The first
question we should ask, is as followed: why would multinationals invest in
technology for third world countries. Technology that none can afford! A companys
only goal is profit and there is no profit to gain in third world countries, is
there? But, is there no company with a sense of morality? Whit a little bit of compassion?
A company who decides to make profit in western companies and to use a little
bit of their budget to invest in research for technology for the third world?
Or are we
all deceived and are there companies out there with a good heart, who will
invest in the third world to improve their life standards? A quick view on the
pharmaceutical industry confirms our stereotypic image: companies do not help
the third world, they suck it dry!
Malaria for
instance, a disease that targets mainly third world countries can be easily
cured or even more easily prevented. However the malaria problem seems to be severe.
Is the pharmaceutical industry not prepared to just show their good hart and
just help people? It seems to be that no company is.
This is why
Studio Brussel, a radio station, tries to collect money to help Burundi with
their malaria problem. So a first quick
view on the problem only confirms our suspicion; no company helps the third
world. Are there companies who try to
help the third world? Are there companies who are willing to give up a little
bit of their profit just to help people? Further and deeper research is needed
to perhaps prove the opposite! So that is what we will do.
