People could also borrow from relatives and friends to purchase food and basic products on credit, while assistance was given to the poorest from local temples. However, these only reached civil servants and formal-sector workers, while around two-thirds of the workforce is in the informal sector. Members of the national network of low-income community organizations each agreed to contribute THB 30 ($1) to assist those who had been affected. These funds and others were to be managed by community networks working on flood relief activities.65 Committees of community leaders, many involving women in leadership roles, mobilized resources and drew up daily plans to cook and to feed households.