The purpose of United Nation is to non-violently maintain the international peace and safety without violating individual rights. It has helped to minimize the threat of a nuclear war, created peaceful settlements that ended regional conflicts, limited deforestation and countless achievements. However, there is one important factor that is being ignored; all the accomplishments done by United Nation are the “Big” ones. In other words, domestic issues and local problem are commonly oversight by the United Nation due to limited resources. Such issues are commonly dealed by social enterprise, a business that trades for a social and/or environmental purpose. If United Nation is the Chef de cuisine that carries out the main douse, then the Social entrepreneurs are the Sous-chefs who are responsible to create appetizers, soups and desserts. Relatively minor urgent challenges such as the one being addressed in Salem Kassahun’s case can be fully  supported by the Arc Initiative program funded by Sauder School of Business.

While wealth creation may be part of the process, it is not an end in itself. Promoting systemic social change is the real objective…social entrepreneurs are intensely focused and hard-driving in their pursuit of a social vision.

Social enterprise can not only solve trivial social issues that the United Nation is incapable of doing, but can also encourage people to reach a balance between personal interest and social return. Thus, it is important to have both structures running simultaneously.

Sources:

http://skollworldforum.org/about/what-is-social-entrepreneurship/

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/day-to-day/can-fair-trade-boutique-expand-without-alienating-customers/article4405520/

http://www.un.org/en/