Sauder Student Internship: South Africa 2011

The Arc Initiative returned for a second year to Phalaborwa, South Africa with a team of eight students.Hear the stories, reflections and learned outcomes of students. Their service learning involved living for three months with families in Phalaborwa and working in local small businesses or with the Palabora Foundation.

Sauder Student Internship: Ethiopia 2011

Sauder students travel to Ethiopia to participate in a capacity building program, assisting with the business skills workshop for Ethiopian entrepreneurs and an internship with Salem’s Ethiopia.

Hear the story of one Sauder student and meet our Arc Ethiopian hosts, Abraham and Salem. The student service learning experience was five weeks long.

Ethiopia Business Skills Conference 2011

A team of seven individuals from Sauder including, faculty, students and alumni delivered a business skills conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in the spring of 2011. The week-long interactive conference was offered to seventy emerging Ethiopian entrepreneurs. Listen to the stories of several participants, feel the energy of their ambitions and hear of the impact that the conference had.

Sauder Alumni Internship: South Africa 2010

Sauder alumni travel to South Africa to participate in the Arc Initiative’s inaugural business skills workshop, sharing their knowledge and stories. Learn about their experience with their host family and their involvement in the business skills workshop.

Sauder Student Internship: South Africa 2010

Five Sauder students lived in Phalaborwa during the summer of 2010 working in the community on a variety of internships. They also actively participated in the business skills workshop and joined in a variety of community events.

Arc Initiative: What is it?

Explore the history and the founding concepts behind the Arc Initiative including the stories from South African entrepreneurs at the first business skills workshop.