WANG's modern youth-led platform is led by Qaisar Roonjha, a social entrepreneur from Ahmed Abad Wang, Lasbela, Balochistan. He is a Brandeis Heller School alumnus, USAID Youth Activist of the Year, PM Youth Excellence Award 2022 recipient, and Rise Up Youth Champion 2019.

How is WANG's team structured?

WANG is led by a Board of Directors chaired by Abdul Qadir Roonjha, with Qaisar Roonjha as Executive Director. The organization has program management, finance and admin, communications, and field teams based in Lasbela, Balochistan.

Yes. WANG was founded by a young social entrepreneur from rural Balochistan and is primarily staffed by young people from the communities it serves — making it one of the few youth-led nonprofits in rural Pakistan.

Team

The people behind WANG.

WANG's work is driven by a team committed to making technology and innovation accessible for communities that need it most. We are powered by young people who believe in the power of youth.

WANG team members standing at WALI lab entrance with Urdu AI banners

Meet the team

Staff and leadership

Selected WANG team members currently shown on this page.

Meet Urdu AI team — impact.urduai.org/#team.

Qaisar Roonjha

Founder & Executive Director

Aftab Roonjha

WALI Lead / Program Coordinator

Saeed Anwar

Manager at WALI

Salman Khan

Social Media Manager

Arfa Azeem

IT Associate

Asma Ali

Program Coordinator Girls

Hafsa Qadir

ADI Lead

Urdu AI

Urdu AI team and Dost network

Urdu AI is a WALI/WANG initiative with its own programme team and a national Dost facilitator network. WANG's core staff roster stays separate above; this section shows the connected Urdu AI people and delivery network.

Programme team

The team behind Urdu AI delivery

Programme direction, field management, content, media, and gender perspectives are led by a visible Urdu AI team with clear roles.

Qaisar RoonjhaExecutive Director

Amir BakhshNational Project Manager

Nawaz AliMedia Lead Urdu AI

Mairaj AhmedUrdu AI Content Lead

Hafsa QadirGender Perspectives Lead

Meet the full Urdu AI team

Dost network

Local facilitators taking AI into communities

The Dost model is the human layer behind Urdu AI's district reach: educators, organizers, technologists, advocates, and community leaders who make AI learning local.

31Active Dost records

30Public Dost profiles

29Districts represented

5Regions represented

Explore Urdu AI Dosts

Junaid Khan — Bhakkar Hamza Bashir Mirza — Chakwal Dua Korejo — Dadu Asifa Jamali — Nasirabad Salman Khan — Lasbela Abrar Roonjha — Lasbela Batool Lasi — Lasbela Wajid Imran — Khanewal

Team structure

How the team works

WANG field team and women collaborators at the WALI lab in Lasbela

WALI Lab Staff

The WALI lab in Lasbela is staffed by trainers, facilitators, and community coordinators who deliver digital literacy camps, AI workshops, and youth programs on a daily basis.

Urdu AI Dost Network

The national Dost facilitator network spans 29 districts across Pakistan, with 31 active Dost records supporting Urdu-language AI education in their communities.

WIRE Facilitators

Women facilitators in Balochistan deliver the mother-daughter innovation model, training rural women in digital skills and enterprise development.

Technical Team

Product development, platform management, and technical infrastructure for Urdu AI, PakSpeed, PakEducate, and Darwaza.

Join the team

WANG is always looking for dedicated people.

Whether you want to volunteer, join as staff, or become an Urdu AI Dost facilitator, reach out to explore how you can contribute.

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