Community Development Work
In 2004 Nenpan relocated to Pankshin, her country home. She immediately published her first book titled THE STRUGGLES OF A NIGERIAN YOUTH. As the title suggests, the book tackles issues about the grim challenges of youths in the Nigerian society. The book also addresses some very contemporary issues in the Nigerian society. Soon Nenpan began receiving invitations to speak at various programmes. Her work as a youth motivator and activist took shape. Nenpan mobilized the Pankshin New-Lay-Out Youths and they produced a journal titled “YOUTH WITH A FOCUS”. The journal is a call to youths to shun vices, develop themselves and influence their society positively. As a voracious reader Nenpan had collected a good number of books over the years. She soon launched her readers’ club with seven young people – Nen’s Library and Readers’ Club.
Humble beginning: Nenpan’s first bookshelf at a corner of her room
Disturbed about the social injustice, moral vices and the cult of mediocrity in her society Nenpan mobilized youths and formed a youth club that was later to metamorphose in to a viable organization called CITY OF REFUGE – FRIENDS CLUB. The organization runs a free school for the disadvantaged; a school and readers’ club for prisoners in Pankshin Prison of Plateau State Nigeria; a youth hostel for ex-convicts; a legal department that provides lawyers for abandoned awaiting trial inmates; a youth club with sports facilities; and a club for secondary school children called MOVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE.
A cross section of students of City of Refuge Special School in class, Senior Secondary School One – SSS 1
Students that have graduated from City of Refuge Special School are in various higher institutions (colleges) today.
A cross section of students of City of Refuge Special School In the course of her work with prisoners Nenpan had the cause to intervene on behalf of a condemned (but reformed) prisoner. Nenpan wrote to the Executive Governor of Plateau State, His Excellency Da Jonah David Jang, asking for clemency for the condemned prisoner, who was sentenced to death by hanging after nine years of trial. Nenpan wrote and obtained the support of the Prisons Controller Plateau State CP Agidi, the Deputy Controller in charge of Prison Jos, and the ACP Pankshin Prison, Paul Gomerep. She also mobilized the support of various stakeholders in the state for the cause. The matter is still pending, and Nenpan is hopeful that justice will be tempered with mercy at the end of the day.