Given the many global issues that are present in over 100 developing countries, the Arc Initiative gives Sauder students a chance to make a change in a community suffering from these problems. However, we are given the question “If the United Nations was fully funded, why would we need the Arc Initiative?”. The answer, I believe, has nothing to do with money.
Even if the UN was fully funded and therefore capable of solving many global issues, the purpose of the Arc Initiative is to educate students for the long term, creating passionate social entrepreneurs who can make a difference in the future. Solving issues with money does not guarantee a permanent solution; there are many other factors such as government corruption that could render money almost useless. The Arc Initiative gives students the skills they need to do a wide variety of things, such as expanding a community and helping it progress. Additionally, Sauder students are shown the true conditions that give the Arc Initiative a purpose; it drives them to become knowledgable social entrepreneurs with the capability to create lasting effects on communities in need.