Page 1 RCA 248423. \09 WUI 64145 \09 FAX (202) 477-6391 The World Bank 1818 H Street N.W. (202) 473-1000 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Washington, D.C. 20433 Cable Address: INTBAFRAD I NTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION U.S.A. Cable Address: INDEVAS CONFORMED COPY September 15, 2010 Mrs. Marita Steinke Head of Division – Human Rights; Gender Equality; Culture and Development (204) Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Dahlmannstr. 4 53113 Bonn – Federal Republic of Germany Amendment to the Administration Agreement between the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association concerning the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for the Gender Action Plan (TF No. 070751) Dear Mrs. Steinke: 1. We refer to the Administration Agreement dated September 11, 2007, between the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “Donor”) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), (collectively, the “Bank”) regarding the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for the Gender Action Plan (TF No. 070751) (the “Trust Fund”) (the “Administration Agreement”). 2. Pursuant to recent discussions between the Bank and the Donor, the Bank proposes to amend paragraph 8.1 of the Administration Agreement to extend the closing date to April 30, 2012 to read as follows: Paragraph 8.1: “8.1. It is expected that the Contribution funds shall be fully disbursed by the Bank in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement by April 30, 2012. The Bank shall only disburse Contribution funds for the purposes of this Agreement after such date with the written approval of the Donor.” 3. All other terms of the Administration Agreement shall remain the same. 4. The Bank shall disclose this Administration Agreement and related information on this Trust Fund in accordance with the World Bank Policy on Access to Information. Page 2 -2- __________________, 2010 By entering into this Agreement, the Donor consents to disclosure of this Administration Agreement and related information on this Trust Fund. 5. We propose that this letter shall constitute an amendment to the Administration Agreement between the Bank and the Donor. Please confirm your acceptance to the foregoing, on behalf of the Donor, by signing and dating the two originals, retaining one original for your records and returning the other original to the Bank. Upon receipt by the Bank of the original Amendment countersigned by you, this Amendment shall become effective as of the date of the countersignature. Sincerely, INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION /s/ Mayra Buvinic Director Gender and Development, PREM CONFIRMED AND AGREED : GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT By: /s/ Marita Steinke Date: October 18, 2010 Name: Mrs. Marita Steinke Title: Head of Division 204