Background and Context

On June 24, 2022, the Ministry of Education and Sports issues an instruction letter on the control of the use electronic cigarette and vape and the Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) which caused health risks including the cause of the exposure to cancer, heath diseases, lung, brain and also harmful to the slow progress of brain for young people. The instruction guided to all line of the Ministry of Education and Sports from national to sub-national level and educational institutions both public and private such as 1. The dissemination widely about the impact of the use of E-cigarette/vape and HTPs to all teachers and learners, 2. To ban all of the use, distribute, sell and broadcast all kinds of E-cigarette and HTPs in and surrounding school. In addition, 3. Is requesting to all parents, guardians, teacher and students to identify the venue for distribution,

The WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2023 recognized Cambodia’s success, which has become one of only nine Western Pacific Region Member States to legislate the eight minimum public spaces as smoke-free and one of just four ASEAN countries to meet this standard. However, the 2023 WHO STEPwise Approach to NCD Risk Factor Surveillance (STEPS) Survey highlights the ongoing challenges in Cambodia, where 35.5% of men and 2.4% of women aged 18-69 years old are tobacco users. Although this prevalence has remained stagnant among 25- to 64-year-olds since 2016, tobacco use continues to present a major obstacle to reducing noncommunicable diseases. Moreover, according to the National Adult Tobacco Survey 2021, 16% of Cambodian adults are exposed to second-hand smoke in public areas, with exposure rates escalating to 51% in restaurants and 62% on public transportation. The rise in e-cigarette use, particularly among youth, also presents a new challenge, with 82% of vape users being students aged 15-35 years old, and over 80% purchasing products online.

Based on a study on the implementation of instruction on banning on the use of electronic cigarette / Vape and Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) in public and private school in Cambodia conducted by the Cambodia Movement for Health (CMH) in 2024 revealed that 90% of school principles and teachers known about the instruction, and they have disseminated all those guidelines to all teachers in schools.  In addition, 29% of respondents have seen they used e-cigarette in their school compound before the instruction announced between 2012-2022. Anyhow, the trend of using e-cigarettes increased to 55% between 2022-2024 and they can have it through social media including facebook, Tik Tok, telegram and from their friends.

With financial support the ImagineLaw and in close partnership with the National Center for Health Promotion of the Ministry of Health and the Department of the School Health of the Ministry of Education, Youths and Sports, HACC is seeking for a dynamic consultant to develop the training materials and providing the training to key stakeholders with the same topic above.

Overall Goal and Objectives

Overall Goal

To contribute to the reduction of cigarette and e-cigarette use among adolescents in Cambodia by developing a training curriculum and building the capacity of key stakeholders to deliver effective prevention and cessation support.

Specific Objectives

• To develop a training material on the reduction of harmful cigarette and e-cigarette use tailored for adolescents (in-school and out-of-school) in Cambodia.
• To provide Training including Staff of the Department of Health, the Department of Education, Youths and Sport, teachers, peer, police, health center staff, CCWC, village chief, VHSG, and Tobacco Control Inspector (TCI)
• To ensure the training materials addresses key drivers of youth tobacco use, including social media marketing, peer influence, and misconceptions about the safety of e-cigarettes, while incorporating life skills development and refusal strategies
• To ensure the training materials are aligned with the MoEYS directive, the National Center for Health Promotion (NCHP), the Law on Tobacco Control (2015), and the WHO FCTC guidelines
• To propose key indicators to be regularly collected from community members, peer and teachers on cigarette and e-cigarette used through the community led monitoring tools (CLM)
• To propose for an effective of social media outlets to be easy use by the public, especially youth

Scope of Work

The consultant or implementing agency will undertake the following tasks:

• Conduct a desk review of existing tobacco control policies, MoEYS directives, NCHP, GYTS data, and previous training materials on tobacco including e-cigarette use in Cambodia
• Conduct stakeholder consultations with MoEYS, NCHP, Police, teachers, peer, CWCC, VHSG, Village chief and a sample of adolescents (in and out of school) to understand current challenges, perceptions, and needs.
• Finalize and present an Inception Report outlining the workplan, methodology, and a detailed curriculum outline for approval by the Steering Committee.
• Develop a training curriculum for adolescents

Deliverable key outputs

• Developed Training materials both Khmer and English
• Key indicators to be used for monitoring by community members through CLM
• Proposed social media outlet to be developed for increasing awareness on cigarette and e-cigarette use
• Delivered training two times
• Submitted final report in English.

 Timeline

The consultancy assignment is expected to start from November 2026 onward.

Qualification and Experiences

The lead consultant should possess:

• Advanced degree in Public Health, Health Education, Social Sciences, or a related field
• Proven experience (minimum of 5 years) in developing training curriculum and materials, preferably for youth or health promotion programs in Cambodia
• Demonstrated expertise in tobacco control or adolescent substance use prevention
• Strong understanding of the Cambodian education system and youth context, particularly related to tobacco control policies and challenges
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and report-writing skills in both Khmer and English
• Experience working with government ministries (especially MoEYS and MoH), WHO and other CSO.

Application process

Interested consultants should submit the following documents:

• CV(s) of the consultant(s) and experience from previous relevant work.
• Contact information

Applications should be submitted to Ms. Bun Monyrod, Admin and Finance Manager, e-mail: afm@hacccambodia.org, by 23^rd October 2026 at 4:00PM. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.