OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS THE WORLD BANK IBRD*IDA I woRLDBANKGROUP Ethiopia Country Office Africa Avenue, Bole Road Tel : (251-11) 5176000 Addis Abeba, Ethiopia Fax: (251-11) 6627717 Date:Nr,e."6a&w-)1i tcP, H. E. Dr. Abraham Tekeste Minister Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation Addis Ababa Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Re: Co-financing of Productive Safety Net Project IV (Grant No. TF0A1426) Amendment to the Grant Agreement Excellency: 1. We refer to the Grant Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated December 4, 2015, as amended to date, between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ("Recipient") and the International Development Association ("World Bank"), acting as administrator of the Ethiopia Productive Safety Net Project IV Multi- Donor Trust Fund) ("MDTF"). 2. We are pleased to inform you that the World Bank has received part of the donors' commitment as additional funds to support the MDTF activities. Therefore, in order to provide these funds to the Recipient, we propose to amend the Agreement as follows: (a) Section 3.01 of the Grant Agreement is deleted in its entirety and is replaced with the following: "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 eighty-nine million two hundred fifty eight thousand two hundred eighty two United States Dollars and sixteen cents ($89,258,282.16) ("Grant") to assist in financing the Project." -2- (b) The table in Section IV.A.2 of Schedule 2 to the Grant Agreement is deleted in its entirety and is replaced with the following: Amount of the Percentage of Financing Allocated Expenditures to Category (expressed in US Dollars) be Financed Goods, works, non-consulting services, 89,258,282.16 100% Training, Operating Costs, Safety Net Transfers, and Livelihood Transfer Grants TOTAL AMOUNT 89,258,282.16 3. Please confirm the agreement of the Recipient to the amendments set forth above by signing, dating and returning to us the enclosed copy of this amendment letter. 4. Except as specifically amended by this amendment letter, all other provisions of the Grant Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Upon receipt by the Bank of a copy of this amendment letter duly countersigned by the authorized representative of the Recipient, the above amendments to the Agreement shall become effective as of the date of countersignature. Sincerely, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCI Carolyn Turkoe Country Director for Ethiopia, Sudan and South yO o CONFIRMED FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA By: ~~E EDate:_1 E fh AuthorizeV& j t*SEBE NaSta Mister-. Title: *A"nItry ot