, information and communication; and (iv) institutional development and capacity building. Such program to include: a) Financing of Sub-Grants for specific Sub-Projects focusing on, but not limited to: (i) generating agricultural technologies that respond to the identified priority needs of famers; (ii) piloting and scaling up good agricultural practices and technologies; (iii) supporting innovative pilot activities aimed at empowering farmers or promoting more effective agribusiness partnerships between farmer groups and the private sector; (iv) promoting farmer-driven advisory services and linkages between farmers and decision makers; and (v) helping farmers acquire skills on how to use ICT applications for better commercialization and market access. b) Strengthening the capacity of research and development (R&D) stakeholders within the SADC Region through the provision of training and technical assistance. c) Maintaining a comprehensive and updated information and knowledge management system to serve as a regional platform for sharing information. d) Disseminating good practices and experiences at the sub-regional level through Training, workshops, publications, and various media products. e) Facilitating sub-regional or international exchange visits to share knowledge and experiences including regional conferences and facilitating exchange visits for the dissemination of research and extension information. f) Developing sub-regional research and development-related priorities, policies, strategies or approaches to institutional reform by undertaking studies, assessments or surveys. 6 Part 2: CCARDESA Management and Governance 1. Supporting CCARDESA to carry out the management and coordination of the Project. 2. Supporting CCARDESA's operational establishmentand governance mechanisms including building its capacity for administration, financial management, procurement, safeguards, monitoring and evaluation, steering committees establishment, and task force/stakeholders meetings. 7 SCHEDULE2 Project Execution Section I. Institutional and Other Arrangements A. CCARDESA Secretariat The Recipient shall maintain, throughout the implementation of the Project, the CCARDESA Secretariat with a mandate, composition and resources satisfactory to the World Bank to be responsible for the overall implementation of the Project. B. Operations Manuals 1. The Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with its Operations Manuals which shall include guidelines and procedures used for the purpose of implementing the Project, including financial, administrative and accounting procedures applicable to the Project and guidelines in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, coordination, social and environmental safeguards, and other provisions related to the institutional organization, as such guidelines and procedures may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and such term includes any schedule to the Operations Manuals. 2. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of any of the Operations Manuals and those of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. C. Sub-Grants 1. For the purpose of carrying out a Sub-Project under Part 1(a) of the Project, the Recipient shall make a Sub-Grant available to each Beneficiary, in accordance with eligibility criteria and procedures elaborated in the Sub-Grant Manual. 2. In financing any Sub-Project, the Recipientshall enter into a Sub-Grant Agreement with a Beneficiary under terms and conditions satisfactory to the World Bank, and elaborated in the Operations Manual, which shall include the following terms and conditions, inter alia: (i) The Sub-Grant shall be made on a non-reimbursable grant basis. 8 (ii) The Recipient shall obtain rights adequate to protect its interests and those of the World Bank, including the right to: (A) suspend or terminate the right of the Beneficiary to use the proceeds of the Sub-Grant, or obtain a refund of all or any part of the amount of the Sub-Grant then withdrawn, upon the Beneficiary's failure to perform any of its obligations under the Sub-Grant Agreement; and (B) require the Beneficiary to: (1) carry out the Sub-Project with due diligence and efficiency and in accordance with sound technical, economic, financial, managerial standards and practices satisfactory to the World Bank and the Anti-Corruption Guidelines applicable to recipients of proceeds other than the Recipient; (2) carry out the Sub-Project in accordance with the ESMF and the PMP; (3) provide, promptly as needed, the resources required for the purpose; (4) procure the services to be financed out of the Sub-Grant in accordance with the provisions of Section III of this Schedule; (5) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate in accordance with indicators acceptable to the World Bank, the progress of the Sub-Project and the achievement of its objectives; (6) enable the Recipient and the World Bank to inspect the Sub-Project, its operation and any relevant records and documents; (7) maintain a financial management system and prepare financial statements in accordance with consistently applied accounting standards acceptable to the World Bank, both in a manner 9 adequate to reflect the operations, resources and expenditures related to the Sub-Project; and (8) prepare and furnish to the Recipientand the World Bank all such further information as the Recipient or the World Bank shall reasonably request relating to the foregoing. 3. The Recipient shall submit to the World Bank for its review: (a) the first five (5) Sub-Grant Agreements, and (b) all Sub-Grant Agreements for the benefit of or to be carried out in the territory of a Member Country whichis not eligible to receive financing out of the resources of the World Bank, and shall not commence implementation of any such Sub-Project except after obtaining the World Bank's non-objection. 4. The Recipient shall exercise its rights under each Sub-Grant Agreement in such manner as to protect the interests of the Recipient and the World Bank and to accomplish the purposes of the Grant. Except as the World Bank shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall not assign, amend, abrogate or waive any Sub-Grant Agreement or any of its provisions. D. Sub-Grant Manual 1 . The Recipient shall prepare and adopt a sub-grant manual ("Sub-Grant Manual") satisfactory to the World Bank, and take all necessary measures to implement the Project in accordance with said Sub-Grant Manual. The Recipient shall not amend, suspend, abrogate, repeal or waive any provision of the Sub-Grant Manual without prior approval of the World Bank. 2. Without limitation upon the foregoing, the Sub-Grant Manual shall include, inter alia, detailed implementation arrangements and responsibilities for the Sub- Grants, including inter alia: (a) the procedures for approving, monitoring and evaluating the Sub-Projects and Sub-Grants; (b) the organizational structure for implementation of the Sub-Grants; (c) the eligibility criteria for identification, registration and selection of the Beneficiaries; (d) the eligibility criteria for Sub- Projects and Sub-Grants and terms and conditions of Sub-Grants; as such manual may be amended by the Recipient from time to time with the prior agreement of the World Bank. 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Sub-Grant Manual and those of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. 10 E. Annual Work Plan and Budget (a) The Recipient shall prepare, in accordance with terms of references acceptable to the World Bank, and furnish to the World Bank no later than January 31 of each calendar year throughout the implementation of the Project, a work plan of activities proposed for inclusion in the Project for the next calendar year, together with a budget for such activities, a timetable for their implementation and the source and uses of funds therefor. (b) The Recipient shall afford the World Bank a reasonable opportunity to exchange views with the Recipient on such proposed work plan; and, thereafter, carry out such work plan during the period covered by said plan, according to such budget, both as shall have been approved by the World Bank ("Annual Work Planand Budget"). (c) Only such activities as shall have been included in the Annual Work Plan& Budget shall be eligible for inclusion in the Project and for financing out of the proceeds of the Grant. F. Anti-Corruption The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the "Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants", dated October 15, 2006 and revised in January 2011 ("Anti-Corruption Guidelines"). G. Environmental Safeguards The Recipient shall: I. adopt, and cause each Beneficiary to adopt, in form and substance satisfactory to the World Bank, the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and the Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP); 2. ensure that the Project activities are implemented in accordance with the guidelines, procedures, timetable and other specifications set forth in the ESMF and theIPMP; 3. ensure that, if any activity proposed for inclusion under the Project would, pursuant to the ESMF, require the adoption of an ESMP, such activity shall not be implemented unless and until an ESMP: (i) is prepared, in accordance with the ESMF and furnished to the World Bank 11 for review and approval; and (ii) is disclosed as required by the ESMF and approved by the World Bank; and 4. except as the World Bank shall otherwise agree in writing, not amend or waive, or permit to be amended or waived, any provision of the ESMF or the IPMP. H. Donor Visibility and Visit I. The Recipient shall take or cause to be taken all such measures as the World Bank may reasonably request to identify publicly the Donors support for the Project. 2. For the purposes of Section 2.09 of the Standard Conditions, the Recipient shall, upon the World Bank's request, take all measures required on its part to enable the representatives of the Donors to visit any part of the Member Countries' territory for purposes related to the Project. Section II. Project Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation A. Project Reports; Completion Report 1. The Recipient shall monitor and evaluate the progress of the Project and prepare Project Reports in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06 of the Standard Conditions and on the basis of indicators acceptable to the World Bank. Each Project Report shall cover the period of one calendar semester, and shall be furnished to the World Bank not later than one month after the end of the period covered by such report. 2. The Recipient shall prepare the Completion Report in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06 of the Standard Conditions. The Completion Report shall be furnished to the World Bank not later than six months after the Closing Date. B. Financial Management; Financial Reports; Audits 1. The Recipient shall ensure that a financial management system is maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07 of the Standard Conditions. 2. The Recipient shall ensure thatinterim unaudited financial reports for the Project are prepared and furnished to the World Bank not later than forty five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, covering the quarter, in form and substance satisfactory to the World Bank. 12 3. The Recipient shall have its Financial Statements for the Project audited in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07 (b) of the Standard Conditions. Each such audit of the Financial Statements shall cover the period of one fiscal year of the Recipient. The audited Financial Statements for each such period shall be furnished to the World Bank not later than six months after the end of such period. Section III. Procurement A. General 1 . Procurement and Consultant Guidelines. All goods, works, non-consulting- services and consultants' services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Grant shall be procured in accordance with the requirements set forth or referred to in: (a) Section I of the "Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non- consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" dated January 2011 ("Procurement Guidelines in the case of goods and non-consulting services, and Sections I and IV of the "Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" dated January 2011 ("Consultant Guidelines") in the case of consultants' services; and (b) the provisions of this Section III,as the same shall be elaborated in the procurement plan prepared and updated from time to time by the Recipient for the Project in accordance with paragraph 1.18 of the Procurement Guidelines and paragraph 1.25 of the Consultant Guidelines ("Procurement Plan"). 2. Definitions. The capitalized terms used below in this Section to describe particular procurement methods or methods of review by the World Bank of particular contracts, refer to the corresponding method described in Sections II and III of the Procurement Guidelines, or Sections II, III, IV and V of the Consultant Guidelines, as the case may be. B. Particular Methods of Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services 1. Competitive bidding procedures used by Recipient at the regional level for public procurement. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods, works and non-consulting services shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of competitive bidding procedures used by Recipient at the regional level for public procurement, acceptable to the World Bank. 13 2. Other Methods of Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services. The following methods, other than Competitive bidding procedures used by Recipient at the regional level for public procurement, may be used for procurement of goods, works and non-consulting services for those contracts specified in the Procurement Plan: (a) Prudent and established Commercial Practices acceptable to the World Bank; (b) Community Participation in Procurement procedures elaborated in the Operations Manual and/ or Sub-Grant Manual; (c) Shopping; (d) Direct Contracting; (e) procurement under Framework Agreements in accordance with procedures which have been found acceptable to the World Bank. C. Particular Methods of Procurement of Consultants' Services 1. Quality- and Cost-based Selection. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, consultants' services shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of Quality- and Cost-based Selection. 2. Other Methods of Procurement of Consultants' Services. The following methods, other than Quality- and Cost-based Selection, may be used for procurement of consultants' services for those assignments which are specified in the Procurement Plan: (a) Quality-based Selection; (b) Selection under a Fixed Budget; (c) Least Cost Selection; (d) Selection based on Consultants' Qualifications; (e) Single-source Selection of consulting firms; (f) Selection of Individual Consultants; and (g) Single-source procedures for the Selection of Individual Consultants. D. Review by the World Bank of Procurement Decisions The Procurement Plan shall set forth those contracts which shall be subject to the World Bank's Prior Review. All other contracts shall be subject to Post Review by the World Bank. Section IV. Withdrawal of Grant Proceeds A. General 1. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with the provisions of: (a) Article III of the Standard Conditions; (b) this Section; and (c) such additional instructions as the World Bank may specify by notice to the Recipient (including the "World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects" dated May 2006, as revised from time to time by the World Bank and as made applicable to this Agreement pursuant to such instructions), to finance Eligible Expenditures as set forth in the table in paragraph 2 below. 14 2. The following table specifies the categories of Eligible Expenditures that may be financed out of the proceeds of the Grant ("Category"), the allocations of the amounts of the Grant to each Category, and the percentage of expenditures to be financed for Eligible Expenditures in each Category: Category Amount of the Percentage of Expenditures to Grant be Financed Allocated (inclusive of Taxes) (expressed in USD) (1) Goods, works, Operating 3,093,000 100% costs, Training, non-consulting services, and consultants' services under Part 1 (b) through (f) and Part 2 of the Project (2) Sub-grants under Part I (a) 2,000,000 100% of amounts disbursed of the Project TOTAL AMOUNT 5,093,000 B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period I. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section no withdrawal shall be made: (a) for payments made prior to the date of this Agreement except that withdrawals up to an aggregate amount not to exceed US$600,000 may be made for payments made prior to this date but on or after January 1, 2014 for Eligible Expenditures under Category (1); and (b) under Category (2) until the Recipient has presented evidence satisfactory to the World Bank that the Sub-Grant Manual referred to in Section I. D. of Schedule 2 to the Agreement has been prepared and adopted; 2. The Closing Date referred to in Section 3.06 (c) of the Standard Conditions is December 31, 2018. 15 Section V. Other Undertakings The Recipient shall: (i) no later than six months after the Effective Date, recruit a procurement officer for the Project, with qualification, experience and terms of reference satisfactory to the World Bank; and (ii) no later than three months after the Effective Date, operationalize a procurement committee to oversee the procurement activities under the Project. 16 Definitions (a) "Beneficiary" means a public or private sector research and development (R&D) institution in the SADC Region that is a legally established entity and has demonstrated capacity to receive and manage Sub-grant funds, to whom the Recipient proposes to make, or has made, a Sub-grant for a Sub-project, as further elaborated in the Sub-Grant Manual; and "Beneficiaries" means all such beneficiaries. (b) "CCARDESA Secretariat" means the Recipient's headquarters established pursuant to the Hosting Agreement. (c) "CCARDESA's Legislation/Charter" means CCARDESA's charter dated November 5, 2010, pursuant to which CCARDESA has been established and is operating. (d) "CCARDESA MTOP" means the Recipient's Medium Term Operational Plan which outlines the Recipient's regional priorities. (e) "CCARDESA" means the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa, a sub-regional organization aimed to lead collaboration in agricultural research and development among Southern African countries. (f) "Environmental and Social Management Framework" or "ESMF" means the Environmental and Social Management Framework dated March 14, 2014 adopted by the Recipient, giving details of a program of actions, measures and policies designed to maximize the benefits of the Project, eliminate, offset or mitigate any adverse environmental impacts, or reduce such impacts to acceptable levels, as such ESMF may be amended from time to time with prior written agreement of the World Bank. (g) "Environmental and Social Management Plan" and "ESMP" each means, the environmental and social management plan, in form and substance satisfactory to the World Bank, to be prepared by the Recipient in accordance with the ESMF, and giving details of measures to manage potential environmental risks and mitigate, reduce and/or offset adverse environmental impacts associated with the implementation of such activities, together with adequate institutional, monitoring and reporting arrangements capable of ensuring proper implementation of, and regular feedback on compliance with, its terms, as any such plan may be amended and/or supplemented from time to time with prior written approval of the World Bank. (h) "Hosting Agreement" means the agreement between the Recipient and Republic of Botswana (Botswana) regarding the hosting of the Recipient's headquarters in 17 Gaborone, Botswana and the Recipient's privileges and immunities on the territory of Botswana. (i) "Operations Manuals" means, collectively, the Recipient's set of manuals containing guidelines and procedures used for the purpose of implementing the Project and referred to in Section I.B. of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. (j) "Operating Costs" means the incremental operating expenses approved by the World Bank under each Annual Work Plan and Budget, on account of the Project, including office supplies, bank charges, staff salaries, travel and supervision costs, per diem, accommodation, purchase of materials for approved training; services of office machines and equipment, operation and maintenance costs for vehicles and consumables. (k) "IPMP" or "Integrated Pest Management Plan" means theintegrated pest management plan dated March 14, 2014, adopted by the Recipient and the Beneficiary pursuant to Section I. G.of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, defining the set of mitigation, enhancement, monitoring and institutional measures to be taken during implementation of the Project to address significant pest management issues and minimize potential adverse impacts on human health and the environment, as the same may be amended from time to time with the prior written approval of the World Bank. (1) "Procurement Plan" means the Recipient's procurement plan for the Project, dated December 2013 and referred to in paragraph 1.18 of the Procurement Guidelines and paragraph 1.25 of the Consultant Guidelines, as the same shall be updated from time to time in accordance with the provisions of said paragraphs. (in) "SADC" or"Southern African Development Community" means an inter- governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana, whose member countries cooperate under a treaty adopted on August 17, 1992, in Namibia for purposes of achieving regional integration and eradicating poverty in the Southern Africa region. (n) "SADC Region" means the countries signatories of the SADC treaty, namely: the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Botswana, the Republic of Lesotho, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of Seychelles, the Republic of Swaziland, the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Swaziland, the Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe. (o) "Sub-Grant Agreement" means an agreement between the Recipient and a Beneficiary, setting forth the terms and conditions under which proceeds of a 18 Sub-Grant are to be made available to the Beneficiary for the purpose of financing a Sub-Project. (p) "Sub-Grant Manual" means the guidelines referred to in Section I. D of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, containing detailed arrangements and procedures for the management of Sub-Grants. (q) "Sub-Grant" means a grant made or proposed to be made out of the proceeds of the Grant to finance a Sub-Project in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Sub-Grant Manual. (r) "Sub-Project" means an agricultural research and development project or a capacity building project under Part 1(a) of the Project that meets the selection criteria set out in the Sub-Grant Manual; "Sub-Projects" means, collectively, all such Sub-Projects. (s) "Training" means the reasonable cost of: (i) training materials and rental of training facilities and equipment; (ii) tuition fees, travel, accommodation and per diem of trainers and trainees; and (iii) any other expenses related to training to be carried out under the Project. 19 APPENDIX 1 Modifications to the Standard Conditions The Standard Conditions are modified as follows: Paragraphs 17 and 18 of the Appendix to the Standard Conditions are modified as follows: "17. "Member Country" means the member of the World Bank in whose territory the Project is carried out or any of such member's political or administrative subdivisions. If the Project is carried out in the territory of more than one member of the World Bank, "Member Country" refers separately to each such member." "18. "Project" means the Project for which the Grant is made. If the Project is carried out in the territory of more than one Member Country, "Project" refers separately to the Project of each such Member." 20