World's oldest pupil joins 'buddies' in New York

Eighty-five year old Kimani Ng'ang'a, the world's oldest elementary school student, toured the leading landmarks of New York yesterday to highlight the plight of over 100 million children worldwide who cannot attend school due to poverty. Presenting messages from millions of children worldwide, Kimani travelled from his small village in Kenya to tell the United Nations to "send my friend to school." Mr. Kimani and the Global Campaign for Education are campaigning for the countries of the world, supported by the UN, to give all children a primary education, by enacting the right policies and providing extra financial support. In Africa today 50% of girls do not graduate from primary school.