News: Sleeping Through Hunger 

 Lady May's 'THRIVE Initiative' poverty and hunger speech seemed to be the perfect bedtime story for some of the Starmates.

Keitta, Prezzo and Goldie slept peacefully through Lady May's very serious speech about food security - or the lack thereof - on the African continent. Maneta on the other hand listened for a bit and then filed her nails as it became apparent Lady May would not be done anytime soon.

Keitta caught some shuteye and snoozed for a bit, until Barbz told him to stop snoring. He promptly woke up and looked startled as he peeked through his Hip Hop hoodie.

Barbz and Roki seemed to be the only ones listening attentively, with the latter jotting down notes and asking questions, in between bouts of irritation of course, as May stumbled over her words.

Maneta eventually came around and she and Barbz were on hand to help Lady May with words she couldn't pronounce. Only Roki and Lady May stayed in the lounge once the speech was over, discussing and summarising the THRIVE Hunger Project. "I learned English as a first language and I don't need Roki summarising anything for me," Maneta said, as she headed to the bedroom. Barbz followed her upstairs and also said she understood the malnutrition speech completely.

Snore-fest
 

 Going to bed hungry is a part of everyday life for many on the African continent. Millions are locked in the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger, with as many as 158 million children battling with the irreversible damage caused by hunger and malnutrition.

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