OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS GPE GRANT NUMBER TFOB4072 Global Partnership for Education Fund Grant Agreement (Additional Financing for the Education Reform Support Project) between REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION acting as administrator of the Global Partnership for Education Fund GPE GRANT NUMBER TFOB4072 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION FUND GRANT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of the Signature Date between REPUBLIC OF CAMEOON ("Recipient") and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION ("Bank"), acting as administrator of the Global Partnership for Education Fund ("GPE"). The Recipient and the Bank hereby agree as follows: Article I Standard Conditions; Definitions 1.01. The Standard 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 Standard Conditions or in the Appendix this Agreement. Article II The Project 2.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objective 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 and Schedule 2 to this Agreement. Article III The Grant 3.01. The Bank agrees to extend to the Recipient a grant in an amount not to exceed twelve million seven hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars (USD 12,750,000) ("Grant") to assist in financing the Project. 3.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with Section III of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 3.03. The Grant is funded out of the abovementioned trust fund for which the Bank receives periodic contributions from the donors to the trust find. In accordance with Section 3.02 of the Standard Conditions, the 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 Additional Remedies 4.01. The Additional Event of Suspension referred to in Section 4.02 (k) of the Standard Conditions consist of the following: The Recipient has failed to comply with any of its obligations under the Financing Agreement. Article V Effectiveness; Termination 5.01. This Agreement shall not become effective until evidence satisfactory to the Bank has been furnished to the Bank that the following condition has been satisfied: the financing agreement dated the same date as this Agreement, between the Recipient and IDA, providing a credit as additional financing in support of the Project ("Financing Agreement"), has been executed and delivered and all conditions precedent to its effectiveness or to the right of the Recipient to make withdrawals under it (other than the effectiveness of this Agreement) have been fulfilled. Article VI Recipient's Representative; Addresses 6.01. The Recipient's Representative referred to in Section 7.02 of the Standard Conditions is its minister responsible for the economy, planning and regional development. 6.02. For purposes of Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions: (a) the Recipient's address is: Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development Yaound6 Cameroon and (b) the Recipient's Electronic Address is: Facsimile: 237-222-221509 (c) Cc: Autonomous Sinking Fund P.O. box 7167 Yaound6 Cameroon 6.03. For purposes of Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions: (a) the Bank's address is: International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America; and (b) the Bank's Electronic Address is: Telex: Facsimile: 248423 (MCI) or 1-202-477-6391 64145 (MCI) AGREED as of the Signature Date. REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON By Authi) dReprese ative "fitle:________________ Date: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION acting as administrator of the Global Partnership for Education Fund By Authorized Representative Name: / . Title: Date: - SCHEDULE 1 Project Description The objective of the Project is to improve equitable access to quality basic education, with a focus on selected disadvantaged areas. The Project consists of the following parts: 1 . Improved Access, Quality and Education System Management Financing of Eligible Expenditure Programs for: (a) enhancement of equitable access to quality pre-primary and primary education; (b) improvement of education systems management; and (c) provision of support to operational needs of public schools in host communities affected by refugees and Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs). 2. Improved School Effectiveness through Performance-based Financing Provision of Performance-Based Grants to schools in selected areas to improve quality of schooling and student retention and governance, with an emphasis on girls' education. 3. Institutional Strengthening and Project Management (a) (i) Capacity strengthening of education-sector line ministries and relevant agencies to improve knowledge, sector performance and accountability systems, and carrying out of other activities for overall sector development. (ii) Technical assistance to strengthen the use of technology in the implementation of activities under selected DLIs and to promote innovative pedagogy through the use of technology. (iii) Support for- (A) the implementation of classroom observation, teaching quality measurement and teacher coaching tools, and (B) strengthening teacher capacity for the teaching of early grade reading. (b) Provision of support to Ministry of Basic Education, particularly the Project Coordination and Management Unit, for Project management and monitoring and evaluation. 4. Contingent Emergency Response Provision of immediate response to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, as needed. SCHEDULE 2 Project Execution Section I. Implementation Arrangements A. Institutional Arrangements L The Recipient shall be responsible for Project management, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation in accordance with the following arrangements, and, to this end, the Recipient shall maintain, throughout Project implementation, the entities referred to in paragraphs 2-10 of this Part with an institutional framework, composition, functions, and resources, including competent personnel in adequate numbers and with qualifications, experience and terms of reference, as applicable, satisfactory to the Bank for this purpose. Project Steering Committee 2. The Recipient shall, through the Project Steering Committee, be responsible for the strategic oversight and policy orientation of the Project. 3. To this end, the Recipient shall maintain, said committee, headed by the Ministry of Basic Education and including representatives of, inter alia, the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of the Economy, Planning, and Regional Development, Ministry of Employment and Professional Training, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Secondary Education, and Ministry of Public Contracts, Autonomous Sinking Fund, Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reforms, and with an institutional framework, functions, and resources satisfactory to the Bank for this purpose. Ministry of Basic Education Project Coordination and Management Unit 4. The Recipient shall, through the Project Coordination and Management Unit, be responsible for overall Project management (including financial management and procurement), implementation (including coordination of achievement of DLIs), and monitoring and evaluation. Learning Assessment Unit 5. The Recipient shall, through the Learning Assessment Unit, following establishment of said Unit, be responsible for the provision of support to the implementation of large-scale national assessments and the design of corrective measures for various levels of the education system for purposes of implementation of activities in relation to DLI 5. Performance-Based Financing Unit 6. The Recipient shall, through the Performance-Based Financing Unit, be responsible for the implementation and national-level monitoring and evaluation of Part 2 of the Project. 7. To this end, the Recipient shall maintain said unit with an institutional framework, composition, functions, and resources, including competent personnel in adequate numbers, satisfactory to the Bank for this purpose. Education Management Information System Unit 8. The Recipient shall, through the Education Management Information System Unit, be responsible for the planning and implementation of activities in respect of education management information systems in relation to DLI 6 and reporting on such activities to the Project Coordination and Management Unit. 9. To this end, the Recipient shall maintain said unit, with an institutional framework, composition, functions, and resources, including competent personnel in adequate numbers, satisfactory to the Bank for this purpose. National Council for Approval of School Textbooks and Teaching Materials 10. The Recipient shall, through the National Council for Approval of School Textbooks and Teaching Materials, be responsible for the selection and approval of textbooks for primary education for purposes of implementation of activities in relation to DLI 3. Part I of the Project: Independent Verification Agenc 11. The Recipient shall, for purposes of implementation of Part 1 of the Project: (a) maintain throughout Project implementation, an independent verification agency, under terms of reference satisfactory to the Bank, for verification of the data and other evidence relating to the achievement of Disbursement-Linked Results and recommend corresponding payments to be made, as applicable; (b) undertake, at least annually, an independent verification process, in accordance with the Verification Protocols and in a manner and in substance acceptable to the Association, through the said verification agency, to ascertain whether the Disbursement-Linked Results have been achieved for the period under review; and (c) furnish to the Association corresponding verification report(s) in form and substance agreed with the Association, and any information and/or documentation that the verification agency and/or the Association shall reasonably require for the monitoring, audit, analysis and/or verification of the achievement/fulfillment of the Disbursement-Linked Results. 12. In the event of a need for verification services prior to the appointment of such agency, the Recipient shall put in place adequate interim arrangements satisfactory to the Bank and approved in writing by the Bank for this purpose. Part 2 of the Project: Independent Partner Agencv(ies) 13. The Recipient shall, for purposes of implementation of Part 2 of the Project: (a) appoint, not later than one (1) month after the Effective Date and thereafter as required from time to time throughout Project implementation, (an) independent partner agency(ies), under terms of reference satisfactory to the Bank, for the planning, management, and monitoring and evaluation of Part 2 of the Project, including verification of the data and other evidence relating to the achievement of targets for Performance-Based Grants; and (b) ensure that such agency(ies): (i) carries(y) out, not later than May 30, and December 31 of each year of Project implementation and in a manner satisfactory to the Bank, verification of the achievement of targets for Performance-Based Grants during the period after the Effective Date or the preceding verification, as applicable; and (ii) submit(s) to the Recipient and the Bank, not later than June 30, and January 31 of each year of Project implementation and in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, reports on such verification. 14. In the event of a need for verification services prior to the appointment of such agency, the Recipient shall put in place adequate interim arrangements satisfactory to the Bank and approved in writing by the Bank for this purpose. B. Manuals 1. The Recipient shall update and adopt: (a) not later than three (3) months after the Effective Date, the Project Implementation Manual and the Project Procedures Manual; and (b) as soon as practicable, a Performance-Based Financing Manual, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank. 2. Thereafter, the Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the updated Project Implementation Manual, the Project Procedures Manual and the Performance Based Financing Manual; provided that, in the event of a conflict between the provisions of any of said manuals and those of this Agreement, the latter shall govern. 3. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree in writing, the Recipient shall not assign, amend, abrogate, or waive, or permit to be assigned, amended, abrogated, or waived, said manuals. C. Annual Work Plans and Budgets The Recipient shall: 1. throughout Project implementation, furnish to the Bank for approval as soon as available, but in any case not later than November 30 of each year, the annual work plan and budget for the Project for each subsequent year of Project implementation, of such scope and detail as the Bank shall have reasonably requested and including the annual work plans and budgets for the Project of all relevant ministries and agencies; and 2. thereafter ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with such plan and budget as agreed with the Bank (the "Annual Work Plan and Budget"). D. Safeguards I. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out with due regard to appropriate health, safety, social, and environmental standards and practices and in accordance with the provisions of the Safeguards Instruments and the EHS Guidelines, and, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree in writing, the Recipient shall not assign, amend, abrogate, or waive, or permit to be assigned, amended, abrogated, or waived, said instruments. 2. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of any of said instruments and those of this Agreement, the latter shall govern. 3. No activity which, in the opinion of the Bank, is likely to have significant adverse impacts that are sensitive, diverse, or unprecedented on the environment and/or affected people shall be eligible for financing the Project. 4. The Recipient shall, for purposes of any activity under Part 2 of the Project, and prior to the award of (a) contract(s) for the implementation thereof, carry out a screening of such activity in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental and Social Management Framework and the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework and proceed to have Environmental and Social Management Plans as may be required under the Environmental and Social Management Framework and Indigenous Peoples Plans as may be required under the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework: (a) prepared and consulted upon adequately with people affected by the Project, in accordance with the Environmental and Social Management Framework or Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework, as applicable, all in a manner and in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank; (b) except as otherwise agreed with the Bank, submitted to the Bank for review and approval; and (c) thereafter, adopted and publicly disclosed. 5. The Recipient shall ensure that all bidding documents and each contract for an activity under Part 2 of the Project includes the obligation of the respective contractor: (a) to implement, comply with, and monitor and evaluate the applicable Safeguards Instruments; and (b) adopt and enforce codes of conduct that should be provided to and signed by all workers, detailing measures on environmental, social, health and safety, gender-based violence and violence against children; all as applicable to such activities commissioned or carried out pursuant to said contracts. 6. In carrying out activities under Part 3 of the Project, the Recipient shall ensure that all technical assistance under the Project shall only be undertaken pursuant to terms of reference agreed with the Bank, such terms of reference to ensure that such technical assistance takes into account, and calls for the application of, the Bank's environmental and social safeguards policies, EHS Guidelines and the Recipient's laws relating to the environmental and social aspects of such technical assistance. 7. The Recipient shall take all measures necessary to regularly collect, compile, and submit to the Bank, as part of the Project Reports, and/or separate reports whenever the circumstances so warrant, information on the status of compliance with the Safeguards Instruments, providing details of: (a) measures taken in furtherance of said instruments; (b) conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the smooth implementation of said instruments; and ]xlK (c) remedial measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions. 8. Without limitation upon its other reporting obligations under this Agreement, the Recipient shall: (a) promptly furnish to the Bank a copy of any progress report prepared and submitted by the Project's contractors and/or subcontractors, as applicable; and (b) promptly notify the Bank 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 students, the affected communities, the public or workers. 9. The Recipient shall, through the Ministry of Basic Education, particularly the Project Coordination and Management Unit, acting in coordination with the Ministry of the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development, be responsible for the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the Safeguards Instruments. 10. The Recipient shall maintain, throughout Project implementation, and publicize the availability of a grievance mechanism, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, to hear and determine fairly and in good faith all complaints raised in relation to the Project, and take all measures necessary to implement the determinations made by such mechanism in a manner satisfactory to the Bank. Section II. Project Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation A. Project Reports The Recipient shall furnish to the Bank each Project Report not later than one (1) month after the end of each calendar quarter, covering the calendar quarter. B. Semi-Annual Reviews The Recipient shall review jointly with the Bank, not later than one (1) month after the submission of every second Project Report to the Bank, such report and the one preceding, and thereafter take all measures required to ensure the efficient completion of the Project and the achievement of the objective thereof, based on the conclusions and recommendations of such reports and the Bank's views on the matter. C. Midterm Review The Recipient shall: (a) carry out jointly with the Bank, not later than thirty-six (36) months, or such other period as may be agreed with the Bank, after the Effective Date, a midterm review to assess the status of Project implementation, including as measured against the Disbursement-Linked Results and the performance indicators referred to in the Annex to Schedule 2 to this Agreement. Such review shall include an assessment of the following: (i) overall progress in implementation; (ii) results of monitoring and evaluation activities; (iii) progress on procurement and disbursement; (iv) implementation arrangements; and (v) the need to make any adjustments to the Project and reallocate funds to improve performance; (b) to this end, prepare and funish to the Bank, not later than one (1) month before such review, a report, in scope and detail satisfactory to the Bank and integrating the results of the monitoring and evaluation activities performed pursuant to Section 5.08 (a) of the General Conditions, respectively, on the progress achieved in the carrying out of the Project during the period preceding the date of such report and setting out the measures recommended to ensure the efficient carrying out of the Project and the achievement of the objective thereof during the period following such date; and (c) thereafter take all measures required to ensure the efficient completion of the Project and the achievement of the objective thereof, based on the conclusions and recommendations of such report and the Bank's views on the matter. Section II. Withdrawal of Grant Proceeds A. General L. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with the provisions of: (a) Article III of the Standard Conditions; and (b) this Section; to finance Eligible Expenditures in the amount allocated and, if applicable, up to the percentage set forth against each Category of the following table: Category Amount of the Grant Percentage of Expenditures to be Allocated (expressed in Financed USD) (inclusive of Taxes) (1) Eligible Expenditure 10,670,000 Up to 100% of the Allocated Programs (Part 1 of the Amount for each DLR (or part of a Project) DLR) achieved as set forth in the Annex to Schedule 2 to this Agreement (or such lesser percentage as represents the total Eligible Expenditure Programs paid by the Recipient as of the date of withdrawal) (2) Performance Grants (Part 2 1,330,000 Such percentage as may be agreed of the Project) between the Association and the Co-financier based on the Annual Work Plans and Budgets (3) Goods, non-consulting 500,000 Such percentage as may be agreed services, consulting services between the Association and the (including for audits), and Co-financier based on the Annual Training for Part 3 of the Work Plans and Budgets Project (4) Operating Costs for the 250,000 Such percentage as may be agreed Project between the Association and the Co-financier based on the Annual Work Plans and Budgets TOTAL AMOUNT 12,750,000 B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period L Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A above, no withdrawal shall be made: (a) on the basis of DLRs achieved prior to the Signature Date; (b) for payments made prior to the Signature Date; (c) under Category (1), until and unless the Recipient: (i) furnished evidence satisfactory to the Bank that the DLR for which payment is requested has been achieved as set forth in the Annex to Schedule 2 to this Agreement, including the corresponding verification report(s) referred to in Section A. 11 (c) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement; and (ii) complied with the instructions under the Disbursement and Financial Information Letter, including the submission to the Bank of evidence acceptable to the Bank of the incurrence of Eligible Expenditure Programs for which payment is requested; (d) under Category (2), until and unless the Recipient has prepared and adopted a Performance-Based Financing Manual in accordance with the provisions of Section LB. 1 of this Schedule; or 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1(c) above, if the Bank determines that any DLR has been not been achieved or has only been partially achieved by the end of the year during which such DLR was scheduled to be achieved as set forth in Annex to Schedule 2 to this Agreement, and/or the Allocated Amount(s) for such DLR(s) has/have not been fully withdrawn, the Bank may, at any time, by notice to the Recipient, decide at its sole discretion to: (a) for any DLR which is scalable, as indicated in the Verification Protocols, authorize the withdrawal of such lesser amount of the unwithdrawn proceeds of the Financing corresponding to the Allocated Amount for said DLR which, in the opinion of the Bank, corresponds to the extent of achievement of said DLR(s), said lesser amount to be calculated in accordance with the applicable scalability formula set out in the Verification Protocols; (b) withhold all or a portion of the proceeds of the Financing corresponding to the Allocated Amounts for the said DLR(s) until such DLR(s) is/are, in the opinion of the Bank, satisfactorily met, and thereafter disburse in whole or in part such Allocated Amounts at any later time when such DLRs are met; (c) in the case of any DLRs not achieved by the Closing Date, cancel all or a portion of the proceeds of the Financing corresponding to the Allocated Amounts then allocated to said DLR(s), it being understood that the dates provided in Annex to Schedule 2 to this Agreement by which DLRs are set to be achieved are indicative and that DLRs may be achieved at any time prior to the Closing Date. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1(c) above, the amount of the Financing to be withdrawn upon the verified achievement of any DLR shall not exceed the lesser of: (a) the Allocated Amount corresponding to such DLR; and (b) the amount of the Eligible Expenditure Programs under Category 1 incurred by the Recipient but not yet paid by the proceeds of the Financing as of the date of such withdrawal. 4. If, at any time, the Bank determines that any portion of the amounts disbursed under Category (1) was: (a) made for expenditures that are not eligible under the Eligible Expenditure Programs; or (b) not in compliance with the provisions of paragraph 1(c) above and the provisions of the Project Implementation Manual, the Recipient shall promptly refund any such amount to the Bank as the Bank shall specify by notice to the Recipient. 5. The Closing Date is December 31, 2026. Section IV. Other Undertakings For purposes of implementation of achievement of the DLRs relating to DLIs 4, and 7 and 7b and implementation of Part 2 of the Project, the Recipient shall, through the Ministry of Basic Education, make annual grants to community preschool centers and school councils out of its own resources in accordance with the relevant criteria and procedures set forth in the Project Implementation Manual and on the basis of community preschool center and school plans. Annex Disbursement-Linked Indicators, Disbursment Linked Results, and Allocated Amounts' Grant DLI 1: DLR 1.1: DLR 1.2: DLR 1.3: DLR 1.4: DLR 1.5: DLR 1.6: DLR 1.7: Improved (a) No (a) Comprehensive (a) At least 3,000 (a) At least 6,000 (a) At least 9,000 (a) At least 12,000 (a) At least (a) At least distribution comprehe strategy (including qualified teachers (cumulative) (cumulative) (cumulative) 15,000 18,000 of teachers nsive operational plan, recruited and qualified teachers qualified teachers qualified teachers (cumulative) (cumulative) recruited strategy targeted criteria, distributed according recruited and recruited and recruited and qualified teachers qualified teachers by the state procedures, to new approved distributed distributed distributed recruited and recruited and in public (b) indicators, and strategy and according to according to according to distributed distributed primary Massive monitoring and operational plan standards set forth standards set forth standards set forth according to according to schools attrition evaluation plan) for in new strategy in new strategy in new strategy standards set standards set and 2020-2026 for (b) At least 55% of forth in new forth in new inequitabl recruitment, schools have at least (b) At least 70% of (b) At least 85% (b) At least 90% of strategy strategy e regional deployment, three (3) state-paid schools have at of schools have at schools have at distributio distribution, and teachers least three (3) state- least three (3) least three (3) state- (b) At least 95% (b) At least 95% n of retention of primary- paid teachers state-paid paid teachers of schools have at of schools have at teachers school teachers (c) Budget for teachers least three (3) least three (3) approved teacher recruitment (c) Budget for state-paid state-paid (c) 43% and deployment for teacher recruitment (c) Mid-term (c) Budget for teachers teachers of schools (b) Budget for subsequent year and and deployment for evaluation of teacher recruitment matching recruitment and for evaluation subsequent year implementation of and deployment for (c) Final the deployment for approved approved strategy for subsequent year (c) Budget for evaluation of standard subsequent year recruitment and approved teacher implementation approved deployment of recruitment and of strategy for teachers deployment for recruitment and completed and subsequent year deployment of disclosed approveds teachers The years indicated in this table are indicative and the achievement of DLRs is not timebound. completed and (d) Budget for disclosed teacher recruitment and (d) Budget for deployment for teacher subsequent year recruitment and approved deployment for subsequent year approved Allocated GPE GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 Amount Grant:3,000,000 (in US$): 3,000,000 DLI 2: DLR 2.1: DLR 2.2: DLR 2.3: DLR 2.4: DLR 2,5: DLR 2.6: DLR 2.7: Increased None of (a) Comprehensive (a) At least 30% of (a) At least 60% of (a) At least 90% (a) At least 60% of (a) At least 90% (a) Final capacities current training plan on new MINEDUB teachers MINEDUB of MINEDUB MINEDUB of MINEDUB evaluation of of teachers MINEDU curriculum for 2020- in Recipient's teachers in teachers in teachers in teachers in teacher training in the B teachers 26 (including ten (10) regions Recipient's Recipient's Recipient's ten (10) Recipient's plan completed effective in pre- didactic approach, trained in use of new ten (10) regions ten (10) regions regions completed ten (10) regions and publicly and primary budget, sequencing, curriculum trained in use of trained in use of refresher training completed disclosed efficient and and monitoring and new curriculum new curriculum refresher training use of new primary evaluation) approved (b) Budget for (b) Budget for (b) Budget for curriculum schools in teacher training in (b) Budget for (b) Budget for teacher training for (b) Budget for teacher training in pre- ten (10) (b) Budget for new curriculum for teacher training in teacher training in subsequent year in teacher training for subsequent inipae- regions teacher training in subsequent year in new curriculum for new curriculum MINEDUB and for subsequent year in pmar have been new curriculum for MINEDUB and subsequent year in for subsequent MINESEC year in MINEDUB and and trained in subsequent year in MINESEC approved MINEDUB and year in approved MINEDUB and MINESEC primary new MINEDUB and MINESEC MINEDUB and MINESEC approved schools curriculu MINESEC approved approved MINESEC approved m approved (c) Final evaluation (c) Mid-term completed and evaluation disclosed completed and disclosed Allocated GPE Grant: 660,000 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 Amount (in USS): 660,000 DLI 3: DLR 3.1: DLR 3.2: DLR 3.3: DLR 3.4: DLR 3.5: DLR 3.6: DLR 3.7: Increased Pupil / (a) Textbook (a) At least 50% of (a) At least 50% of (a) At least 50% (a) At least 50% of (a) At least 90% (a) At least 90% availability textbook operational plan for students of Level 1 students of Level 1 of students of students of Level 2 of students of of students of of essential ratio 2020-26 based on (SIL / Class 1 (SIL / Class 1 CP / Level I (SIL / (CEl / Class 3 CE2 Level 1 (SIL / Level 1 (SIL / textbooks unsatisfac new textbook policy CP/Class 2) have the Class 2) and Level Class 1 CP / Class / Class 4) and Level Class 1 CP / Class I CP/Class in public tory guidelines and package of 3 2 (CE1 / Class 3 2), Level 2 (CEI / 3 (CMI / Class 5 Class 2) and 2), Level 2 (CE1 primary (12/1) principles approved essential textbooks. CE2 / Class 4) Class 3 CE2 / CM2 / Class 6) Level 2 (CE1 / / Class 3 CE2/ schools (b) Financing plan, have the package Class 4), and have the package Class 3 CE2 / Class 4) and (b) Textbook policy procurement plan, of three (3) Level 3 (CM1 / three (3) essential Class 4) have the Level 3 (CM1 / approved and distribution plan essential textbooks Class 5 CM2 / textbooks package of three Class 5 for subsequent year's Class 6) have the (3) essential CM2/Class 6) (c) Technical unit textbook provision package of three (b) At least 90% of textbooks have the package (permanent developed (b) Financing plan, (3) essential students of Level 1 of three (3) secretariat) for procurement plan, textbooks (SIL / Class 1 CP / (b) At least 50% essential textbooks, with staff (c) Budget for distribution plan Class 2) have the of students of textbooks and resources, textbook for subsequent (b) Evaluation package of three (3) Level 3 (CMI / equipped and fully procurement and year's textbook completed of essential textbooks Class 5 CM2 / (b) Final operational distribution for provision distribution of Class 6) have the evaluation of subsequent year developed textbooks and (c) Financing plan, package of three textbook (d) Financing plan, approved their storage, with procurement plan, (3) essential provision under procurement plan, (c) Budget for recommendations and distribution textbooks new textbook and distribution plan textbook for next two (2) plan for subsequent policy completed for subsequent year's procurement and years year's textbook and publicly textbook provision distribution for provision (c) Financing disclosed developed I developed p plan, I subsequent year (c) Financing procurement (c) Budget for (e) Budget for approved plan, procurement plan, and textbook textbook plan, and (d) Inclusion of distribution plan procurement and procurement and distribution plan budget line for for subsequent distribution for distribution for for subsequent essential textbooks year's textbook subsequent year subsequent year year textbook in MINEDUB's provision approved approved provision budget developed developed (d) Budget for (d) Budget for textbook textbook (e) Budget for procurement and procurement and textbook distribution for distribution for procurement and subsequent year subsequent year distribution for approved approved subsequent year approved (e) Budget approved for final evaluation of textbook provision under new textbook policy Allocated GPE Grant: GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 Amount 3,000,000 (in US$): 3,000,000 DLI 4: DLR 4.1: DLR 4.2: DLR 4.3: DLR 4.4: DLR 4.5: DLR 4.6: DLR 4.7: (a) Pre- National (a) Comprehensive (a) At least 14,360 (a) At least 20,360 (a) At least (a) At least 32,360 (a) At least (a) At least primary strategy for plan for community (cumulative) pupils (cumulative) pupils 26,360 (cumulative) pupils 38,360 38,360 enrollment preschool enrolled in CPCs enrolled in CPCs (cumulative) enrolled in CPCs (cumulative) (cumulative) in preschool development for according to according to pupils enrolled in according to pupils enrolled in pupils enrolled in community available 2020-26, including approved norms in approved norms in CPCs according approved norms in CPCs according CPCs according pre-school (b) 8,360 standards, costing, rural areas rural areas to approved rural areas to approved to approved centers in pupils and training plan, norms in rural norms in rural norms in rural rural areas enrolled approved (b) Budget approved (b) Budget areas (b) areas areas in for CPC activities for approved for CPC Budget approved communit (b) Modules for subsequent year activities for (b) Budget for CPC activities (b) Budget (b) Budget y pre- parental education subsequent year approved for CPC for subsequent year approved for approved for school with guide available activities for CPC activities for CPC activities for centers in subsequent year subsequent year subsequent year rural areas (c) At least one (1) mobilization through (c) Mid-term (c) Final sensitization evaluation of evaluation of campaign completed intervention on intervention on and dialogue sessions access to access to completed preschool in rural preschool in rural areas completed areas completed (d) Budget approved and publicly and publicly for CPC activities for disclosed disclosed subsequent year Allocated GPE GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 Amount Grant:1,170,000 (in US$): 1,170,000 DLI 5: DLR 5.1: DLR 5.2: DLR 5.3: DLR 5.4: DLR 5.5: DLR 5.6 DLR 5.7 (a) (a) Comprehensive (a) Functions for (a) Assessment (a) Report on (a) Assessment (a) Assessment (a) Final Establishm Student operational plan learning assessment report, including testing report, including report, including evaluation of ent of a learning (2020-2) approved strengthened recommendations, instruments recommendations, recommendations learning standardize assessmen for establishment of according to on learning (secondary forms on learning , on learning assessment d student t regular learning approved outcomes (primary- 2 and 4) outcomes outcomes system learning conducted assessments system, comprehensive plan level classes 4 and completed (secondary forms 2 (secondary forms completed, assessment by including: (i) unit toward establishment 6) available and and 4) available 2 and 4) available available and J. system for MINEDU structure, staffing, of learning publicly (b) Budget for and publicly and publicly publicly primary B and and functions; assessment unit disseminated learning disseminated disseminated disseminated and MINESE (ii) content and assessment secondary C team frequency of (b) Report on pilot (b) Budget for activities for (b) Budget for (b) Budget for (b) Budget for education assessments; and testing completed for leaming subsequent year learning assessment leaming learning and (b) No (iii) conducting of learning assessment assessment for MINEDUB activities for assessment assessment increased permanent evaluations. The (primary-level activities for and MINESEC subsequent year for activities for activities for share of learning Learning Assessment classes 4 and 6) by subsequent year for approved MINEDUB and subsequent year subsequent year learners assessmen Unit is functional newly created MINEDUB and MINESEC for MINEDUB for MINEDUB achieving t system learning assessment MINESEC (c) Budget for approved and MINESEC and MINESEC minimum unit approved evaluation of approved approved proficiency (c) No learning in reading budget (c) Budget for assessment (c) At least 35% line, no learning assessment system approved of learners at the permanent activities for end of primary dedicated subsequent year for school reach the staff, and MINEDUB and minimum no MINESEC approved proficiency level working in reading space for a learning assessmen t unit (d) Student assessmen t conducted for primary education Alleented GPE Grant: GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 GPE Grant:0.0 Amount 1,000,000 (in US$): 1,000,000 DLI 6: DLR 6.1: DLR 6.2: DLR 6.3: DLR 6.4: DLR 6.5: DLR6.6 DLR6.7 Integrated (a) Data (a) National EMIS (a) National EMIS (a) Integrated (a) Integrated (a) Integrated (a) Integrated (a) Integrated education collection implementation platform developed statistical yearbook statistical statistical yearbook statistical statistical manageme system strategy and and operational of education and yearbook of of education and yearbook of yearbook of nt exists, but operational plan training sector education and training sector education and education and informatio is (2020-26) approved (b) Budget for EMIS available and training sector available and training sector training sector n system fragmente activities for publicly available and publicly available and available and functional d, with (b) Budget for EMIS subsequent year for disseminated publicly disseminated publicly publicly and limited activities for ministries in charge disseminated disseminated disseminated operational data subsequent year for of education sector (b) Budget for (b) EMIS availabilit ministries in charge approved EMIS activities for (b) EMIS deconcentrated (b) EMIS (b) EMIS y and of education sector subsequent year for deconcentrated (MINEDUB / deconcentrated deconcentrated quality, approved ministries in charge (MINEDUB / MINESEC) and (MINEFOP) and (MINEFOP) and and does of education sector MINESEC) and operational in all operational in at operational in all not approved operational in at ten (10) regions least five (5) ten (10) regions produce least five (5) regions or analyze regions (c) Budget for (c) EMIS data in a EMIS activities for (c) EMIS deconcentrated timely (c) Budget for subsequent year for deconcentrated (MINESUP) and manner EMIS activities for ministries in charge (MINESUP) and operational in all subsequent year for of education sector operational in at eight (8) State (b) EMIS ni so chare approved least four (4) Universities diagnostic of education sector State Universities completed approved of Cameroon for basic (d) Budget for and EMIS activities, secondary d) Budget for for subsequent levels and EMIS activities for year for available subsequent year for ministries in and ministries in charge charge of validated of education sector education sector approved approved (e) Final evaluation of national EMIS completed and disseminated Allocated GPE Grant: 500,000 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 Amount (in US$): 500,000 DLI 7: DLR 7.1: DLR 7.2: DLR 7.3: DLR 7.4: DLR 75: DLR 7.6: DLR 7.7: Improved (a) (a) Approved (a) At least 50 (a) At least 100 (a) At least 200 (a) At least 300 (a) At least 400 (a) At least 400 learning Schools comprehensive schools (cumulative) schools schools schools schools schools environme concerned response strategy and in targeted areas have (cumulative) in (cumulative) in (cumulative) in (cumulative) in (cumulative) in nt and located in plan (2019-23), benefited from targeted areas have targeted areas targeted areas have targeted areas targeted areas quality of economic including addressing package of grant benefited from have benefited benefited from have benefited have benefited education ally and teacher and textbook funding and school- package of grant from package of package of grant from package of from package of for socially availability, grants level interventions funding and grant funding and funding and school- grant funding and grant funding and children in disadvant for schools in according to school-level school-level level interventions school-level school-level host- aged areas targeted areas with approved response interventions interventions according to interventions interventions community relevant criteria and strategy and plan according to according to approved response according to according to schools (b) procedures, and approved response approved strategy and plan approved approved with Refugee establishment of (b) Budget for strategy and plan response strategy response strategy response strategy refugees children database activities for and plan (b) Budget for and plan and plan mostly subsequent year activities approved enrolled (b) Establishment of approved (b) Budget for (b) Interim for subsequent year (b) Budget for (b) Budget for in school, list of targeted activities for evaluation of activities activities but schools to be revised subsequent year implementation of approved for approved for absence of approved response strategy subsequent year subsequent year specific annually on basis of and plan support criteria completed and disseminated and (c) (c) Budget for updated response Absence activities for strategy and plan of specific subsequent year for 2024-2026 database approved validated and of response (c) Budget for mechanis activities m approved for focusing subsequent year on refugees Allocated GPE Grant: 670,000 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 Amount (in USS): 670,000 DLI 7b: (a) N/A DLR 7b.2 DLR 7b.3: DLR 7b.4: DLR 7b.5: DLR 7b.6: DLR 7b.7: Schools Improved concerned (a) Approved (a) At least 75 (a) At least 175 (a) At least 300 (a) At least 300 (a) At least 300 learning located in comprehensive schools schools schools schools schools environme economic response strategy and (cumulative) in (cumulative) in (cumulative) in (cumulative) in (cumulative) in nt and ally and plan (2020-26) for targeted areas have targeted areas targeted areas have targeted areas targeted areas quality of socially schools receiving benefited from have benefited benefited from have benefited have benefited education disadvant large numbers of package of grant from package of package of grant from package of from package of for aged areas IDPs, including funding and grant funding and funding and school- grant funding and grant funding and children in addressing teacher school-level school-level level interventions school-level school-level host- (b) IDP and textbook interventions interventions according to interventions interventions community children availability, grants according to according to approved response according to according to schools mostly for schools in approved response approved strategy and plan approved approved with enrolled targeted areas with strategy and plan response strategy response strategy response strategy internally in school, relevant criteria and and plan (b) Interim and plan and plan displaced but procedures, and evaluation of persons absence of establishment of (c) Budget for implementation of (b) Budget for (b) Budget for ("IDPs") specific database of IDP activities for (c) Budget for response strategy activities activities support school-aged children subsequent year activities and plan completed approved for approved for approved approved for and disseminated subsequent year subsequent year (c) (b) Establishment of subsequent year Absence list of targeted (d) List of targeted (c) Budget for (c) List of of specific schools to be revised schools revised on (d) List of activities approved targeted schools database annually on basis of basis of criteria targeted schools for subsequent year revised on basis and of criteria established in established in revised on basis of criteria response response strategy and response strategy of criteria (d) List oftrgeted established in mehai pla an plnstbisedi schools revised on mccanis plan and plan basis of criteria response strategy m response strategy established in and plan (c) Budget for and plan response strategy and activities for plan subsequent year approved (d) At least 50 schools (cumulative) in targeted areas have benefited from package of grant funding and school- level interventions according to approved response strategy and plan Allocated GPE Grant: 670,000 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant: 0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 GPE Grant:0.00 Amount (in USS): 670,000 SCHEDULE 3 Eligible Expenditure Programs Agency- Lne Item Description Program Program Budgetary Ministry/Institution Code Code Description Institutions Code Training costs, internships and organization of seminars (Frais de formation, stages et 6187 organisation de séminaires) Gross salary of civil servants (Salaire brut du personnel sous statut général de la Fonction 15 6210 Publique) 198 Puai Compensation linked to status education (Indemnités liées au statut 6217 général) In-kind benefits (Avantages en 6218 nature liés à la fonction) Support for creation of new posts (Prise en charge des 6219 nouveaux postes à créer) Training costs, intemships and organization of seminars (Frais de formation, stages et 6187 organisation de séminaires) Gross salary of civil servants (Salaire brut du personnel sous statut général de la Fonction 25 6210 Publique) 334 Secondary Compensation linked to status education (Indemnités liées au statut 6217 général) In-kind benefits (Avantages en 6218 nature liés à la fonction) Support for creation of new posts (Prise en charge des 6219 nouveaux postes à créer) APPENDIX Definitions 1. "Allocated Amount" means the amount allocated to each individual DLR or part of a DLR, as indicated in the table in the Annex to Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as such amount might be reallocated and/or cancelled (whether partially or in its entirety) by the Bank, from time to time as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of Section IILB of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 2. "Annual Work Plan and Budget" means the annual work plan and budget referred to in Section L.C of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 3. "Anti-Corruption Guidelines" means, for purposes of paragraph 2 of the Appendix to the Standard Conditions, 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, and as of July 1, 2016. 4. "Category" means a category set forth in the table in Section IlI.A of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 5. "CE" (Cours Elementaire) means primary school. 6. "CM" (Cours Moyen) means middle school. 7. "CP" (Cours Preparatoire) means preparatory course. 8. "CPC" means community preschool centers. 9. "Disbursement-Linked Indicator" or "DLI" means an indicator set forth in the table in the Annex to Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 10. "Disbursement-Linked Result" or "DLR" means a result set forth in the Annex to Schedule 2 to this Agreement, on the basis of the achievement of which the amount of the Grant allocated to said result may be withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of said Section. 11. "Education Management Information System Unit" means the Recipient's unit, to be established under the Technical Secretariat (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to Section I.A.8 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, or a successor thereto. 12. "EHS Guidelines" means the World Bank Group Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines published on wwwife.or/ebs"videlines as said guidelines are updated from time to time. 13. "Eligible Expenditure Programs" means, collectively, expenditures for goods, works, non-consulting services, consulting services (including for audits), and Training (as hereinafter defined), civil servants salaries and other compensation (including in-kind) as reflected in Schedule 3 to this Agreement, for the implementation of Part 1 of the Project. 14. "Environmental and Social Management Framework" means the Recipient's framework, dated January 2018 and revised on February 5, 2020 and agreed with the Bank, setting out mitigation, enhancement, monitoring, and institutional measures, including capacity building through training, to eliminate any adverse environmental and social impacts of activities to be implemented under the Project, offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels, or enhance positive impacts, and including guidelines and procedures for the preparation of Environmental and Social Management Plans (as hereinafter defined), as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such framework. 15. "Environmental and Social Management Plans" means, collectively, the Recipient's plans, as may be required to be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental and Social Management Framework and agreed with the Bank, setting out mitigation, enhancement, monitoring, and institutional measures, including capacity building through training, to eliminate any adverse environmental and social impacts of specific activities to be implemented under Part 2 of the Project (including measures designed to prevent gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and abuse under the Project, and to handle those events and report them to the relevant authorities and to the Bank should they occur), offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels, or enhance positive impacts, as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such plans; and "Environmental and Social Management Plan" means any one (1) such plan. 16. "Financing Agreement" means the financing agreement for the Project to be entered between the Recipient and the International Development Association, as amended on or about the date of this Agreement, as the same may be further amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, 17. "Gender and GBV Action Plan" means the Recipient's plan setting out measures for preventing and responding to gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and abuse, as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such plan. 18. "IDP" means an internally displaced person. 19. "Indigenous Peoples" means distinct vulnerable cultural and social groups, collectively attached to geographically distinct habitats, ancestral territories, and / or the natural resources thereof, with customary cultural, economic, political, or social institutions that are distinguishable from those preponderant in the country, including, in some cases, an indigenous language different from the official language of the country/region. 20. "Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework" means the Recipient's framework, dated January 2018 and revised on February 5, 2020, and agreed with the Bank, setting out the mitigation, enhancement, monitoring, and institutional measures, including capacity building through training, to address any adverse effects on Indigenous Peoples associated with, and ensure culturally appropriate social and economic benefits for such Peoples under the Project, and guidelines and procedures for the preparation of Indigenous Peoples Plans (as hereinafter defined), as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such plan. 21. "Indigenous Peoples Plans" means, collectively, the Recipient's plans, as may be required to be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework and agreed with the Bank, setting out the mitigation, enhancement, monitoring, and institutional measures, including capacity building through training, to address any adverse effects on Indigenous Peoples associated with, and ensure culturally appropriate social and economic benefits for such peoples under, specific activities to be implemented under Part 2 of the Project, as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such plans; and "Indigenous Peoples Plan" means any one (1) such plan. 22. "Leaming Assessment Unit" means the Recipient's unit, to be established under the Ministry of Basic Education as part of the activities for achievement of the DLRs relating to DLI 5, or a successor thereto. 23. "Ministry of Basic Education" or "MINEDUB" (Minist&re de I'Education de Base) means the Recipient's ministry responsible for policymaking in relation to and management of basic education, or a successor thereto. 24. "Ministry of Employment and Professional Training" means the Recipient's ministry responsible for policymaking in relation to and management of employment and professional training, or a successor thereto. 25. "Ministry of Health" means the Recipient's ministry responsible for policymaking in relation to and management of health, or a successor thereto. 26. "Ministry of Higher Education" means the Recipient's ministry responsible for policymaking in relation to and management of higher education, or a successor thereto. 27. "Ministry of Public Contracts" means the Recipient's ministry responsible for policymaking in relation to and management of public contracts, or a successor thereto. 28, "Ministry of Secondary Education" or "MINESEC" (Ministre des Enseignements Secondaires) means the Recipient's ministry responsible for policymaking in relation to and management of secondary education, or a successor thereto. 29. "Ministry of the Economy, Planning, and Regional Development" means the Recipient's ministry responsible for policymaking in relation to and management of the economy, planning, and regional development, or a successor thereto. 30. "Ministry of the Environment, the Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development" means the Recipient's ministry responsible for policymaking in relation to and management of the environment, the protection of nature, and sustainable development, or a successor thereto. 31. "National Council for Approval of School Textbooks and Teaching Materials" means the Recipient's council, under the Office of the Prime Minister, established and operating pursuant to the Recipient's Decree No. 2017/11738/CAB/PM dated November 23, 2017, and responsible for the selection and approval of textbooks and teaching materials for primary and secondary education, or any successor thereto. 32. "Operating Costs" means the incremental operating costs under the Project, based on the annual work plans and budgets referred to in Section LC of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as approved by the Bank, and incurred by the Recipient for purposes of Project management, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation, on account of utilities and supplies, bank charges, communications, vehicle operation, maintenance, and insurance, office space rental, building and equipment maintenance, public awareness-related media expenses, domestic and international travel and subsistence, and salaries of contractual and temporary staff, but excluding salaries, fees, honoraria, bonuses, and any other salary supplements of members of the Recipient's civil service. 33. "Performance-Based Financing Manual" means the Recipient's manual, to be agreed with the Bank and setting out organizational, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation (including performance indicators and related targets) arrangements for purposes of implementation of Part 2 of the Project, as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such manual. 34. "Performance-Based Financing Unit" means the Recipient's unit, to be established under the Ministry of Basic Education pursuant to Section I.A.7 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, or a successor thereto. 35. "Performance-Based Grants" means annual cash awards made to the Recipient's schools for purposes of financing goods, works, non-consulting services, consulting services (including for audits), Training (as hereinafter defined), and cash awards to teachers for the implementation of Part 2 of the Project. 36. "Procurement Regulations" means, for purposes of paragraph 20 of the Appendix to the Standard Conditions, the "World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers", dated July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018. 37. "Project Coordination and Management Unit" means the Recipient's unit, under the Ministry of Basic Education, established and operating pursuant to the Recipient's Decision No. 6557/31/1464/MINEDUB/SG/DPPC dated October 30, 2017, headed by a Project coordinator, and including a DLI coordinator, a monitoring and evaluation specialist, a financial management specialist, an accountant, an internal auditor, a procurement specialist, an archivist, a communications specialist, and support staff, or a successor thereto. 38. "Project Implementation Manual" means the Recipient's manual, to be agreed with the Bank and setting out organizational, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation (including Verification Protocols (as hereinafter defined)) arrangements for purposes of Project implementation, and including criteria and procedures for the making of annual grants to community preschool centers and school councils for purposes of achievement of DLIs 4,7 and 7b, as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such manual. 39. "Project Procedures Manual" means the Recipient's manual, to be agreed with the Bank and setting out administrative, financial management, disbursement, and procurement arrangements for purposes of Project implementation, as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such manual. 40. "Project Steering Committee" means the Recipient's committee, to be established pursuant to Section I.A.3 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, or a successor thereto. 41. "Safeguards Instruments" means, collectively, the Environmental and Social Management Framework, any Environmental and Social Management Plans, the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework, any Indigenous Peoples Plans, and the Gender and GBV Action Plan, and such term includes any annexes or schedules to such instruments. 42. "Signature Date" means the later of the two dates on which the Recipient and the Bank signed this Agreement and such definition applies to all references to "the date of the Grant Agreement" in the Standard Conditions. 43. "Standard Conditions" means the "International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association Standard Conditions for Grant Financing Made by the Bank out of Trust Funds", dated February 25, 2019. 44. "SL" (Section d 7nitiation au Langage) means basic literacy level. 45. "Technical Secretariat" means the Recipient's unit, under the Ministry of the Economy, Planning, and Regional Development, responsible for coordination of education-sector activities among concerned ministries, or a successor thereto. 46. "Training" means the cost of training under the Project, based on the annual work plans and budgets referred to in Section I.C of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as approved by the Bank, and attributable to seminars, workshops, and study tours, along with domestic and international travel and subsistence allowances for training participants, services of trainers, rental of training facilities, preparation and reproduction of training materials, and other activities directly related to course preparation and implementation. 47. "Verification Protocols" means the Recipient's protocols, part of the Project Implementation Manual, setting forth the basis and methodology for verification of the achievement of Disbursement-Linked Results, as the same may be modified from time to time with the prior written agreement of the Bank. 48. "Year 1" means the first year of Project implementation, expected to end on December 31, 2020. 49. "Year 2" means the second year of Project implementation, expected to be from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. 50. "Year 3" means the third year of Project implementation, expected to be from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. 51. "Year 4" means the fourth year of Project implementation, expected to be from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. 52. "Year 5" means the fifth year of Project implementation, expected to be from January I, 2024 to December 31, 2024. 53. "Year 6" means the fifth year of Project implementation, expected to be from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 54. "Year 7" means the sixth year of Project implementation, expected to be from January 1, 2026 to December 29, 2026.