Conformed Copy - TF029497 - General Education Project - Japanese Grant Agreement

Page 1 CONFORMED COPY TF029497 Japanese Grant Agreement (General Education Project) between REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT on its own behalf and as Administrator of Grant Funds provided by JAPAN Dated June 18, 1996 TF029497 JAPANESE GRANT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated June 18, 1996, between REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA (the Recipient) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT acting on its own behalf (the Bank) and as Administrator (the Administrator) of grant funds provided by JAPAN (Japan). WHEREAS (A) pursuant to a letter agreement dated July 30, 1990 between Japan and the Bank and International Development Association (the Association), Japan has requested the Bank and the Association, and the Bank and the Association have agreed, to administer grant funds to be made available by Japan for the financing of certain programs and projects supported by the Bank and the Association, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of such letter agreement; (B) Japan has agreed to make available to the Recipient a grant out of said grant funds (the Grant) to finance the cost of the technical assistance, related services, materials and equipment described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement (the Technical Assistance) on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; (C) the Recipient has requested the Bank to carry out the Technical Assistance; and (D) the Bank has agreed to carry out the Technical Assistance on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: Page 2 ARTICLE I Definitions; Term of Technical Assistance Section 1.01. The Technical Assistance shall be undertaken by consultants (the Consultants) who shall, as far as practicable, include Consultants with expertise in: (a) curriculum development; (b) teacher training; (c) learning assessment and evaluation; (d) textbook and teaching materials; (e) education management and finance; (f) procurement specialist; (g) survey design; (h) development survey instruments; (i) conduct of surveys; and (j) data processing and data analysis. Section 1.02. As used in this Agreement, the term