The Orahi bootcamp was a foundation that assisted me in understanding and learn more about entrepreneurship. It helped me understand my own strengths and assisted me in assessing my creativity to think and develop upon new and various ideas. It gave me a great insight into the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur and how difficult it can be to plan and initiate a new business.

LO1 – Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth

This bootcamp helped bring out more of my strengths, such as leadership and helped me increase my ability for more efficient teamwork. I also was able to understand the increased importance of time management as I had to juggle my class work and the different tasks handed during the bootcamp. It also helped me innovate and appreciate various ideas also enabling me to think more freely and critically.

LO2 – Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills

During the entire boot camp one of the major challenges I had was time management. I had to manage my studies as well as ensure efficient completion of the task that was given, during the first two days it had been very difficult to manage between the two I was constantly stressed about how to finish tasks on time and efficiently. To overcome this problem, I made a timetable I followed meticulously; it not only assisted in managing tasks but also in completing them efficiently. Making the timetable also reduced the excess stress

LO3 – Initiate and plan a CAS experience

During this bootcamp, I had to organize my daily hours carefully around my schoolwork. Although it lasted only five days, there was a lot to accomplish, and I approached every task seriously. I followed a structured schedule that allowed me to balance both my school studies and internship responsibilities. My mini-plan included completing the internship tasks each day while also dedicating time to revising one subject daily.

LO4 – Show perseverance and commitment in CAS experience.

This bootcamp lasted for an entire week and I felt at times that it was overwhelming but I kept going with the support of my teammates. Along with that I stayed committed to the experience, asking doubts and staying back to get more clarification and asking for advice when I felt the task was confusing or wanted feedback on my work

LO5 – Demonstrate skills and benefits of working collaboratively.

The bootcamp gave insight on how important teamwork is. We had to collaborate on different ideas and work to come on the same page to actually avoid conflict and work together to build a proper business plan.To ensure the same we made pairs, one who worked on finance and the other who worked on designing and marketing, which divided the work and reduced the stress on each person. Working collaboratively also assisted in bringing out various ideas

LO6 – Engagement with issues of global significance.

During the entirety of the camp, our team focused on a very major global issue of climate change and its effect on organisms, and we ensured to focus are company on making sure they are benefited and not harmed.

LO7 – Recognise and consider the ethics of choices and actions.

While working on the product and how it might impact the environment, we had initially decided on plastic bottles, but it was harmful for nature so I used the right thing to do so to switch to something more environmentally friendly, and hence we switched to biodegradable cans.

Thus, this experience has left a lasting impact on me and has shaped how many decisions are taken, along with how to work in a team.