Changes occurred when non-government organizations (NGOs) came to work in the communities. Then the dwellers organized a network of the communities which lie along Khlong Mae Kha, and established an informal committee consisting of selected leaders from these communities. Their method of implementing projects was novel. They held monthly meeting to discuss and identify problems in the area. Then a project to solve the problem was planned. A working committee consisting of people who had a stake in solving the problem was set up. Implementation of the project was done by the committee. The first tasks tackled were the lack of house registration, water supplies and electricity. These problems were faced by highland people and some lowland Thais in Hua Fai as well as people who lived in the area between khlong Mae Kha and the dyke in Kamphaeng Ngam.