The World Bank E-32 Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Phone: (880-2) 5566-7777 Facsimile: (880-2) 5566-7778 O FFICIAL Qimiao Fan DOCUMENTS Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal November 5, 2018 Secretary Monowar Ahmed Economic Relations Division Ministry of Finance Dhaka, Bangladesh Dear Secretary Ahmed: Bangladesh: Reaching Out-of-School Children Project H (Credit No. 5166-BD) Amendments to Financing Agreement We refer to the Financing Agreement (the Financing Agreement) dated January 10, 2013, between the People's Republic of Bangladesh (the Recipient) and the International Development Association (the Association), as amended thereafter, related to the above-mentioned project (the Project). After reaching agreements with the Association, the Recipient, through the Economic Relations Division of Recipient's Ministry of Finance, has requested to restructure the Project in order to process additional financing to the above-mentioned Project. Accordingly, the Association proposes to amend the Financing Agreement as follows: 1. Section 2.01 of Article II is amended to read as follows: "The Association agrees to extend to the Recipient, on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in this Agreement, a credit in an amount equivalent to eighty six million and two hundred thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 86,200,000) (variously, "Credit" and "Financing"), to assist in financing Parts 1 through 4 of the project described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement ("Project")." 2. Section 3.01 of Article Ell is amended to read as follows: "The Recipient declares its commitment to the objective of the Project. To this end, the Recipient shall carry out Parts 1 through 4 of the Project through its Directorate of Primary Education in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Article IV of the General Conditions, and Part 5 of the Project in accordance with the provisions of the Financing Agreement between the Recipient and the Association, dated November 5, 2018 (Credit No 6321-BD; Grant No D383-BD)." 3. Part 5 is added to the description of the Project set forth in Schedule 1 to the Financing Agreement to read as follows: "Part 5. Providing Safe and Equitable Learning Opportunities to Children and Adolescents of DRP in Cox's Bazar District 5.1 Supporting the delivery of informal education to DRP children and adolescents, through, inter alia: (a) the provision of textbooks and materials designed in accordance with the Recipient's learning competency framework for DRP children; (b) the improvement of safety, security, and menstrual hygiene management in learning centers in DRP camps, and the recruitment of female teachers for learning centers in DRP camps; (c) the establishment of new and makeshift learning centers and supporting existing learning centers for informal learning activities in DRP camps; (d) 1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized
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The World BankE-32 Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Phone: (880-2) 5566-7777Facsimile: (880-2) 5566-7778 O FFICIAL
Qimiao Fan DOCUMENTSCountry Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal
November 5, 2018Secretary Monowar AhmedEconomic Relations DivisionMinistry of FinanceDhaka, Bangladesh
Dear Secretary Ahmed:
Bangladesh: Reaching Out-of-School Children Project H(Credit No. 5166-BD)
Amendments to Financing Agreement
We refer to the Financing Agreement (the Financing Agreement) dated January 10, 2013, betweenthe People's Republic of Bangladesh (the Recipient) and the International Development Association (theAssociation), as amended thereafter, related to the above-mentioned project (the Project). After reachingagreements with the Association, the Recipient, through the Economic Relations Division of Recipient'sMinistry of Finance, has requested to restructure the Project in order to process additional financing to theabove-mentioned Project. Accordingly, the Association proposes to amend the Financing Agreement asfollows:
1. Section 2.01 of Article II is amended to read as follows:
"The Association agrees to extend to the Recipient, on the terms and conditions set forth orreferred to in this Agreement, a credit in an amount equivalent to eighty six million and twohundred thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 86,200,000) (variously, "Credit" and"Financing"), to assist in financing Parts 1 through 4 of the project described in Schedule 1 tothis Agreement ("Project")."
2. Section 3.01 of Article Ell is amended to read as follows:
"The Recipient declares its commitment to the objective of the Project. To this end, theRecipient shall carry out Parts 1 through 4 of the Project through its Directorate of PrimaryEducation in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and Article IV of the GeneralConditions, and Part 5 of the Project in accordance with the provisions of the FinancingAgreement between the Recipient and the Association, dated November 5, 2018 (CreditNo 6321-BD; Grant No D383-BD)."
3. Part 5 is added to the description of the Project set forth in Schedule 1 to the Financing Agreementto read as follows:
"Part 5. Providing Safe and Equitable Learning Opportunities to Children and Adolescents ofDRP in Cox's Bazar District
5.1 Supporting the delivery of informal education to DRP children and adolescents,through, inter alia: (a) the provision of textbooks and materials designed in accordancewith the Recipient's learning competency framework for DRP children; (b) theimprovement of safety, security, and menstrual hygiene management in learningcenters in DRP camps, and the recruitment of female teachers for learning centers inDRP camps; (c) the establishment of new and makeshift learning centers andsupporting existing learning centers for informal learning activities in DRP camps; (d)
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the recruitment of teachers and learning instructors for learning centers in DRP camps;and (e) the provision of special training to the recruited teachers and learninginstructors.
5.2 Strengthening the capacity of MOPME and other relevant agencies, as well as theeducation officers and other relevant agencies of the Cox's Bazar District and Upazilaswithin the Cox's Bazar District to manage, monitor and coordinate the educationservice delivery to DRP children and adolescents; and carrying out a longitudinal studyon DRP education.
5.3 Supporting: (a) the renovation and equipping of selected existing local governmentprimary schools to serve as training centers for teachers and learning instructors of DRPchildren and adolescents, but excluding any routine maintenance of local governmentprimary schools; and (b) the monitoring of said renovation activities.
5.4 Supporting psycho-social activities for DRP children and adolescents within learningcenters, and awareness raising activities among the DRP."
4. Part D of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreement is amended to read as follows:
"D. Safeguards
1 . The Recipient shall:
(a) ensure that the Project, including the operation of any learning center under theProject, is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the SafeguardsInstruments, in a manner and substance satisfactory to the Association; and
(b) refrain from amending, suspending, waiving, abrogating, and/or voiding anyprovision of the Safeguards Instruments, in whole or in part, without the priorwritten agreement of the Association.
2. The Recipient shall, whenever a new EMP, SMP or TCDP or any additional or revisedSafeguards Instrument is required for any proposed activity under the Project inaccordance with the provisions of the EMF or the SIMF (as the case may be):
(a) prior to the commencement of such activity, proceed to have such EMP, SMIPor TCDP (as the case may be): (i) prepared and publicly disclosed inaccordance with the provisions of the EMF and the SIMF, respectively; (ii)furnished to the Association for review and approval; and (iii) thereafteradopted and disclosed as approved by the Association, in a manner acceptableto the Association; and
(b) thereafter take such measures as shall be necessary or appropriate to ensurecompliance with the requirements of such EMP, SMIP or TCDP (as the casemay be).
3. The Recipient shall maintain throughout Project implementation, a Project grievanceredress mechanism, with staffing and operating procedures acceptable to theAssociation, for monitoring and addressing the concerns of people affected by theProject and building public and stakeholder support for the Project.
4. The Recipient shall maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitorand evaluate, in accordance with guidelines acceptable to the Association, theimplementation of the Safeguards Instruments. Without limiting its other reportingobligations under this Agreement, the Recipient shall take all necessary measures tocollect, compile and submit to the Association, as part of the Project Reports, and
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promptly in a separate report whenever the circumstances warrant, information on thestatus of compliance with the Safeguards Instruments, giving details of:
(a) measures taken in furtherance of the Safeguards Instruments;
(b) conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the smoothimplementation of the Safeguards Instruments, particularly those related to therelevant EMP, SMP or TCDP; and
(c) remedial measures taken or required to be taken immediately to address suchconditions.
5. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of any of the SafeguardsInstruments and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreementshall prevail."
5. The performance monitoring indicators referred to in Section II.A.1 of Schedule 2 to theFinancing Agreement and agreed between the Recipient and the Association, are amended toread as set forth in Attachment 1 to this Amendment Letter.
6. Section IV.B.2 of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement is amended to read as follows:
"2. The Closing Date is December 31, 2020."
7. Items Number (24), (34) and (36) are amended to read as follows:
"24. "Operating Costs" means the reasonable costs required for the day-to-day coordination,administration and supervision of activities the Project, including leasing and/or routinerepair and maintenance of vehicles, equipment, facilities and office premises, officesupplies, utilities, consumables, communication expenses, translation, printing,photocopying and postal expenses, bank charges, advertising expenses, insurance, Project-related meeting expenses and Project-related travel provided that such allowances are paiddirectly to the eligible recipient using the banking system; excluding fuel, salaries, perdiem, allowances and honorarium of officials of the Recipient's civil service and/or othersitting allowances and honorarium of any other nature.
34. "Social Inclusion and Management Framework" and the acronym "SIMF" mean theRecipient's Social Inclusion and Management Framework dated August 15, 2012,acceptable to the Association, which sets out, inter alia: (i) guidelines and procedures forthe integration of measures for social inclusion in the selection, design and operation ofLCs; (ii) the social inclusion strategy and measures, including procedures for socialassessment of the selected Upazilas, and the preparation of Social Management Plan(s)and Tribal Children Development Plan(s); (iii) the implementation arrangements; and (iv)the guidelines and procedures for the grievance redress mechanism, as said frameworkmay be revised from time to time with the prior written approval of the Association, andsuch term includes any annexes or schedules to such framework.
36. "Training" means the reasonable costs required for the participation of personnel involvedin training activities, workshops and study tours under the Project which have beenapproved by the Association in writing, on a semi-annual basis, including: (a) travel, hotel,and subsistence costs for training, workshop and study tour participants provided that suchallowances are paid directly to the eligible recipient using the banking system; (b) costsassociated with rental of training and workshop facilities, preparation and reproduction oftraining and workshop materials, costs of academic degree studies, and other costs directlyrelated to training course, workshop or study tour preparation and implementationprovided that such costs are paid directly to the eligible recipient using the banking system,but excluding salaries of consultants and sitting allowances, workshop allowances andhonorarium of any other nature. In the event that the Association cannot be informed on a
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semi-annual basis, the prior approval of the Association in writing shall be taken onindividual basis for any costs arising out of such training activities, workshops and studytours."
8. Items Number (42), (43), (44), (45), (46) and (47) are added in the Appendix as follows:
"42. "DRP" means displaced Rohingya population.
43. "Cox's Bazar District" means the Recipient's district of Cox's Bazar, or any successorthereto.
44. "Safeguards Instruments" means the Environmental Management Framework, the SocialInclusion and Management Framework, the Environmental Management Plan(s), SocialManagement Plan(s), Tribal Children Development Plan(s) and such ancillary orsupplemental documents as may be included therein.
45. "Social Management Plan" or "SMP" means each social management plan to be preparedunder the Project in accordance with the SIMF, each such plan in form and substancesatisfactory to the Association, defining details of measures to manage potential risks andmitigate, reduce and/or offset adverse social impacts associated with the implementation ofProject activities, together with adequate budget, institutional, monitoring and reportingarrangements capable of ensuring proper implementation of, and regular feedback oncompliance with, its terms; as each SMP may be amended from time to time with the priorwritten concurrence of the Association.
Except as specifically amended by this Amendment Letter, all other provisions of the FinancingAgreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
The Association will disclose this Amendment Letter and related information in accordance withthe World Bank's Policy on Access to Information. By entering into this Amendment Letter, the Recipientconsents to disclosure of this Amendment Letter and related information.
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Please confirm your acceptance to the foregoing by signing and dating the two originals, retainingone original for your records and returning the other original to the Association. Upon receipt by theAssociation of the original Amendment Letter countersigned by you, in a manner satisfactory to theAssociation, this Amendment Letter will become effective as of the date on which the Associationconfirms the acceptance of the aforementioned documents.
Sincerely,
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Qimiao FanCountry Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal
AGREED:
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
By:Authorized Representative
Name: MONOWAR AHMED
Title: SECRETARY(Economic Relations Division)
Date: NOVEMBER 05, 2018
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Attachment 1Results Framework
COUNTRY: BangladeshAdditional Financing for Reaching Out of School Children II
Project Development Objectives
The key project development objective is to improve equitable access, retention and completion in quality primary education for out-of-school children in
selected under-served areas.
Project Development Objective Indicators
Unit of Data Source / Responsibility forAction Indicator Name Core Baseline End Target Frequency
Measure Methodology Data Collection
No Change Name: Number 141,000.00 720,000.00 Once a Year Student Database/ ROSCU/ MIS-Cell
Beneficiaries: (April) MOsNumber of out-of-school childrenenrolled in LCs
No Change Number of Number 226,991.00 1,343,068.00 Once a Year Student Database/ ROSCU/ MIS-Cellstudent-years (April) MOssupported
Description: Number of out-of-school children enrolled in LCs (cumulative)
No Change Name: Percentage Percentage 50.00 50.00 Once a year Student Database/ ROSCU/ MIS-Cell
of female students (April) MOsenrolled in LC
Description: Number of female students divided by total students enrolled in LCs.
No Change Name: Percentage Percentage 70.00 85.00 Once a year Student Database/ ROSCU/ MIS-Cellof disadvantaged (April) MOs
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students
Description: Number of LC students from disadvantaged group divided by total number of LC students
No Change Name: Average Percentage 60.00 75.00 Once a year Student ROSCU/ MIS-CellGrade retention (April) Database/MOsrate
Description: Percentage of students retained in next grade (average across grades 2-5)
No Change Name: Completion Percentage 73.00 78.00 Once a year Student Teachers andrate for LC students (April) Database/MOs, TCs/ ROSCU/
TCs, UEOs MIS-Cell
Description: Number of students passing grade 5 terminal exam divided by total number students appearing in the exams
No Change Name: Completion Yes/No No Yes Second DPE/ Learning DPE/ Survey Firmof systematic Semester of Assessment Surveystudent learning 2014 and 2016 Firmassessment
Description: Independent student learning assessment for Bangla, English, and Mathematics
New Name: Number of Number 0.00 150,000.00 Once a Year DPEO/UEO/ UN DPE/ ROSCU/DRP children (April) Agency MIS-Cellenrolled in learningcenters,disaggregated bygender (cumulative)
Description: Number of DRP children enrolled in informal learning centers, disaggregated by gender (cumulative)
New Name: Number of Number 0.00 350,000.00 Once a Year DPEO/UEO/ UN DPE/ ROSCU/DRP Children-year (April) Agency MIS-Cellsupported
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Description: Number of DRP Children-year supported
Intermediate Results Indicators
ResponsibilityUnit of Data Source fo/Data
Action Indicator Name Core Measure Baseline End Target Frequency Methodologyfor DataCollection
No Change Name: Number of LCs Number 8,400.00 21,700.00 Once a year LC Database/ MOs ROSCU/ MIS-supported (April) Cell
Description: Includes currently operating LCs under ROSC I and newly established under ROSC II
No Change Name: Student Percentage 75.00 85.00 Once a year Student ROSCU/ MIS-attendance rate (April) Database/MOs Cell
Description: Percentage of students attending school
No Change Name: Number of Number 0.00 50,000.00 Once a year Student ROSCU/ MIS-students in urban slum (April) Database/MOs Cellpilots
Description: Number of students enrolled in urban slum LCs plus number of vouchers utilized by domestic child labor
No Change Name: Number of Number 0.00 21,700.00 Once a year Teacher Database/ ROSCU/ MIS-teachers trained under (April) TCs&MOs Cell/ IERthe project
Description: Number of teachers benefiting from foundation or refreshers training
No Change Name: Number of skills Number 0.00 25,000.00 Once a year Student Database/ ROSCU/ MIS-training voucher (April) MOs Cellutilized
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Description: Cumulative
No Change Name: Number of Number 0.00 4.00 Twice Independent ROSU
Impact Evaluation evaluation agency
Studies
Description: Total Number of Reports from Impact Evaluation Studies
New Name: The number of Number 0.00 1,500.00 Once a Year DPEO/UEO/ UN DPE/ROSCU/M
LCs supported for the (April) Agency IS-Cell
DRP in Cox's bazardistrict
Description: The number of LCs supported for the DRP in Cox's bazar district
New Name: The number of Number 0.00 2,000.00 Once a Year DPEO/UEO/ UN DPE/ROSCU/M
teachers received (April) Agency IS-Cell
special training in Cox'sBazar district
Description: The number of teachers received special training in Cox's Bazar district
New Name: Number of Number 0.00 4.00 Once a Year DPEO/UEO/ROSCU/U DPE/ROSCU/M
consultations held with (April) N Agency IS-Cell
DRP and hostcommunity duringimplementation
Description: Number of consultations held with DRP and host community during implementation
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Target Values
Project Development Objective Indicators
Action EndIndicator Name Baseline YR1 YR2 YR3 YR4 YR5 YR6 YR7 YR8 YR9 Et
Target
No Change Beneficiaries:Number of out-of- 141,000. 440,000. 720,000. 720,000. 720,000. 720,000. 720,000. 720,000.
school children 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
enrolled in LCs
No Change Number of student- 226,991. 1,174,80 1,343,00 1,343,00 1,343,06
years supported 00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00
No Change Percentage offemale students 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00
enrolled in LC
No Change Percentage ofdisadvantaged 70.00 77.00 85.00 85.00 85.00 85.00 85.00 85.00
students
No Change Average Grade 60.00 62.00 64.00 67.00 71.00 75.00 75.00 75.00retention rate
No Change Completion rate for 73.00 73.00 74.00 75.00 78.00 78.00 78.00LC students
No Change Completion ofsystematic student No N Y Y Y Y y
learning assessment
New Number of DRPchildren enrolled in 150,000.0 200,000. 200,000. 200,000.
0.00informal learning 0 00 00 00
centers,
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disaggregated bygender (cumulative)
New Number of DRP 150,000.0 350,000. 350,000. 350,000.Children-year 0.00 0 00 00 00supported
Intermediate Results Indicators
Action Indicator Name Baseline YR1 YR2 YR3 YR4 YR5 YR6 YR7 YR8 YR9 EndTarget
No Change Number of LCs 840000 13,500.0 21,500.0 21,700.0 21,700.0 21,700.0 21,700.0 21,700.0
supported 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No Change Student attendance 75.00 77.00 79.00 81.00 83.00 85.00 85.00 85.00rate
No Change Number of students 12,000.0 12,000.0 50,000.0 50,000.0 50,000.0
in urban slum pilots 0 0 0 0 0
No Change Number of teachers 13,500.0 21,500.0 21,700.0 21,700.0 21,700.0 21,700.0 21,700.0trained under the 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0project
No Change Number of skills 10,000.0 15,000.0 20,000.0 25,000.0 25,000.0 25,000.0training voucher 0.00 5,000.00 0 0 0 0 0 0utilized
No Change Number of Impact 0.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00Evaluation Studies
New The number of LCssupported for the 0.00 1,000.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00DRP in Cox's bazardistrict
New The number of 0.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00
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teachers receivedspecial training inCox's Bazar district
New Number ofconsultations heldwith DRP and host 0.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00community duringimplementation
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