Across four SCC-supported schools, teachers reported a shortage of 54 teachers' manuals. Without a manual, a teacher has little or no guidance for creating daily lesson plans. As a result, quality of education suffers.

School directors note that teachers' manuals are distributed through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) about every three years. A director can report a shortage, and when he/she does, there is typically a long lag – usually one year – between the time of the report and the time manuals are provided. Local MoEYS authorities attribute the lag to long communication chains.

SCC has addressed the immediate problem by copying and binding 54 teachers' manuals and distributing them to SCC-supported schools who demonstrated shortages. As a more strategic approach, SCC has brought this issue to the attention of NGO Education Partnership, a membership organisation that acts as a channel for dialogue and advocacy with the MoEYS.

SCC delivers teacher manuals to Phoum Stung, Khnar and Lolei Schools: