Monthly Archives: November 2014

Big Government Still Needs Help

Despite how big government gets, it cannot solve all problems. If the UN is fully funded, it still needs social entrepreneurs and programs like Arc to create long-term sustainable solutions.

Sounds like throwing money at a problem while hoping it goes away. http://verticalelevation.com/ve-blog/files/2012/03/throwing-money-away1.jpg

The UN currently sends workers with money to other countries in need and provides the resources required, but it does not provide the knowledge on how to properly utilise their resources, and how to create solutions specific to a region. The UN worker in charge of a project is always a foreigner who does not have knowledge of all local, social, cultural, and environmental issues.

That is where local social entrepreneurs come in. They know the area they are working in, they see opportunity in despair, and they have a better idea than anyone on how to create a suitable solution.

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Programs like Arc involve working with locals and foreigners to exchange knowledge and skills which will then be used in bettering local economies. If the UN worker and locals takes part in such a program, they would all have more knowledge of their situation, and work together to create a solution.

Arc and social entrepreneurs are crucial to the effectiveness of UN endeavours when solving issues in less-known places.