<![CDATA[Personal and environmental cleanliness are important components in promoting clean and healthy living practices and fostering environmental awareness. However, knowledge and practices related to waste management in educational settings still need to be strengthened through contextual and participatory education. This community engagement program aimed to improve students’ understanding and environmental awareness regarding clean and healthy living practices and waste management at Al Fath Islamic Boarding School in Gebang. The program was conducted through socialization, interactive discussions, training, hands-on waste-sorting activities, and evaluation using pretests and posttests. The results showed an improvement in students’ understanding, as indicated by an increase in the average score from 59.9% in the pretest to 88.3% in the posttest, representing an increase of 28.4 percentage points. The highest improvement was observed in the students’ ability to sort waste, which increased from 55.0% to 90.0%, representing a 35.0 percentage-point increase. In addition, students’ awareness of environmental cleanliness increased from 64.0% to 91.7%. These findings indicate that an educational approach combined with interactive discussions and hands-on practice can improve students’ understanding and awareness of clean and healthy living practices and waste management. Program sustainability through routine practice, adequate waste-sorting facilities, and regular monitoring is needed to support consistent behavioral implementation within the boarding school environment.]]>
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