Collectively, the levels of poverty, food insecurity and stunting in the southeastern regions of Vatovavy-Fitovinany and Atsimo Atsinanana are among the highest in the country. FIOVANA aims to directly address the underlying causes through interventions focusing on health, nutrition, agriculture, livelihoods and risk management practices which, when adopted collectively by households and communities, contribute directly to transformative change. All of FIOVANA's interventions will seek to empower women and girls, while simultaneously directing the discourse on empowering men and boys to become agents of change in their communities and homes. These activities will be divided between the three objectives listed below: