The story
Karar Barcha
Founder of Charagar Foundation · Front-end developer · Building Birkish
Islamabad, Pakistan
Available for new work
I'm Karar Barcha, a front-end developer and founder based in Islamabad, Pakistan. I build websites for freelance clients, and in 2021 I founded Charagar Foundation to fund urgent medical care and schooling for families who can't afford them.
Karar Hyder Barcha studied at Karakoram International University in Gilgit-Baltistan, completing a bachelor's degree in 2014.
He began his career in web design and front-end development, working with software companies in Islamabad including uExel International, Niku Solution, Loco Pixel and Geek-on-Door. Alongside those roles he has freelanced on Upwork since 2017, building pixel-perfect front ends, WordPress sites and HTML email templates — much of it for clients who came back for repeat projects.
In 2021 he founded Charagar Foundation, a not-for-profit that pays for emergency medical treatment for patients who cannot afford it and stays with each case through to rehabilitation. The foundation also covers school fees for children at risk of dropping out, and runs Ramadan iftar and ration drives.
He is also building Birkish, a premium-products brand whose online shop sells shilajit, and hosts Barcha Nama, a YouTube series on the history, folklore and family lineages of Gilgit-Baltistan.
The story
Experience
2021 – Present
CurrentFounderFounder
Charagar Foundation (opens in a new tab) · Pakistan
Founded Charagar Foundation in 2021 and lead it today. The foundation pays for emergency medical treatment for patients who cannot afford it and stays with each case through to rehabilitation. It also covers school fees for children at risk of dropping out, and organises Ramadan food drives.
- Set up three programmes: medical emergency support, school-fee support and Ramadan iftar and ration drives
- Runs case-by-case public appeals, each published on charagar.org with its target and amount raised
- Fully funded two published medical appeals, including surgery for a four-month-old baby
2019 – Present
CurrentFull-timeAI Builder
WALEE · Islamabad, Pakistan
Builds AI-powered products and internal tools at WALEE, which he joined in September 2019.
2017 – 2020
Full-timeFrontend & Backend Developer
Loco Pixel Pvt. Ltd. · Islamabad
2017 – Present
CurrentFreelanceFreelance Front-end Developer
Upwork (opens in a new tab) · Remote · Remote
Independent front-end and WordPress developer on Upwork, working remotely with small businesses and agencies. Typical work covers converting designs into responsive, pixel-perfect HTML and CSS, building and editing WordPress sites, coding HTML email templates and animated banner ads, and fixing layout and form issues on live websites.
- Identity-verified Upwork freelancer with continuous work since 2017
- Repeat clients who rehired him across several contracts
- Five-star client feedback on most completed jobs
- Work includes PSD-to-Angular coding, responsive redesigns, WordPress builds and animated HTML banner ads
2016 – 2017
Full-timeFrontend Developer
Niku Solution Pvt. Ltd. · Islamabad
2016 – 2016
Full-timeWeb Developer
Geek-on-Door · Islamabad
2014 – 2016
Full-timeFrontend Developer & Graphic Designer
uExel International Pvt. Ltd. · Islamabad
Recognition
Achievements
Milestone · Jan 2021
Founded Charagar Foundation
Started Charagar Foundation, a not-for-profit that funds emergency medical treatment and school fees for families who cannot afford them.
Issued by Charagar Foundation (opens in a new tab)
Certification · Jul 2014
Web and Logo Designer certificate
Certificate in web and logo design, listed on his Upwork profile.
Milestone · Jan 2014
Bachelor's degree, Karakoram International University
Completed a bachelor's degree at Karakoram International University in Gilgit-Baltistan (2010–2014).
Issued by Karakoram International University (opens in a new tab)
Skills
Skills
Frontend
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Responsive Design
- PSD to HTML
- Bootstrap
- jQuery
- Angular
- Angular Material
- HTML Email Templates
Backend
- WordPress
- PHP
- Node.js
Design
- Graphic Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Logo Design
Data
- MongoDB