Our team

A small founding team, an advisory board, and a structure built to grow.

Nelson Lwanga, Founder and Chair of Kairos Blueprint
Nelson Lwanga presenting as a Youth Researcher at the AU-EU Youth Action Lab, August 2026.

A note from the founder

Why I started Kairos

Kairos began with a question I kept running into, first as a student of migration governance and then as a youth researcher: why do the policies written about young Africans and Europeans so rarely reach them, and why do so few of them have a say in shaping those policies?

I have seen talented young people navigate new countries without a map, and I have seen good research end its life in a report no one acts on. Kairos Blueprint is my attempt to close that gap with structure rather than slogans: research that is published openly, mentorship with real dates and real partners, practical support for ideas worth building, and solidarity where it is needed most.

We are a young organisation and we say so plainly. What we promise on this site, we intend to deliver, and we would rather grow the record than the rhetoric. If this work speaks to you, I would be glad to hear from you.

Nelson LwangaFounder and Chair, Kairos Blueprint vzw

Board of Directors

Founding board

Nelson Lwanga

Nelson Lwanga

Founder and Chair

Policy researcher specialising in Africa-Europe migration governance. MSc in Political Science (European and International Governance), Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Raoul Musoni

Co-founder and Vice-Chair

Advisory Board

Advisers

Prof. Vjosa Musliu

Advisory Board member

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

To be announced

Advisory Board member

To be announced

Advisory Board member

The Advisory Board is being formed. Further members will be announced once they have confirmed.

Structure

How Kairos Blueprint is organised

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Research partnerships, programme ideas, and support for the work are all welcome.

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