G.ecbo internship: ICLEI _ Local Governments for Sustainability (the Philippines) in FY2009

I work for a trading company, exporting and selling Japanese automobiles overseas.  I visit countries such as Zambia and Cambodia every two month in order to make progress by finding out issues that those countries have. If I were to describe the five years since I joined the company, I would place importance on "hands-on" style.  In order to establish reliable relations with local people and set up appropriate policies to make progress, it is essential to visit and communicate with them. 

“Hands-on policy”

Recalling the internship, I think my current occupation relates to my experience in the G.ecbo program. Back then, since I studied waste disposal issues in the Philippines, I went to islands, visiting institutions such as municipal governments, non-profit organizations, waste disposal facilities, etc. Through the research, I recognized the importance of communicating with people, listening and seeing by myself. I take advantage of what I learned in the program at work.  I'm scheduled to be dispatched to India from April. Now, I would like to work by putting importance on my motto, "hands-on".