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GRANT NUMBER D3330-DRC

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GRANT NUMBER D3330-DRC

FINANCING AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT dated as of the Signature Date between DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC OF CONGO ("Recipient") and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTASSOCIATION ("Association"). The Recipient and the Association hereby agree asfollows:

ARTICLE I - GENERAL CONDITIONS; DEFINITIONS

1.01. The General Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to this Agreement) apply toand form part of this Agreement.

1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized.terms used in this Agreementhave the meanings ascribed to them in the General Conditions or in the Appendixto this Agreement.

ARTICLE II- FINANCING

2.01. The Association agrees to extend to the Recipient a grant, deemed by theAssociation to. be on concessional terms, as set forth or referred to in thisAgreement, in an amount equivalent to sixty-nine million and six hundredthousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 69,600,000) ("Financing"), to assist infinancing the project described in Schedule I to this Agreement ("Project").

2.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance withSection III of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.

2.03. The Maximum Commitment Charge Rate is one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%)per annum on the Unwithdrawn Financing Balance.

2.04. The Payment Dates are April 15 and October 15 in each year.

2.05. The Payment Currency is Dollar.

ARTICLE II - PROJECT

3.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objectives of the Project. To this end,the Recipient shall cause the Project to be carried out by the Project ImplementingEntity in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the General Conditionsand Schedule 2 to this Agreement and the Project Agreement.

ARTICLE IV - EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION

4.01. The Additional Conditions of Effectiveness consist of the following:

(a) The. Recipient, through FSDRC, has prepared and adopted the ProjectImplementation Manual, in form and content satisfactory to theAssociation.

(b) The Recipient has recruited an administration and finance specialist underterms and conditions and with qualifications satisfactory to theAssociation.

(c) The Recipient has recruited an administration and financial managementoversight agent, under terms and conditions and with qualificationssatisfactory to the Association.

(d) The Subsidiary Agreement between the Recipient and the ProjectImplementing Entity has been duly executed.

4.02. The Effectiveness Deadline is the date one hundred twenty (120) days after theSignature Date.

4.03, For purposes of Section. 10.05(b) of the General Conditions, the date on which theobligations of the Recipient under this Agreement (other than those providing forpayment obligations) shall terminate is twenty (20) years after the Signature Date.

ARTICLE V - REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES

5.01. The Recipient's Representative is its minister in charge of finance.

5.02. For purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: (a) the Recipient'saddress is:

Ministry of FinanceRue Lubefu No 20, Commune de la GombeKinshasa

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(b) the Recipient's Electronic Address is:Facsimile: email:00 243 99 39 00039 cabfinances@minfinrdc.com

5.03. For purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: (a) The Association'saddress is:

International Development Association1818 - Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20433United States of America; and

(b) the Association's Electronic Address is:

Telex: Facsimile:248423 (MCI) 1-202-477-6391

AGREED as of the Signature Date.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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SCHEDULE 1

Project Description

The objectives of the Project are to increase in Targeted Health Zones: (i) theparticipation in Gender-Based Violence ("GBV") prevention programs; (ii) the utilizationof multi-sectoral response services for survivors of GBV; and (iii) in the event of anEligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide an immediate and effective response to saidEligible Crisis or Emergency.

The Project consists of the following parts:

Part 1. Gender Based Violence Prevention and Integrated Support for Survivors atCommunity Level

Delivering an integrated package of short and medium-term assistance on prevention ofGBV and targeted assistance for survivors at the community level, while promoting genderequality, behavioral change and violence prevention in the Targeted Health Zones,including through the following activities:

1.1 Providing: (a) GBV Training to selected activists and community leaders toimplement a community mobilization intervention promoting behavioral changetowards GBV; and (b) Gender Transformative Training to selected households.

1.2 Establishing village savings and loans associations aimed at supporting women inimplementing economic empowerment activities and building savings.

1.3 Establishing safe spaces for Women and girls through selected Community BasedOrganizations and providing a basic package of services to survivors, that includes,among others, case management, referral to health services, psychosocial support,mental health care and legal support and protection.

1.4 Supporting selected Community Based Organizations and the National MentalHealth Program at the MoPH to provide mental health care to GBV survivorsthrough preparation and adoption of a training module for mental health care at thecommunity level.

Part 2. Response to Gender Based Violence

2.1 Enhancing selected Centers of Excellence through their provision of: (a) medicalcare; (b) legal services; (c) facility based counseling; (d) support services tosurvivors and their children rejected by families; (e) mobile clinics and one stopcenters to provide specialized services to reach the most vulnerable groups;(f) training and capacity building for health providers on performing complexsurgeries, compiling forensic evidence, and providing high quality medical and

mental health services; (g) Training on evidence collection and handling, preparinghearings and filling in medico legal forms to police and judiciary personnel; and(h) carrying out operational research on GBV.

2.2 Strengthening the Recipient's health sector's response to GBV; through(a) capacity building to improve: (i) clinical care, case management, rapid initialresponse and referrals; (ii) mental health care; (iii) provision of post exposureprophylaxis, emergency kits, surgery equipment and medical consumables to boostthe technical capacity of general referral hospitals to deliver specialized qualityservices, and (iv) specialized Training in clinical care, mental health; (b) carryingout small civil works to rehabilitate selected health facilities; and (c) procuringrequired medical equipment for said health facilities.

2.3 Improving the utilization and quality of health services through the provision ofPerformance Grants to Participating Provincial Directorates of Health in TargetedAreas. Zones for delivery of output-based packages of Essential Health Services toGBV survivors, conditional on the quantity and quality of health servicesdelivered, as further stipulated in the respective Health Service ProviderAgreements.

2.4 Distributing emergency medication for GBV survivors.

Part 3. Support to Policy Development, Project Management and Monitoring andEvaluation

3.1 Supporting the Recipient in: (a) carrying out of an assessment on the design andfunction ofthe Congolese national GBV database; (b) disseminating the Congolesefamily code and sexual violence law and other related legislations, as required;(c) development of a targeting and roll-out strategy for GBV programming for theRecipient's Kasai and Equateur provinces; and (d) reviewing and finalizing,of theNational Medico-Legal Certificate and its user guidelines.

3.2 Supporting Project management activities, monitoring and evaluation andstrengthening the capacity of the Recipient and Project stakeholders, to coordinateand execute project activities at the central and municipal levels, through theprovision of technical assistance, preparation of relevant reports, Operating Costsand required goods for the purpose.

3.3 Supporting the Recipient in: (a) upgrading and rolling out a managementinformation system for the Project; (b) rolling out of third party process evaluationfor Part 2.3 of the Project; and (c) carrying out of an impact evaluation of mentalhealth services.

Part 4. Contingent Emergency Response

Providing immediate response to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, as needed.

SCHEDULE 2

Project Execution

Section 1. Implementation Arrangfements

A. FSDRC

1. The Recipient shall cause, at all times during the implementation of the Project,the Fonds National DRC ("FSDRC" or "Project Implementing Entity") to beresponsible for the implementation of the Project and shall take all actionsincluding the provision of funding, personnel and other resources necessary toenable the FSDRC to perform its functions.

2. To facilitate the day- to- day implementation of Project activities, the Recipientshall cause the FSDRC to maintain at all times during the implementation of theProject within FSDRC, the Project Management Unit ("PMU") with acomposition, mandate, staffing and other resources satisfactory to the Association,all in accordance with the provisions of the Project Implementation Manual. Tothis end, the Recipient, through the FSDRC shall recruit and maintain specialists;all under terms of reference and with experience acceptable to the Association.

3. The Recipient shall designate MoPH to coordinate promptly and efficiently theimplementation of activities under the Project with FSDRC and to providetechnical support as needed to enable the FSDRC to perform, its functions.

B. Subsidiary Agreement

1. To facilitate the carrying out of the Project, the Recipient shall make the proceedsof the Financing allocated to the table set forth in Section Ill.A. of this Scheduleavailable to the FSDRC under a subsidiary agreement between the Recipient andthe FSDRC, under terms and conditions approved by the Association, which shallinclude:

(a) the principal amount of the Financing made available under the SubsidiaryAgreement shall be: (i) denominated in Dollars; and (ii) provided on grantterms;

(b) the obligation of the Project Implementing Entity to carry out the Projectwith due diligence and efficiency, in conformity with appropriateadministrative, financial. and technical practices and in accordance withthe Project Operational Manual, and provide, or cause to be provided,promptly as needed, the facilities, services and other resources requiredfor the Project;

(c) the obligation of the Project Implementing Entity to comply with recordkeeping, auditing and reporting requirements set forth in this Agreement(operations, resources and expenditure) for the Project;

(d) the obligation of the Project Implementing Entity, at the request of theRecipient or the Association, to exchange views with the Recipient andthe Association with regards to the progress of the Project and theperformance of its obligations under the Subsidiary Agreement; and

-(e) the obligation of the Project Implementing Entity to promptly inform theRecipient and the Association of any condition which interferes orthreatens to interfere with the progress of the Project, or the performanceof its obligations under the Subsidiary Agreement.

2. The Recipient shall exercise its rights under the Subsidiary Agreement in suchmanner as to protect the interests of the Recipient and the Association and toaccomplish the purposes of the Financing.

3. Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall not assign,amend,, abrogate or waive the Subsidiary Agreement or any of its provisions.

4. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Subsidiary Agreementand the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shallprevail.

C. Annual Work Program

1 . The Recipient shall, not later than December 15 in each calendar year duringProject implementation, prepare and furnish to the Association, a program ofProject activities proposed for implementation in the following calendar year,including: (a) a detailed timetable for the sequencing and implementation of saidactivities; and (b) the types of expenditures required for such activities, a proposedfinancing plan and a budget ("Annual Work Program").

2. The Recipient shall exchange views with and seek approval of the Association oneach such proposed annual work program, and shall thereafter ensure that FSDRCcarries out such program of activities for such following year as shall have beenagreed between the Recipient and the Association

3. Only those activities which are included in an Annual Work Program shall beimplemented. Notwithstanding.the foregoing, the.Annual Work Program might beamended fromn time to time to include new activities with the prior and writtenconcurrence of the Association.

D. Other Arrangements

1. Project Inplementation Manual

(a) To facilitate the implementation of the Project, the Recipient shall causeFSDRC to prepare and adopt a Project Implementation Manual ("PIM")in form and substance satisfactory to the Association, and such PIM shallinclude, inter alia, the description of:

(i) detailed institutional arrangements;

(ii) procurement arrangements;

(iii) detailed financial management and disbursement arrangementsand audit procedures;

(iv) reporting, monitoring and evaluation arrangements;

(v) eligibility criteria and procedures for the selection of ParticipatingPDHs; and

(vi) templates of the relevant Health Service Provider Agreements.

(b) The Recipient shall ensure that FSDRC carries out the Project inaccordance with the PIM; provided, however, that in case of any conflictbetween the provisions of the PIM and the provisions of this Agreement,the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

(c) Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall ensurethat the FSDRC shall not assign, amend, abrogate or waive the PIM or anyprovision thereof if, in the opinion of the Association, such assignment,amendment, abrogation or waiver will materially and adversely affect theimplementation of the Project. Any amendments to the said PIM shall bemade with the prior agreement of the Association.

2. Health Service Provider Agreements

The Recipient shall, through FSDRC, ensure that no Participating PDH is eligiblefor a Performance Grant under Part 2.3 of the Project, unless and until FSDRC andthe Participating PDH have entered into a Health Service Provider Agreement inform and substance acceptable to the Association, setting forth, inter alia:responsibilities and obligations of each party; a description of Essential HealthServices packages to be provided by the Participating PDH and the number ofbeneficiaries to be targeted; disbursement requirements and procedures; paymentmodalities; verification modalities; and other relevant clinical, financial and

administrative data required pursuant to the Recipient's health informationregulations ("Health Service Provider Agreements").

3. GBVProtocol

(a) The Recipient shall, through FSDRC, prepare and adopt a GBV Protocolthat includes individual, interpersonal and community-based preventionand referral activities and measures for GBV survivors, with scope anddetails acceptable to the Association.

(b) The Recipient shall ensure that FSDRC carries out the Project inaccordance with the GBV Protocol; provided, however, that in case of anyconflict between the provisions of the GBV Protocol and the provisions ofthis Agreement or the Safeguard Instruments, the provisions of thisAgreement and the Safeguard Instruments shall prevail.

(c) Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall ensurethat FSDRC does not assign, amend, abrogate or waive the GBV Protocolor any provision thereof if, in the opinion of the Association, suchassignment, amendment, abrogation or waiver will materially andadversely affect the implementation of the Project. Any amendments tosaid GBV Protocol shall be made with the prior agreement of theAssociation.

E. Immediate Response Mechanism

In order to ensure the proper implementation of Part 4 of the Project ("ContingentEmergency Response") ("CERC Part"), the Recipient shall take the followingmeasures:

(a) prepare and furnish to the Association for its review and approval, anoperations manual, which shall set forth detailed implementationarrangements for the CERC Part, including: (i) designation of, terms ofreference for and resources to be allocated to, the entity to be responsiblefor coordinating and implementing the CERC Part ("CoordinatingAuthority"); (ii) specific activities which may be included in the CERCPart, Eligible Expenditures required therefor ("EmergencyExpenditures"), and any procedures for such inclusion; (iii) financialmanagement arrangements. for the CERC Part; (iv) procurement methodsand procedures for Emergency Expenditures to be financed under theCERC Part; (v) documentation required for withdrawals of EmergencyExpenditures; (vi) environmental and social safeguard managementframeworks for the CERC Part, consistent with the Association's policieson the matter and (vii) any other arrangements necessary to ensure propercoordination and implementation of the CERC Part;

(b) afford the Association a reasonable opportunity to review said proposedoperations manual;

(c) promptly adopt such operations manual for the CERC Part as shall havebeen approved by the Association ("CERC Operations Manual");

(d) ensure that the CERC Part is carried out in accordance with the CERCOperations Manual; provided, however, that in the. event of anyinconsistency between the provisions of the CERC Operations Manual andthis Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail; and

(e) not amend, suspend, abrogate, repeal or waive any provision of the CERCOperations Manual without prior approval by the Association.

2. The Recipient shall, throughout the implementation of the CERC Part, maintainthe Coordinating Authority, with adequate staff and resources satisfactory to theAssociation.

3. The Recipient shall undertake no activities under the CERC Part (and no activitiesshall be included in the CERC Part) unless and until the following conditions havebeen. met in respect of said activities:

(a) The Recipient has determined that an Eligible Crisis or Emergency hasoccurred, has furnished to the Association a request to include saidactivities in the CERC Part in order to respond to said. Eligible Crisis orEmergency, and the Association has agreed with such determination,accepted said request and notified the Recipient thereof; and

(b) The Recipient has prepared and disclosed all safeguards instrumentsrequired for said activities, in accordance with the CERC OperationsManual, the Association has approved all such instruments, and theRecipient has implemented any actions which are required to be takenunder said instruments.

F. Safeguards

1 The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with theprovisions ofthe ESMF, and to that end, if any activity included in Program would,pursuant to the ESMF, require the adoption of an ESMP:

(a) (i) prepare such ESMP and furnish it to the Association for review andapproval in accordance with the ESMF; and (ii) thereafter disclose suchESMP as required by the ESMF and approved by the Association prior toimplementation of the activity in question; and (iii) thereafter implement

the ESMP during the Project implementation; and (v) incorporate saidESMP in the bidding documents; and

(b) thereafter take such measures as shall be-necessary or appropriate to ensurecompliance with the requirements of such ESMP.

2. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with theprovisions of the IPPF and to that end, if any activity included in Project would,pursuant to the IPPF, require the adoption of an IPP:

(a) (i) prepare such IPP and furnish it to the Association for review andapproval; and (ii) thereafter adopt such lPP prior to implementation oftheactivity in question; and

(b) thereafter take such measures as shall be necessary or appropriate to cnsurc.compliance with the requirements of such IPP.

3. The Recipient shall ensure that all technical assistance under the Project, shall onlybe undertaken pursuant to terms of reference reviewed and found satisfactory bythe Association, such terms of reference to ensure that the technical assistancetakes into account, and calls for application of the Association's environmental andsocial safeguards policies and the Recipient's own laws relating to the environmentand social aspects.

4. The Recipient shall ensure that employees, agents, service providers, contractorsand subcontractors carry out the Project in conformity with acceptableenvironmental and social standards, practices and codes of conduct (which shall,inter alia, contain measures that prohibit, endeavour to prevent and addressProject-related gender based violence and sexual exploitation and abuse), theprovisions of the Recipient's environmental and social laws.

5. The Recipient shall ensure that relevant environmental and social mitigationmeasures and clauses are included in the tender documents in accordance with theSafeguards Instruments, in addition to ensuring that Contractors' EMPs/ESMPsare approved by the, Association prior to commencement of works subject toenvironmental and social assessment.

6. The Recipient shall ensure that any Project activities related to agriculture arecarried out in accordance with good practices and the ESMF.

7. Without limitation upon its other reporting obligations under this Agreement, theRecipient shall regularly collect, compile and submit to the Association everycalendar semester, reports, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association,on the status of compliance with the Safeguard. Instruments, giving details of:

(a)- measures taken in furtherance of such Safeguard Instruments;

(b)- conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the smoothimplementation of such Safeguard Instruments; and

(c)- remedial measures taken or required to be taken to address. suchconditions.

8. The Recipient shall, and shall cause FSDRC to, throughout Projectimplementation, maintain and publicize the availability of Project-level grievanceand feedback and redress mechanism, in a form and substance satisfactory to theAssociation, to hear and determine fairly and in good faith all complaints andfeedback raised in relation to the Project, and take all measures necessary toimplement the determinations made by said grievance feedback and redressmechanism in a manner satisfactory to the Association.

9. The Recipient shall not amend, abrogate, repeal, suspend, waive, or otherwise failto enforce, or permit to be amended, abrogated, repealed, suspended or waived anyof the Safeguard Instruments or any provision thereof without the prior writtenapproval of the Association. In case of inconsistency between this Agreement andany of the Safeguard Instruments, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

Section 11. Project Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation

The Recipient shall furnish to the Association each Project Report not later thanone month after the end of each calendar semester, covering the calendar semester.

Section III. Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Financing

A. General

Without limitation upon the provisions of Article I1 of the General Conditions andin accordance with the Disbursement and Financial Information Letter, theRecipient may withdraw the proceeds. of the Financing to finance EligibleExpenditures in the amount allocated and, if applicable, up to the. percentage set.forth against each Category of the following table:

Category Amount of the Percentage of ExpendituresGrant Allocated to be Financed

(expressed in (inclusive of Taxes)SOR)

(1) Goods, works, 67,300,000 100%Training, non-consulting services,and consultingservices andOperating Costs forthe Project except Pan.2.3

(2) Performance 900,000 Amount payable pursuant toGrants under Part 2.3 Section 2.07 (a) of the Generalof the Project. Conditions.

(3) Emergency 0Expenditures underPart 4 of the Project

(4) Preparation 1,400,000Advance

TOTAL AMOUNT 69,600,000

B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A above, no withdrawal shall be made for:

(a) payments made prior to the Signature Date; or

(b) Under Category (2), no withdrawal shall be made until the Association hasreceived at least one Health Service Provider Agreement in form andsubstance satisfactory to the Association.

(c) Under category (3), no withdrawal shall be made, for EmergencyExpenditures under Part 4 of the Project unless and until the Associationis satisfied that all the following conditions have been met in respect-of thesaid activities:

(i) the Recipient has determined that an Eligible Crisis or Emergencyhas occurred, has furnished to the Association arequest to includesaid activities in the CERC Part in order to respond to said EligibleCrisis or Emergency, and the Association has agreed with suchdetermination, accepted said request and notified the Recipientthereof;

(ii) the Recipient has prepared and disclosed all safeguardsinstruments required for said activities, and the Recipient hasimplemented any actions which are required to be taken under saidinstruments, all in accordance with the provisions of Section F ofSchedule 2 to this Agreement;

(iii) the Recipient's Coordinating Authority has adequate staff andresources, in accordance with the provisions of Section F of thisSchedule 2 to this Agreement, for the purposes of said activities;and

(iv) the Recipient has adopted a CERC Operations Manual in form,substance and manner acceptable to the Association and theprovisions of the CERC Operations Manual remain - or:have beenupdated in accordance with the provisions of Section F of thisSchedule 2 so as to be appropriate for the inclusion andimplementation of said activities under the CERC Part.

2. The Closing Date is June 30, 2023

APPENDIX

Section . Definitions

1. "Anti-Corruption Guidelines" means, for purposes of paragraph 5 of the Appendix

to the General 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.

2. "Annual Work Program" means the annual work program to be prepared by the

Project Implementing Entity, no later than November 30 in each calendar year

during Project implementation.

3. "Category" means a category set forth in the table in Section TILA of Schedule 2

to this Agreement.

4. "Centers of Excellence" means either one of the following entities:

(a) Heal Africa" means a non-governmental organization created in 2005whose mission is to partner with communities in the Recipient's territory

to transform the status of women and bring community life back into

balance through a full-service training hospital in Goma, community-

based initiatives in public health, community development and conflict

resolution to restore health, build hope, and help create a better future for

all people.

(b) "Panzi Foundation" means a foundation established in 2008 to help

survivors of gender-based violence and their dependents; fight against

sexual violence; support the activities of the Panzi hospital; increase

access to health care, in particular maternal health, especially for the

poorer part of the population and promote and protect the rights of women

in the territory of the Recipient.

5. "CERC Part of the Project" and "CERC Part" each means Part 4 of the Project

6. "Contingent Emergency Response Operations Manual" and "CERC Operations

Manual" each means the operations manual referred to in Section F of this

Agreement, to be adopted by the Recipient for the CERC Part of the Project in

accordance with the provisions of said Section.

7. "Coordinating Authority" the entity or entities designated by the Recipient in the

CERC Operations Manual and approved by the Association pursuant to Section F

of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, to be responsible for coordinating the CERC Part

of the Project.

8. "Eligible Crisis or Emergency" means an event that has caused, or is likely toimminently cause,,a major adverse economic and/or social impact to the Recipient,associated with a natural or man-made crisis or disaster.

9. "Essential Health Services" for the adequate medical care services to be providedfor GBV survivors including the provision of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis foreligible cases, provision of emergency contraception and of treatment for SexuallyTransmitted Diseases/Infections.

10. "Emergency Expenditures" means the eligible expenditures required to financethe cost of the approved list of goods, works, and services necessary to supportemergency mitigation, response and recovery under Part D of the Project and setforth in the Emergency Response Operations Manual.

11. "Emergency Response Operations Manual" means the operations manual to beadopted by the Recipient for Part D ofthe Projectin accordance with the provisionsof Section LF of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.

12. "Environmental and Social Management Framework" or "ESMF" means thedocument prepared, adopted and disclosed by the Recipient on May 3, 2018,setting forth the modalities for site-specific environmental screening andprocedures/actions for the preparation and implementation of ESIAs and ESMPsunder the Project, the set of mitigation, monitoring, and institutional measures andprocedures required in order to eliminate adverse environmental and socialimpacts, offset them,, or reduce them to acceptable levels, as well as actions neededto implement said measures,, as the same may be amended from time to time withthe Association's prior written approval.

13. "Environmental and Social Management Plan" or "ESMP" means, for a givenProject activity, a site-specific environmental and social management plan for saidactivity to be prepared pursuant to the ESMF, and giving details of specific actionsand setting forth the mitigating, monitoring and institutional measures to. be takenduring the implementation and operation of the Project to offset or reduce adverseenvironmental impacts to levels acceptable to the Association, including thebudget and cost estimates, and sources of funding, along with the institutional andprocedural measures needed to implement such actions, measures and policies andthe parties responsible for executing works and monitoring of construction andoperational impact, as the said document may be amended and/or supplementedfrom time to time with the prior written concurrence of the Association and subjectto same initial consultation and disclosure requirements. carried out for the ESMF.

14. "GBV" means gender based violence.

15. "GBV Training" means a training that covers the standards for the implementationof GBV prevention programs and services for survivors of GBV

16. "Gender Transformative Training" means training that focuses specifically on

addressing gender power imbalances at household level.

17. "General Conditions" means the "International Development Association General

Conditions for IDA Financing, Investment Project Financing", dated July 14,

2017.

18, "Health Service Provider Agreement" means any services contract to be concluded

between the Recipient through FSDRC and a Participating PDH for delivery of

Packages of Essential Health Services to eligible beneficiaries under Part 2.3 of

the Project; and "Health Service Provider Agreements" means, collectively, two

or more such services contracts.

19. "IPPF" means the Indigenous People's Policy Framework means the document

prepared, adopted and disclosed by the Recipient on May 3, 2018 setting forth the

modalities for the informed participation of the Indigenous Peoples, definingperspectives for Indigenous People in order to protect them from any negative

impact of the Project and to ensure that their members are granted equal

opportunities under the Project. The IPPF will result in the preparation of one or

more IPP during the execution of the Project. as the same may be amended from

time to time with the Association's prior written approval.

20. "IPP" means for a given Project activity, a site-specific Indigenous People's Policy

for said activity to be prepared pursuant to the IPPF as the said document may be

amended and/or supplemented from time to time with the prior written concurrence

of the Association and subject to same initial consultation and disclosure

requirements carried out for the.1PPF.

21. "MoPH' means the Recipient's Ministty of Public Health, and any successor

thereto.

22. "Participating PDI" means a selected provincial directorate of health established

and operating lawfully in the Recipient's territory.

23. "Performance Grant" means a financial transfer from the Recipient, through

FSDRC, to a Participating P0DHI under Part 2.3 of the Project for the delivery of

Packages of Essential Health Services, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a

Health Service Provider Agreement, and "Performance Grants" means,collectively, two or more such payments.

24. "Preparation Advance" means the advance referred to in Section 2.07 of the

General Conditions, granted by the Association to the Recipient pursuant to the

letter agreement signed on behalf of the Association and on behalf of the Recipient

on May 21, 2018.

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25. "Procurement Regulations" means, for purposes of paragraph 87 of the Appendixto the General Conditions, the "World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPFBorrowers", dated July 2016, revised November 2017.

26. "Project rmplementation Manual" or "PIM" means the manual to be prepared andadopted by the Recipient pursuant to the, provisions of Section I.D. I of Schedule 2to this Agreement.

27. "Project Implementing Entity" means the Fonds National DRC, established underDecrees No. 009/2002 dated February 5, 2002 and No. 05/063 dated July 22, 2005"Fonds Social de la Rdpublique Ddmocratique du Congo", as a public entityestablished for the purpose of, inter alia, improving the conditions of living of thepopulation and of access to social services as well as to support income generationand employment to alleviate poverty and promote social and economicdevelopment.

28. "Project Management Unit" or "PMU" means the unit established under theFSDRC referred to in Section L.A. I of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.

29. "Safeguard Instruments" means collectively the ESMF and die IPPF, and"Safeguard Instrument" means any one of them.

30. "Signature Date" means the later of the two dates on which the Recipient and theAssociation signed this Agreement and such definition applies to all references to"the date of the Financing Agreement" in the General Conditions.

31. "Targeted Health Zones" means the following regional zones in the Recipient'sterritory: Fizi, Kaniola, Kimbi/Lulenge, Shabunda, Lulingu, Minova, Lemera,Kalonge, Mulungu, Kitutu, Kafole and Haut Plateau in South Kivu; Binza, Kayna,Mabalako, Alimbongo, Lubero, Kalunguta, Mutwanga, Nyirangongo, Rwanguba,Ruthshuru, Kirotshe, Masisi, Mweso in North Kivu; Kasongo, Kibombo,Kabambare, Kunda, Lusangi, Tunda, Samba, Saramabila in Maniema; andKalemie, Niemba, Nyunzu, Manono and Moba in Tanganyika as well as otherterritories in South Kivu, Northr Kivu, Maniema and Tanganyika and any otherhealth zone identified during the implementation of the Project.

32. "Training" means the reasonable costs of training under the Project approved bythe Association, and attributable to seminars, workshops, and study tours, alongwith travel and subsistence allowances for training participants, services oftrainers, rental of training facilities, preparation and reproduction of trainingmaterials, and other activities directly related to course preparation andimplementation.