COMMUNITY IN ACTION

Learning together for a cleaner Beong Touk

Students, local leaders and educators came together for a morning of learning, games and hands-on environmental care.

9 October 2026 · Beong Touk, Cambodia

Hilde Marie Kvaløsaeter and Jamie Christopherson join local participants for the morning’s presentations.

On the morning of 9 October, EDGE Worldwide joined Education For Rural Community Development Organization (ECD) and local students in Beong Touk for an environmental initiative connecting learning with everyday action.

The gathering welcomed commune and sangkat leaders, including an address to the students by the sangkat head. EDGE Worldwide’s Hilde Marie Kvaløsaeter and Jamie Christopherson also spoke with the students about caring for their surroundings, managing waste and the connection between a healthy environment and a healthy lifestyle.

Students holding pencils gather in a school courtyard during the Beong Touk activities — Students share a joyful moment during the morning’s activities.

Interactive games brought energy and laughter to the morning before everyone headed into the surrounding village for a community clean-up. Together, they collected plastic, aluminium and other discarded rubbish for careful disposal.

Students wearing gloves carry a rubbish bag along a village lane during the Beong Touk clean-up

Students in school uniforms collect rubbish into a bag during the Beong Touk community clean-up — Students put environmental learning into practice during the village clean-up.

The students’ enthusiasm was at the heart of the activity. They connected with one another, joined in the games and put the morning’s ideas into practice by caring for the places where they live and learn.

An EDGE Worldwide participant hands a pencil to a student during the Beong Touk activities

Participants walk through Beong Touk in a shared photograph credited to @marie_in_cambodia and @edge.worldwide

For EDGE Worldwide, the morning brought education, wellbeing and community participation together in a practical way. It was an opportunity to learn alongside local educators and leaders, with students taking an active role in looking after their own community.

EDGE Worldwide thanks ECD, the students and Beong Touk’s local leadership for their participation and support. We look forward to continued collaboration on educational initiatives that strengthen learning and help create a healthier environment for everyone.

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