Preparation of a baseline needs assessment.

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1 The World Bank 1818 H Street N.W. (202) INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Washington, D.C Cable Address: INTBAFRAD INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION U.S.A. Cable Address: INDEVAS H.E. Fayza Aboulnaga Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs 8 Adly Street, Downtown Cairo, Egypt Excellency: Re: Social Protection Initiatives Project (Credit No EGT) Amendment Letter to the Development Credit Agreement August 4, 2003 We refer to the Development Credit Agreement (Social Protection Initiatives Project) dated September 9, 1999, between the Arab Republic of Egypt (the "Borrower") and the International Development Association (the "Association"). We also refer to the request to the Association contained in your letter dated July 28, 2003, to amend the Development Credit Agreement. We are pleased to inform you that the Association, after due consideration, has agreed to the said request. Accordingly, the Development Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 1. In Schedule 2 to the Development Credit Agreement (Description of the Project), Part A of the Project are modified to read as follows: "Part A :Program for Children with Disabilities The carrying out of a program for children with disabilities in governorates selected by the Steering Committee with the concurrence of the Association: Preparation of a baseline needs assessment. 2. Carrying out of Sub-projects to support nursery based services and outreach programs for disabled children and their families, including the renovation and equipping of facilities, the provision of vehicles for the transportation of children; and the provision of consultants' services and training, and increase of access by single female heads of households to social welfare benefits through the issuance of national identity cards. 3. Provision of inter-disciplinary in-service training for social workers and other staff of MISA and the Ministries of Education, Health, Labor and Interior." 2. All the terms and conditions of the Development Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, shall remain in full force and effect.

2 I-I.E. Fayza Aboulnaga July 29, 2003 Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing amendment by signing and dating the confirmation on the enclosed copy of this Amendment Letter and returning it to us. Upon receipt by the Association of the copy of this Amendment Letter countersigned by you, the Amendment Letter will become effective as of the date of the countersignature. Sincerely, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Mahmood A. Ayub Country Director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti Middle East and North Africa Region CONFIRMED AND AGREED: ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT C By: ri kepresentative Title: Ht'Al, ii 2 ^!' l r A) C ' 'n 1^C-^ ^U r ha 1 l= ^, Name: FAA ij c 7,c. v ACS.d Date: A" (.J c^ i -1(1 Vo (^

3 Mr. Mandy Ismail Aljazzaf Executive Director Mr. Mohamed Kamel Amr Alt. Executive Director

4 CKO MIA H.E. Dr. Amina El-Gindy Minister of Insurance and Social Affairs Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs 19 El Maraghy Street (Transmission by Fax: ) Dr. Souraya Abo El Saoud Undersecretary of State for International, Regional and Arabic Financing Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Transmission by Fax: ) Amb. Ahmed Abouel Kheir Director, Project Management Unit Social Protection Initiatives Project Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs 19 El Maraghy St. (Transmission by Fax: )

5 Cleared with and cc: Youness (LEGMS by fax transmission ); Ambrose (LOAGI by fax transmission ) cc: Messrs./Mmes.: Aljazzaf, Amr (EDSI I); Ayub, Al-Kibbi, Hamed, Gamal El Din, Hannoura, Morsi, Waly, El-Hussein, El Gamal, Hegazy (MNCO3); Schieber, Steel, Zelaya, Klingen, Joshi, Etori (MNSHD by fax transmission ); Sefta, Kranz, Karnel (MNACS by fax transmission ); Avanessoff (LOAGI); IRIS P066336; Project Files.