On 10 July, 2019, Amb. DHO Young-shim, Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation attended the 60th Seminar of the National Assembly Forum for Africa’s New Era in Seoul at the National Assembly Hall, hosted on 10 July 2019 by the Honorable LEE Ju-young, Deputy-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, and Chairman of the National Assembly Forum for Africa’s New Era.
Father Benedict Hwang Chang-yeon was invited to as guest speaker of the seminar, to introduce the "Africa- Korean Ecological Village in Zambia" Project, as the head of several the leaders of several eco-villages in Korea and abroad. 

Amb. DHO Young-shim, Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation participated in the 60th Seminar of the National Assembly Forum for Africa’s New Era Seoul, Republic of Korea, hosted on 2 July 2019 by the Honorable LEE Ju-young, Deputy-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, and Chairman of the National Assembly Forum for Africa’s New Era.
The Forum was attended by 18 Members of the Members of the African Group of Ambassadors in Korea, including
H.E. Mr. Carlos Victor Boungou, ambassador of Gabon to Korea and dean of the group, and experts from various fields such as history, culture, politics, and economics to Africa.
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Ambassador Boungou both gave a lecture.