Anjoma Ramartina sits atop some of the world's largest rose quartz deposits.

The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 39.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock.

[2] Most homes in Anjoma Ramartina have no electricity, no running water, no phone or network connections.

According to the World Bank, around 80% of those outside Madagascar's cities live below the $1.90-a-day poverty line.

Health researchers found around half of parents in Anjoma Ramartina had lost at least one infant child to illness or hunger.