What is an arc? And what is the social enterprise aiming for? How do these two work differently from the United Nations?
According to Arc initiative, the program has claimed to help students from Sauder School of Business to experience leadership in different workshops in communities like South Africa, Ethiopia, Columbia and Rwanda; meanwhile, the internship is going to improve the standard of living of local people by building sustainable businesses, such as investing small-to-medium enterprises in these poor countries. The Arc not only bridges the poor to a better quality of life, but also teaches the students what they could do to create a better future with their learned skills and knowledge for those people who are thriving to live. The same kind of idea also implies in social entrepreneurs, who are society’s agents that handle the major issues in the society. By introducing innovative disruptors, the social entrepreneur does the real act rather than talking over the plans or solutions for certain problems. On the other hand, the United Nations has less passion about tackling the social issues. It takes longer time for the UN to institute a new plan, and furthermore, it requires more effort of doing so. Overall, I think the arc initiative program is an awesome opportunity for students to apply their skills they learn in class and it breaks the traditional way of helping the countries in poverty. (Like in the UN, they have rigid systems of passing certain plans; however, the social enterprise is like a kick-starter, one can start at anytime and anywhere.)