Colour of Tomorrow

Art association dedicated to the creativity of youth

About Us

Founded in Basel, Switzerland, in September 2024 under the name Colour of Arrival, the association re-emerged in September 2025 as Colour of Tomorrow—a rebranding that mirrors its evolving mandate and forward-looking strategy. Today, Colour of Tomorrow is a purpose-driven art association for youth with projects around the globe. Our current focus lies in Afghanistan and Nigeria, where we have launched our first series of cultural and art-based initiatives.

Today’s generation of young people are growing up in a fast-paced digital world shaped by social media and artificial intelligence. These tools offer inspiration and connection, but they can also make it harder to pause, imagine, and create freely. At Colour of Tomorrow, we believe that every young person carries an innate creative spark — and that this spark deserves to be given room to grow.

Art is the bedrock of this vision. It invites us to experiment, to risk imperfection, and to imagine otherwise. Youth are not only the the leaders of tomorrow but also the shapers of the present. We aim to safeguard their creative impulse by giving them the tools — spatial, material, and conceptual — to dream and discover themselves.

Our mission is to create spaces where curiosity is encouraged, experimentation is celebrated, and originality is valued over method. By fostering artistic engagement, we seek to cultivate creativity as a vital human capacity — one that builds confidence, resilience, and joy. In doing so, we equip young people not only to navigate a digital world but also to shape it with imagination.

Our Focal Points

Children holding balloons and a dinosaur with a bunch of balloons.

Visual Art

Children sitting on the floor, reading from open Quran books in a prayer setting.

Literature

Top-down view of a young child playing a vintage piano with worn keys, standing on a tiled floor.

Music

Black and white photo of young girls' legs and feet wearing ballet slippers and tutus, standing on a wooden floor.

Dance

Our Projects

  • Ballet Academy

    25 August 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria

    40 ballerinas of the acclaimed Leap of Dance Academy received handmade tote bags

  • Kite Flying Festival

    4 July 2025 in Kabul, Afghanistan

    A recreational activity through a traditional Afghan pastime. 300 kites, drinks and cupcakes made it a day of creativity and celebration.

  • Primary School

    3 June 2025 in Kabul, Afghanistan

    800 school children across two schools received art packages.

  • Orphanage Bamyan

    23 June 2025 in Bamyan, Afghanistan

    60 orphaned children received essential educational materials, including school bags, (digital)notebooks, and writing and colouring supplies

  • Intergenerational Chess Game

    The chess event with 10 chess sets and local fruit offered a platform for friendly competition and intellectual development

  • Orphanage Kabul

    Kabul, Afghanistan

    40 Orphaned children received essential educational materials, including school bags, (digital)notebooks, and writing and colouring supplies

  • Young Female Artists

    13 May 2025 in Kabul, Afghanistan

    32 young female Afghan artists receveived painting kits. Their artworks were included in the Eye See You Magazine

  • Game Festival

    7 August 2025 in Kabul, Afghanistan

    200 children received games and toys and 55 children participated in the game festival

Meet Our Team

  • Lida Naeim-Jäggi

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Lida is the Director of Colour of Arrival. She studied psychology in the Netherlands and earned an MA in Ethics in Ireland, where she began her PhD at Trinity College Dublin. Her work is shaped by lived experience—having fled Kabul with her family after the Soviet invasion and resettled across Pakistan, India, and Germany.

  • Dr. Christian Jäggi

    PRESIDENT

    Christian is an economist and entrepreneur with a PhD from the University of Basel. He founded the Institute for Medicine and Communication (IMK) and is active in the MedTech start-up scene. His passion for the arts runs in the family—from a conductor and painter grandfather to a father who promoted cultural life through bookselling.

  • Sterre van Egmond

    BOARD MEMBER

    Sterre is a master’s student in Management at the University of St. Gallen. She holds a BA degree in Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin and brings a strong interdisciplinary mindset to her work. Having grown up in the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Ireland, she thrives at the intersection of innovation, strategy, and impact.

  • Abdul Ghafoor Arian

    AFGHANISTAN COUNTRY DIRECTOR

    Arian holds a degree in Social Sciences and has worked with leading international organizations including UNESCO and Children in Crisis.

  • Morgan Otagburuagu

    NIGERIA COUNTRY DIRECTOR

    Morgan is an award-winning Lagos-based photographer whose work celebrating Black identity and beauty has been featured in The Guardian, Vogue Italia, Deutsche Welle, and The Times. He has exhibited internationally and headlined PHOTOBASEL in 2024.

  • Samantha Levitt

    BOOK PROJECT EDITOR

    Samantha, a former actress and producer, holds a BFA from NYU Tisch and Meisner training from the William Esper Studio. With 15 years in theater and development in NYC and LA, she worked on projects at The Public Theater, Rattlestick, and Ars Nova. She is now pursuing an MA at Harvard in Creative Writing and Literature and writing a nonfiction collection.

  • Shabnam Simia

    BOOK PROJECT EDITOR

    Shabnam, a legal expert and human rights practitioner, has a BA in Law and Political Science and an MA in Criminal Law and Criminology. Her past roles include defense attorney, counterterrorism prosecutor, and legislative committee member of the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs.

  • Shoaib Barinmehr

    PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER

    Shoaib is a Programme Coordinator at the German NGO Kindernothilfe. He started his career at Save the Children in Kabul and holds a BA in Economics, Politics, and History from the University of Pune, along with an MA in Development Management from Ruhr University Bochum.

  • Siddiq Majidi

    PROPOSAL OFFICER

    Siddiq holds a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Bangalore University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education Planning from IIEP, Paris. He brings 10 years of experience in planning, policy and program development, research, and project management, with a focus on conflict-affected contexts.

  • Marjan Arian

    AFGHANISTAN COUNTRY ASSISTANT

    Marjan is visual artist and journalist with a diploma in Journalism. She works across drawing and painting.

  • Dr. Ujjayinee Aich

    PROJECT MANAGER

    Ujjayinee is a social scientist and activist whose work bridges public health and social justice. She is engaged in grassroots movements on child rights, gender, voluntary blood and organ donation. With a training in music, she is committed to using art, research and collective action as tools for equity, empathy and social change.

  • Dara McMahon

    CONTENT WRITER

    Dara is studying International and European Law at the University of Groningen and plans to specialise in human rights.

  • Joel Broch

    FUNDRAISING OFFICER

    Joel is an economist with an MA in Economics from the University of Fribourg, where he specialised in sustainable development and social responsibility. He has experience in Swiss public administration and has held leadership roles in community organisations.

  • Giulia Pratesi

    FUNDRAISING OFFICER

    Giulia holds a Master’s in International Studies from the University of Pisa and a Bachelor’s in Asian Studies (Chinese language) from La Sapienza in Rome. Her work spans humanitarian aid and intercultural dialogue, shaped by expertise on human rights, development and education.