The main problem, pointed out by both
groups of field workers, was a lack of cooperative
working channel between the government extension
workers and the NGOs field workers. The NGOs
particularly sensed that their field work was not
supported by the concerned government officials.
The extension workers, on the other hand, did not
fully understand the work of the NGOs.
2.3 Lack of strong support from the middleclass
sector.
The Thai middle-class population in the past
acted as a liaison between the poor and the
disadvantaged on one side, and the rich and the
authority on the other. To the disappointment of
NGOs, the middle-class people at present do not as
actively participate in activities concerning the
problems of the lower-class. The NGOs had echoed
a call for support from the middle-class. The
responses were not impressive, however.