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1 Together for Be+er Malawi 2018 Miracle for Africa Founda;on

2 1. Underlying Philosophy Desire to live a new life by serving the needy in Africa (from 2004) - Recognizing the universal values and rights of every human being as follows: Everyone who is hungry has the right to eat. Everyone who is sick has the right to be medically treated and to live a healthy life. Everyone who is curious has the right to be educated equally to elevate the quality of his/her own life. Devote all your life to protect the lives of the needy with fear and respect. (Dr. Albert Schweitzer) Malawi has a good poten;al to become a pioneer in development for Africa - 1 -

3 2-1. Why Malawi? * To help the most needy people in the world l GDP per capita: USD 353 ('15) l Absolute poverty ra;o: 51% ( 10) l Life Expectancy: 53 years l Access to electricity ra;o: 9.2% l Infant Mortality: 66 per 1,000 live births l Maternal Mortality: 675 per 100,000 live births l Secondary educa;on a+endance: 37% ( 13) - 2 -

4 2-2. Why Malawi? * Poten;al socio-economic hub of Southern Africa l English is the official language (compe;;ve edge to connect with the world) l One of the most poli;cally stable democra;c countries in Africa l No ethnic / religious conflict l Geographical centre of 400 million people within 2 hour flight - 3 countries within 1 hour flight : Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia - 15 countries within 2 hour flight : Angola, DR Congo, South Africa, etc

5 3-1. Miracle for Africa Founda;on (MAF) Health Care Daeyang Luke Hospital Daeyang Teaching Hospital (under construcgon) Mzuzu Medical Center (under construcgon) Educa;on Daeyang College of Nursing Daeyang College of ICT Daeyang College of Medicine Digital Central Library (PLAN) Agriculture Pilot Farm R&D & Training Center (PLAN) - 4 -

6 3-2. Organiza;on Chart Chairman: You Keun Chung ExecuGve Director: Sr. Youngshim Baek, Dr. Douglas Lungu, Trustees: 6 members including above 3 persons Address: Area 27, Kanengo, Lilongwe, Malawi Tel: , Website: Miracle for Africa Founda;on Board of Directors Healthcare Educa;on Agriculture Future industry Outreach Daeyang Luke Hospital College of Nursing Prac;ce Farm ICT College Start-ups Food Assistance Daeyang Univ. Teaching Hospital College of ICT College of Medicine Agricultural R&D Centre IT FDI, BT Labs Mobile Clinic Mzuzu Medical Centre Digital Central Library Agricultural Training Centre IT/BT Complex - 5 -

7 3-3. Core Values in MAF Commitment Transparency Sustainability Not Success But Service AccounDng system confirmed by : Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a LifeDme To help the most needed people in the world - 6 -

8 3-4. Core Competencies in MAF Core Values Commitment Transparency Sustainability Core Competencies Long-term Commitment Strong Infrastructure & Network Transparent Accoun;ng System Self Sustainability Full Health System General Hospital - 7 -

9 3-5. Mission & Vision of MAF Break the Cycle of Poverty Lorem Ipsum Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet EDUCATION HEALTH CARE UPHOLDING THE UNIVERSAL VALUE OF HUMAN DIGNITY Food for the Hungry Medical Treatment for the Sick Educa;on for the Curious AGRICULTURE - 8 -

10 4-1. MAF History Planned to advance to Malawi and visit (By Daeyang Shipping Co. in Seoul, Korea) Started construc;on of a 200-bed hospital 2007 Established Miracle for Africa Founda;on - 9 -

11 4-2. MAF History 2008 Opened Daeyang Luke Hospital 2010 Opened Daeyang College of Nursing

12 4-3. MAF History 2014 Opened Daeyang College of ICT (Informa;on and Communica;on Technology) 2015 Opened Daeyang College of Medicine Approved as a full Daeyang University by Malawian government

13 4-4. MAF History 2016 Opened Daeyang Agriculture Center (Kasungu, Central Region, TTL Farm Area 2,150 ac) Opened foreign doctor s house (TTL Area: 15,600 n 2, 18 houses)

14 4-5. MAF History 2017 Started construc;on of a 500-bed teaching hospital (1 st phase by 2019) New 50-bed hospital in Mzuzu (open in 2018) Expansion of Dormitory and Auditorium (Add 16,100 n 2 )

15 4-6. MAF History 2017 Hosted the 1 st Malawi Forum in New York : 19 Sept First ever approach to expand the partnership network with the U.S. prospects - ParGcipants : President of Malawi, Miracle for Africa FoundaGon, Steven Holl Architecture, Clara Lionel FoundaGon, Yamba Malawi, Bashi Group, King Baudouin FoundaGon, Faircom New York, Zeno Capital Partners, Blessing Bulk Carriers, Mr. Nathan Chiume, etc

16 4-7. MAF History 2017 Reservoir Development 2018 Campus area : 370 ac (Daeyang University campus) (Addi;onal 370 ac under nego;a;on with government in 2017) Total building capacity : 236,800 n 2 (hospital, university, dormitory, auditorium, staff house, etc.) Digital Central Library (2 story, 75,300 n2) Library basic design (by Dec. 2017) Plan to start construc;on (Sept. 2018)

17 5. Digital Central Library 5.1 Project Profile Loca;on: Daeyang University Campus in Lilongwe, Malawi Area: 75,300 n2 (2 story) Schedule: Start of construc;on in September 2018 Budget: Es;mated USD 10,000,000 Feature Library as flagship building of campus Natural light shapes building Inspiring space of silence and light Local building materials and local labor Campus as field: pedestrian ;me and space Modern and digitally controlled Powered by self generated solar energy Awarded LafargeHolcim Awards 2017 Acknowledgement prize Middle East Asia

18 5.2 Objec;ves of project To build a modern and digitally controlled state-of-art architecture designed by world famous American architect Steven Holl To establish a center of university which is a cradle for learning and intelligence To provide a plaeorm for exposing African peoples to an excellent architectural culture, inspired through African bagk design, uglizing local materials and employing local labor To encourage Malawian s dreams for learning, knowledge and beauty of art Dear friends, is it right for us to let those who are in hungry in their stomachs to also remain hungry in their mind for learning, knowledge and beauty of art? (Founder and Chairman of MAF)

19 5.3 Architect: Steven Holl Simmons Hall MIT, USA Lewis Center of the Art Princeton University, USA Daeyang Gallery Seoul, Korea Steven Holl Progressive Architecture Award (1997) Alvar Aalto Medal (1998) BBVA Founda;on Fron;er of Knowledge Award (2008) American Ins;tute of Architects Medal of Honour, Gold (1997, 2007, 2011, 2012) Premium Imperial Prize (2014)

20 6. Hospital Expansion 1 Teaching Hospital (500 beds) l Stage 1: 100 beds, stage 2: 200 beds Stage 3: 200 beds 2 Mzuzu Medical Centre (200 beds) l Stage 1: 50 beds, stage 2: 150 beds l Cover northern Malawi 3 CMCC (Child Maternity Care Centre) l Improve maternal & child health 4 Outreach l 60 outreach centres + mobile clinics Complete the Na;onwide Medical Network

21 * Bird's-eye view of the new teaching hospital 500 beds

22 7. University Development 110 colleges + 10 specialised graduate schools l New colleges of humaniges, Social sciences, Natural sciences, and Arts 2Increase enrollment to 3,000(2025) l (70%) DomesGc + (30%) Foreign l 10,000 Students in Digital central library l Modern state-of-the-art architecture 4Past 10 years: focused on healthcare Next 10 years: focus on university Africa s Harvard to foster elite pioneers

23 8. Looking Ahead Our Ul;mate Goal Results 1. Healthcare Hospital beds 200 à 900 CMCC Outreach à Na;onwide Medical Network 2. Educa;on 3 colleges à 10 colleges + 10 specialised graduate schools 350 students à 10,000 (3,000 foreign) Central digital library 3. Agriculture Prac;ce farm R&D Centre Training Centre 4. Future Industry Start-ups FDI and Labs Infra for IT/BT University-Industrial Complex Contribute to GDP per capita over $1,000 by

24 9-1. Project Site (1) 1.14 mi Airport 0.69 mi Central Digital Library(site) University Campus Lake Park 8 mi 6.8 mi M1 Expway MAF Site Medical Zone M1 Expway Malawian Parliament Teaching Hospital(Site)

25 9-2. Project Site (2) Central Digital Library(site) University Campus Lake Park Site Descrip;on Teaching Hospital(site) 10 Medical Zone 1 Daeyang Luke Hospital 2 Church 3 Daeyang College of Nursing 4 Daeyang College of ICT 5 Dormitory 6 Doctor s House 7 Lake 8 Medical School (Site) 9 Nursing School (Site) 10 Teaching Hospital (Site) Central Digital Library (Site)

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