By Solomon Gumah, GNA Zagyuri (N/R), Dec 23, GNA - The management of Markaz-Al-Bishara Child Development Programme, (MABCDP), a local NGO, has organised separate Christmas parties for about 1,500 children in the Northern region to put smiles on their faces. The children were treated to music, food, and assorted beverages, and engaged in various fun games including egg race, sack race, dancing round the chair, and fill in the bottle race. The event, held separately at school clusters in the Kumbungu District, Sagnarigu and Gushegu Municipalities in the Northern Region, was in partnership with Children Believe, as part of its activities to mark the end of the 2023 fiscal year. Mr Joshua Sayibu, Programme Manager, MABCDP, speaking at the party at the Zagyuri Anglican School in the Sagnarigu Municipality, said it was an annual event, which sought to educate the children on the essence of Christmas celebration and how they could conduct themselves during the festive season. Mr Sayibu said it was fur ther to afford children the opportunity to have fun and entertain themselves to remain healthy. Source: Ghana News Agency