If the United Nations was fully funded, we still need organizations like the Arc and social enterprise for sure.

Although these organizations all aim at making the whole world better off, they function in different ways and play a part in different levels. If a bottle stands for common interest of the world, then UN stands for big rocks; the Arc and social enterprise stand for sand. The bottle can’t be fully filled with big stones; only small stuff can fill interspace.

UN tackles with large problems on a global level and provides a wild range of assistance. While the Arc and social enterprise build a channel in which resources (including business knowledge and capital) can flow to where needed. Small projects teach people business knowledge thus giving them idea how to get rid of poverty by themselves instead of being given. In this way, they can decide their own life as well as adding meaning to society. For example, Uwonkunda takes back what she learned in the Arc to her home country; Inspired by a talk at the Arc Initiative workshop, Ms. Tesfaye expanded her business and carve out her own niche. GadShega Shero Eatery finds a sweet way to stand out in a croweded market by using the knowledge she acquired in the Arc.

Bill Brayton puts that “ Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.” 

https://blogs.ubc.ca/nodokahashimoto/

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.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-growth/going-global/in-a-crowded-market-ethiopian-entrepreneur-finds-a-sweet-way-to-stand-out/article17912688/

http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Global_Reach/ARC_Initiative

http://news.ubc.ca/2014/06/30/upward-arc/