Administration Agreement between the World Food Program and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association concerning the Impact Evaluation to Development Impact Multi-Donor Trust Fund (TF072617) 1. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (collectively, the “Bank”) acknowledges that the World Food Program (the “Donor”, and together with the Bank, the “Parties” and each a “Party”) agrees to provide the sum of eight hundred twelve thousand three hundred ninety eight thousand United States Dollars ninety-five cents (USD 812,398.95) (the “Contribution”) for the Impact Evaluation to Development Impact Multi-Donor Trust Fund (Trust Fund No. 072617) (the “Trust Fund”) in accordance with the terms of this Administration Agreement. Other donors are also expected to contribute to the Trust Fund on the terms and conditions specified in the Annexes to this Administration Agreement. It is acknowledged that the Donor shall not be required to provide any amount in excess of the Contribution. 2. The Contribution shall be used to finance the activities set forth in the “Impact Evaluation to Development Impact Multi-Donor Trust Fund Description” attached hereto as Annex 1, and shall be administered by the Bank on behalf of the Donor in accordance with the terms of this Administration Agreement, including the “Standard Provisions” attached hereto as Annex 2 and the provisions on “Governance” attached hereto as Annex 3. 3. The Donor shall deposit the Contribution promptly following countersignature and in the currency specified in paragraph 1 above (“Contribution Currency”) into such bank account designated by the Bank (each amount deposited hereinafter referred to as an “Installment”) upon submission of a payment request by the Bank: 4. When making any deposit, the Donor shall instruct its bank to include in its deposit details information (remittance advice) field of its SWIFT deposit message, information indicating: the amount deposited, that the deposit is made by the Donor for Trust Fund No. 072617 (the Impact Evaluation to Development Impact Multi- Donor Trust Fund), and the date of the deposit (the “Deposit Instructions”). In addition, the Donor shall provide a copy of the Deposit Instructions to the Bank’s Accounting Trust Funds Division by e -mail sent to tfremitadvice@worldbank.org or by fax sent to +1 (202) 614-1315. 5. The Donor has expressed its preference that the Contribution shall be used for capacity building and impact evaluations activities in the areas of gender and climate change. . It is understood that the Bank cannot ensure that the Contribution will be used for such preference and that the Bank will not have any obligation to the Donor if such preference cannot be achieved. 6. Except with respect to the Deposit Instructions, any notice, request or other communication to be given or made under this Administration Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by mail, fax or e-mail to the respective Party’s address specified below or at such other address as such Party notifies in writing to the other Party from time to time: 1 For the Bank (the “Bank Contact”): Arianna Legovini Adviser Development Impact Evaluation (DECIE) The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA Tel: (202) 458-8828 Fax: (202) 522-1158 E-mail: alegovini@worldbank.org For the Donor (the “Donor Contact”): Andrea Cook Director Office of Evaluation World Food Programme Via C. G. Viola 68 Parco dei Medici - 00148 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 06 6513 2030 Fax: +39 06 6513 2030 E-mail: andrea.cook@wfp.org 7. In the event any amounts are to be returned to the Donor under this Administration Agreement, the Bank shall transfer such amounts to the Donor, unless otherwise agreed with the Bank. When making any deposit, the Bank shall include in its deposit details information (remittance advice) field of its SWIFT deposit message, information indicating: the amount deposited, that the deposit is made by the Bank in relation to Trust Fund No. 072617 (the Impact Evaluation to Development Impact Multi-Donor Trust Fund), and the date of the deposit. The Bank shall provide a copy of such information to the Donor. 8. At the date of Bank’s signature of this Administration Agreement, the Indirect Rate (as defined in Annex 1 to this Administration Agreement) is 17%. 9. All annexes hereto constitute an integral part of this Administration Agreement, whose terms taken together shall constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the Donor and the Bank. Unless otherwise specified in an annex hereto, this Administration Agreement may be amended only by written amendment between the Bank and the Donor; provided, however, that any annexes to this Administration Agreement may be amended only by written amendment of all donors contributing to the Trust Fund. 2 10. Each of the Parties represents, by confirming its agreement below, that it is authorized to enter into this Administration Agreement and act in accordance with these terms and conditions. The Parties are requested to sign and date this Administration Agreement, and upon possession by the Bank of this fully signed Administration Agreement this Administration Agreement shall become effective as of the date of the last signature. INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By: ___________________________________ Simeon Djankov Director, DEC 01-May-2019 Date: __________________________________ WORLD FOOD PROGRAM By: ___________________________________ Andrea Cook Director,Evaluation 01-May-2019 Date: _________________________________ 3 ANNEX 1 Umbrella Facility for Impact Evaluation to Impact Development Multi-Donor Trust Fund Description This Annex shall be applicable to and form an integral part of all administration agreements for the Trust Fund (collectively, the “Administration Agreements” and each an “Administration Agreement”) between the Bank and any entities that provide any funds to the Trust Fund (collectively, the “Donors”). 1. Objectives The objectives of the Trust Fund are to: (i) increase the use of impact evaluations by governments and other stakeholders for knowledge generation and evidence-based policy formulation; (ii) build capacity for governments and other stakeholders to develop and implement impact evaluations; and (iii) share findings and lessons learned to improve development results. 2. Activities The activities to be financed by the Trust Fund are: (a) Impact Evaluation Products Develop new impact evaluation products and support the implementation of existing impact evaluations that contribute to improve the design and implementation of development policies through knowledge generation across themes such as agriculture and rural development, financial sector development, private sector development, labor markets, infrastructure, governance, climate change, gender, and fragile and conflict situations. (b) Capacity Building Provide technical assistance to governments and other stakeholders to develop and implement impact evaluations as tools for evidence generation and improvement of policies and programs. Specific activities may include, but are not limited to, carrying out training events, clinics and workshops; organizing and consolidating impact evaluations across themes; and developing analytical frameworks, measurement instruments and other tools. (c) Dissemination and Knowledge Sharing Disseminate the knowledge and lessons learned from impact evaluations to enable countries and other stakeholders to improve development results. Specific activities may include, but are not limited to, organizing seminars and conferences, preparing technical papers, policy briefs and reports, and web materials. (d) Program Management and Administration Program management and administration activities for the Trust Fund, including but not limited to, supporting any program governance arrangements and Trust Fund related meetings; planning and executing work plans and budgets; managing communications and conducting outreach; disseminating lessons learned; reporting on progress; and monitoring and evaluating the program. 4 3. Eligible Expenditures 3.1 For Bank-executed activities, the Trust Fund funds may be used to finance: (a) contractual services; (b) equipment and office premises lease cost; (c) equipment purchased; (d) media, workshops, conferences and meetings; (e) travel expenses; (f) short-term consultants and temporaries; (g) extended term consultants and temporaries; and (h) staff costs (excluding short term consultants and temporaries, and also excluding extended term consultants and temporaries). 3.2 For purposes of the above expenditure categories: (i) “staff costs (excluding short term consultants and temporaries, and also excluding extended term consultants and temporaries)” includes salaries, benefits and indirect rates charged to the Trust Fund as applicable under Bank policies and procedures; (ii) “extended term consultants and temporaries” includes fees, benefits and indirect rates charged to the Trust Fund as applicable under Bank policies and procedures; and (iii) “short term consultants and temporaries” includes fees and indirect rates charged to the Trust Fund as applicable under Bank policies and procedures. 3.3 The “Indirect Rate” means the indirect rate, defined as a percentage of personnel costs and available at the Development Partner Center website, as such rate may be revised from time to time by the Bank and applied to this Trust Fund, in accordance with its policies and procedures. 4. Taxes The foregoing activities and categories of expenditures may include the financing of taxes in accordance with the Bank’s applicable policies and procedures. 5 ANNEX 2 Standard Provisions This Annex shall be applicable to and form an integral part of all Administration Agreements between the Bank and the respective Donors. 1. Administration of the Contributions 1.1 The Bank shall be responsible only for performing those functions specifically set forth in this Administration Agreement and shall not be subject to any other duties or responsibilities to the Donors, including, without limitation, any duties or obligations that might otherwise apply to a fiduciary or trustee under general principles of trust or fiduciary law. Nothing in this Administration Agreement shall be considered a waiver of any privileges or immunities of the Bank under its Articles of Agreement or any applicable law, all of which are expressly reserved. 1.2 Each Donor’s Contribution (collectively, the “Contributions”) shall be administered in accordance with the Bank’s applicable policies and procedures, as the same may be amended from time to time, including its procurement, financial management, disbursement and safeguard policies, its framework to prevent and combat fraud and corruption and its screening procedures to prevent the use of Bank resources to finance terrorist activity, in line with the Bank's obligations to give effect to the relevant decisions of the Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the of Charter of the United Nations. The Donors acknowledge that this provision does not create any obligations of the Bank under the anti-terrorist financing and asset control laws, regulations, rules and executive orders of an individual member country that may apply to a Donor. 2. Management of the Contributions 2.1 The funds deposited in the Trust Fund shall be accounted for as a single trust fund and shall be kept separate and apart from the funds of the Bank. The funds deposited in the Trust Fund may be commingled with other trust fund assets maintained by the Bank. The Bank, in its capacity as trustee, has legal title to the funds deposited in the Trust Fund. 2.2 The currency in which the funds in the Trust Fund shall be held is United States Dollars (the “Holding Currency”). 2.3 Donors agree to deposit their Contributions in the Contribution Currency stated in their respective Administration Agreements. In the case of deposits received in a Contribution Currency other than the Holding Currency, promptly upon the receipt of such amounts and the accompanying Deposit Instructions, the Bank shall convert such amounts into the Holding Currency at the exchange rate obtained by the Bank on the date of the conversion. Where deposits prove to be insufficient to complete activities as a result of exchange rate fluctuations, neither the Bank nor the Donor shall bear any responsibility for providing any additional financing. 2.4 The funds deposited in the Trust Fund may be freely exchanged by the Bank into other currencies as may facilitate their disbursement at the exchange rate obtained by the Bank on the date of the conversion. 2.5 The Bank shall invest and reinvest the funds deposited in the Trust Fund pending their disbursement in accordance with the Bank’s applicable policies and procedures for the investment of trust funds administered by the Bank. The Bank shall credit all income from such investment to the Trust Fund to be used for the same purposes as the Contributions. 6 3. Accounting and Financial Reporting 3.1 The Bank shall maintain separate records and ledger accounts in respect of the funds deposited in the Trust Fund and disbursements made therefrom. 3.2 The Bank shall furnish to the Donors current financial information relating to receipts, disbursements and fund balance in the Holding Currency with respect to the Contributions via the Development Partner Center website. Within six (6) months after all commitments and liabilities under the Trust Fund have been satisfied and the Trust Fund has been closed, the final financial information relating to receipts, disbursements and fund balance in the Holding Currency with respect to the Contributions shall be made available to the Donors via the Development Partner Center website. 3.3 The Bank shall provide to the Donors via the Development Partner Center website, within six (6) months following the end of each Bank fiscal year, an annual single audit report, comprising (i) a management report together with an audit opinion from the Bank’s external auditors concerning the adequacy of internal control over cash-based financial reporting for all cash-based trust funds as a whole; and (ii) a combined financial statement for all cash-based trust funds together with the Bank’s external auditor’s opinion thereon. The cost of the single audit shall be borne by the Bank. 3.4 If a Donor wishes to request, on an exceptional basis, a financial statement audit by the Bank’s external auditors of the Trust Fund, the Donor and the Bank shall first consult as to whether such an external audit is necessary. The Bank and the Donor shall agree on the appropriate scope and terms of reference of such audit. Following agreement on the scope and terms of reference, the Bank shall arrange for such external audit. The costs of any such audit, including the internal costs of the Bank with respect to such audit, shall be borne by the requesting Donor. 4. Progress Reporting 4.1 The Bank shall provide the Donors with annual reports on the progress of activities financed by the Contributions. Within six (6) months of the End Disbursement Date (as defined below), the Bank shall furnish to the Donors a final report on the activities financed by the Trust Fund. 4.2 Any Donor may review or evaluate activities financed by the Trust Fund at any time up to six (6) months following the End Disbursement Date. The Donor and the Bank shall agree on the scope and conduct of such review or evaluation, and the Bank shall provide all relevant information within the limits of the Bank’s applicable policies and procedures. All associated costs, including any costs incurred by the Bank, shall be borne by the Donor. It is understood that any such review or evaluation will not constitute a financial, compliance or other audit of the Trust Fund. 5. Disbursement; Cancellation; Refund 5.1 It is expected that the funds deposited in the Trust Fund will be fully disbursed by the Bank by March 30, 2021 (the “End Disbursement Date”). The Bank shall only disburse funds deposited in the Trust Fund for the purposes of this Administration Agreement (other than returns to Donors) after such date to the extent such date is changed in accordance with amendments made to the Administration Agreements of all the Donors. Following the End Disbursement Date, the Bank shall return any remaining balance of the Trust Fund to each Donor in the Holding Currency in the manner specified in its respective Administration Agreement on a pro rata basis with regard to the total funds deposited in the Trust Fund by such Donor relative to the total funds deposited in the Trust Fund by all Donors, all calculated as Holding Currency amounts. 7 5.2 Any Donor may cancel all or part of such Donor’s pro rata share, and the Bank may cancel all or any Donors’ pro rata shares, upon three (3) months’ prior written notice, of any Contributions (paid and not yet paid) that are not committed pursuant to any agreements entered into between the Bank and any consultants and/or other third parties for the purposes of this Administration Agreement, including any Grant Agreements, prior to the receipt of such notice. In the event of a cancellation, the Bank shall return to the Donor its pro- rata share in the Holding Currency as specified in the Administration Agreement; unless otherwise agreed between the Bank and the Donor. 6. Disclosure; Dispute Resolution 6.1 The Bank shall disclose the Administration Agreements and related information on this Trust Fund in accordance with the Bank’s Policy on Access to Information. By entering into Administration Agreements, the Donors consent to such disclosure of their respective Administration Agreements and such related information. 6.2 The Donors and the Bank shall use their best efforts to amicably settle any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to the Administration Agreements. 8 ANNEX 3 Governance This Annex shall be applicable to and form an integral part of the Administration Agreement for the Trust Fund between the Bank and the respective Donors. The following governance terms shall apply to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Impact Evaluation to Development Impact: The Donors agree that the Bank has responsibility for Trust Fund operations under the terms of this Administration Agreement, including with respect to the allocation of funds and the implementation of Bank- executed activities. For clarity, decisions on work programs and allocation of funds will be made by the Bank. A Steering Committee will be established to: (a) discuss the progress reports of the Trust Fund with respect to the results framework agreed by the Bank and the Donors, as such results framework may be reviewed by the Parties from time to time; (b) provide broad strategic guidance and direction on the implementation of activities financed by the Trust Fund; (c) approve broad strategic priorities for the Trust Fund; and (d) provide inputs on annual work plans and budgets. The Steering Committee will be comprised of representatives of the Bank, including the chair, and a representative of each Donor entity contributing to the Trust Fund. It is envisaged that the Steering Committee will meet at least once annually. The meetings may be conducted virtually or physically. 9