Why would we need the Arc or social enterprise?
by Baoyi Chen (Jennifer)
(Picture taken from: http://www.humanipo.com/news/41991/7-africans-win-social-entrepreneur-of-the-year-award/)
“If the United Nations was fully funded why would we need the Arc or social enterprise”?
United Nations as the leader of international co-operations is fairly different with Arc and social enterprise. The statement argue that Arc and social enterprise are not needed if United Nations is fully funded. However, this has to take in considered that the United Nations might not be able to provide aid to all countries that help. That is also why there are Arc and social enterprise, also, they do have different aims. The United Nations aims that every individual’s right can be respected through strengthened human rights. On the other hand, Arc and social enterprise share a similar directions of helping poor people to find a way to survive by teaching them skill, giving them educations etc. This would make a large difference since the one is helping poor countries with financial aids, and the others are helping with physical actions.
The United Nations might be “too busy” to find out that the best way to help undeveloped countries is not just simply provide financial aids, skills, technology, medications and educations are what needed indeed.
Reference:
“Sauder School of Business.” The Arc Initiative. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2014. <http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Global_Reach/ARC_Initiative>.
“What Is Social Entrepreneurship?” Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2014. <http://skollworldforum.org/about/what-is-social-entrepreneurship/>.