“Believing that the right beginning brings the right ending,” EGCO Group has continuously been involved and cultivating awareness about natural resources and environmental conservation among young people who will be our future. Conservation of forests, especially watershed forests, is our priority because they are the origin of water, energy, and biodiversity. Allowing young people to have first-hand experience observing and living in watershed forests is, perhaps, one of the best ways for them to learn and have an in-depth understanding of the connection of the entire ecosystem and apply this learning to their daily life,” said Mr. Amornrat Debhasdin Na Ayudhya, Executive Vice President - Accounting of EGCO Group, and a committee member and Treasurer of the Thai Conservation of Forest Foundation (TCOF), recalling the origin of the EGCO Forest Youth Camp which has been running for over 20 years.

Again this year, Electricity Generating Public Company Limited or EGCO Group joined forces with the TCOF and Doi Inthanon National Park in carrying out this project. Beginning in late March 2024, the “58^th EGCO Forest Youth Camp” under the “Inspired by Nature” concept saw 64 senior high school students nationwide joining to learn and experience nature. Inspiration from activities at the camp would enable them to ignite creative ideas to initiate daily activities or projects that will protect and conserve fragile natural resources and the environment. Also, during the seven-day-six-night program, the participants established and nurtured friendships among themselves.

Learning has been made enjoyable through activities and communication, enabling the participants to see and realize the importance of watershed forests and the true meaning of natural resource conservation. Among these activities are group activities, camping routine that ranges from cooking their meals, setting up tents and hammocks, trekking and learning from signages along the Kew Mae Pan natural trail, ecosystem and biodiversity learning activities in 6 Men's Embrace Forest including soil, water, insect, animals, and others that are interconnected.