It's only a 30 minute drive from Yangon to the village where HelpAge Korea and HelpAge International work in collaboration with the YMCA to deliver a homecare programme for older people.
An estimated 208,000 older people have been affected by Cyclone Nargis. This homecare programme is in a village that was badly hit by the cyclone.
The HelpAge International team in Myanmar went to see how those involved in the programme were coping.
Homes swept away
Although the village was not completely destroyed, some areas are still flooded. The majority of homes, made from materials such as bamboo leaves and coconut flax, have been swept away by the storm.
Roofs and walls have been torn apart, but villagers are too poor to relocate or reconstruct their houses and some are still living inside the wreckage.
Average workers here only earn between US$1.5 and US$2.5 a day to feed their entire family. On top of the recent rises in food prices and living costs, the cyclone has made their lives even harder.
Packed into one room
We also visited Yangon YMCA refugee camp, which was set up after the cyclone hit. Around 250 displaced people live here together, packed into one room.
They have no electricity and nothing to sleep on. Some lie on the bare concrete floor without any sheets or mosquito nets, and are at risk of getting malaria or dengue fever.
The only thing to relieve their hunger is two meals of cooked rice and curry provided by Yangon YMCA at breakfast and dinner. The menu is simple, but it sustains the 250 people living in the camp.
Besides the YMCA, no other governmental or non-governmental agencies are providing an immediate response to the emergency situation in this community.
Disease and contamination
Around 500m from the YMCA refugee camp are two school buildings, also damaged by Cyclone Nargis.
The cyclone split roofs and walls into pieces. What is left of these buildings has been turned into temporary shelter for more than 300 cyclone victims from nearby areas.
Sanitation here is very poor. The only source of water is an old well behind the school, but it is unclean. In spite of this, people are still using the water for cooking purposes, putting themselves at risk of water-borne diseases.
There is no waste management system and rubbish floats around in the floodwater, causing even more contamination.
Vulnerable but strong
Older people and children are the most vulnerable. Older people in particular have difficulty reaching aid distribution points or carrying relief goods, even if they can get to them. Their special medical and nutritional needs often go unrecognised.
In spite of their age and the challenges they face, older people continue to contribute to the relief effort.
We met one 86-year-old man who was repairing his roof with bamboo trunks. Some of the older women we met are taking care of their grandchildren, despite their frail condition, while the parents go to work in Yangon.
Small gesture brings hope
During the visit, a YMCA member of staff used his own money to buy grains and food for older people and children.
He paid a noodle vendor and suddenly a hoard of excited children queued up in a chaotic line. Both children and parents were full of smiles at the prospect of their first meal of the day.
On top of the organised aid distributions, this small gesture was able to bring some hope and cheer.