2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season tremendous, with 450,000 homes, 4,000 schools, and 75 percent of healthcare facilities destroyed and 350,000 homes severely damaged. With approximately 140,000 fatalities taking place in Myanmar, Nargis is regarded as the worst disaster in the country's history and ranks as the fourth-deadliest tropical cyclone on record. Damage from the storm amounted to 11.7 trillion Burmese kyat (US$12.9 billion), the majority of which occurred within the private sector. In the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, numerous members of the international community were prepared to provide Myanmar with aid. For several weeks, the State Peace and Development Council (Myanmar's military junta) insisted
Htoot May how democratic systems work and the political system in the UK and had desired to get involve in politics . Later on, she became a member of the Arakan League for Democracy as youth. When Cyclone Nargis devastated the Ayeyarwaddy Delta, she had helped among three months to it affected people together with NGOs and local authorities at 2008. In 2010, when Cyclone Giri caused damage to Rakhine State , she also served as a project manager of an emergency relief project.In 2011, She was joined to Arakkha Foundation. And then, she participated in education and leadership training for Rakhine