​On the occasion of a trip to Africa in December 2018, Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) a field visit to a children school located in a poor neighborhood in Malawi in order to evaluate its conditions and identify opportunities to provide support in the field of education.

​In December 2018, Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF), had a meeting with a cooperative of 28 women who have benefitted from the support of the ST-EP Foundation for the development of handcraft, and particularly basketry.
Amb. Dho suggested those women to diversify their production in order to offer souvenirs such as place mats that can be easily brought back by tourists, and she also invited them to share their know-how with women living in Mwandama, a cluster cluster of villages that has been supported by the ST-EP Foundation through the Millennium Villages as Tourism Destinations initiative implemented in 2011-2015 together with Millennium Promise.

On Dec. 2, 2018, Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) attended the Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
For the 2018 edition of its festival, Global Citizen brought together its largest contingency of heads of state, dignitaries, a group of the world’s most talented artists and influencers, and thousands of global citizens to celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela.
The festival was the capstone event of Global Citizen’s year-long 'Be the Generation' campaign aimed at rallying US$1 billion in new commitments, with US$500 million of that set to impact the lives of 20 million women and girls worldwide. 

​H.E. Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and Co-Chair of the UN SDGs Advocacy Group and Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) promoted the SDGs Balls during a special event on Dec. 1st, 2018 in Alexandra, one of the most affected areas of Johannesburg in South Africa.
The event was co-hosted by organization Field Band Foundation and Global Goals, with the participation of 300 children and adolescents from Alexandra. Prime Minister Solberg and Amb. Dho promoted the UN SDGs Balls and inspired the African teenagers on the world's AIDS day. 

Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) organized a special program on Nov. 16, 2018 for Dr. Belay Begashaw, Director-General of the Sustainable Development Goals Center for  Africa, in South Korea, on the occasion of his visit in South Korea.
The program included meetings with Mrs. Mi-kyung Lee, President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency – KOICA, Mr. Lee Ju-young, Deputy-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, and African Ambassadors in Korea invited at the Korean National Assembly, and a visit of Samsung Innovation Museum in Suwon city. 
Dr. Bellay provided updates on the two projects in Africa supported by KOICA, for which an MoU was signed between the SDG Center for Africa and Amb. Dho. 

​PATA Annual World Travel Market Session 2018 took place on Nov. 7, 2018 at the Asia Inspiration Zone of ExCeL London, under the theme “Redefining the Travel Experience, A Viewpoint from Asia and China”.
This session included a presentation on “Introducing a Future Emerging Market: the Potential for DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)”, by Phil Haines, Travel Writer and commentator. Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF), attended the session as Special Advisor for PATA. 

​On Nov. 6th, 2018, Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) visited the headquarters of the Varkey Foundation in London. 
The Varkey Foundation is a global charitable foundation focused on improving the standards of education for underprivileged children. It was formed in 2010 by Indian businessman Sunny Varkey, the founder and chairman of GEMS Education, the world's largest operator of kindergarten-to-grade-12 schools. The foundation's main focuses are improving global teacher capacity by training tens of thousands of teachers and principals in developing countries; providing access to education via a variety of programmes and projects; and advocating for change in, and conducting research that can help develop, education policies worldwide.

​Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) attended the 2018 World Travel Market in London, from Nov. 5 to 7, 2018, together with Dr. Mario Hardy, CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Agency – PATA, as Special Advisor for PATA.
Together, they visited the booths of HanaTour, South Korea’s major travel agency, and the Korea Tourism Organization. 

On the occasion of a business trip to London to attend the World Travel Market 2018, Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF), had several meetings with key stakeholders, including Ms. Gloria Guevara Manzo, WTTC President & CEO, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Palau First Lady, as well as a representative of Pitch@Palace, an initiative founded by The Duke of York to support entrepreneurs with the amplification and acceleration of their business ideas.
Pitch@Palace does this by connecting some of the most innovative start-up business in the country with potential investors and supporters, including angels, mentors and key business contacts.