World leaders have promised that all children will have a primary education by 2015, but with only seven years to go there are still 72 million children who miss out on education completely.

Send My Friend to School asks politicians and decision makers to speed up their efforts to ensure that all children get the chance to go to school.

On 23 April 2008 thousands of schools in 120 different countries took part in The World's Biggest Lesson, learning about the meaning and significance of education for global quality of life.

In the UK, the challenge this year was to get all UK MPs involved. Schools sent them ‘missing out’ cards, asking them to pledge their support. Each card symbolises one of the millions of children worldwide who have never had the chance to go to school.

The event was a resounding success, setting a new world record with 7.5 million participants!

As well as children, teachers and parents, participants included the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the World Bank President Robert Zoellick, Papua New Guinea's Head of State Paulias Matane, Afghanistan's Vice-President Ahmad Zia Masuood, the King of Cambodia, Mozambique's Vice Minister for Education, the Netherlands’ Minister of Development Co-operation, Bert Koenders, and Turkmenistan's Deputy Minister of Education, Ms Gulshat Mamedova, as well as a great many local politicians and celebrities.

Christian Aid was part of Send My Friend 08, organised in the UK by the Global Campaign for Education.

Find out more at www.sendmyfriend.org, and don't forget to get involved next year!