STEM Initiatives

"This initiative has been a wonderful experience for my daughter as she's had the opportunity to learn together with other girls and their mentors key skills for her life: commitment to the project, an ability to resolve their differences and come to an agreement, speak in public, organize the work among all of them, and present a project that they've done themselves and felt proud of the result."

"It's a wonderful experience for the girls. At only eight years old, playing and having fun, they've discovered STEM careers and maybe even a calling... time will tell. Our mentor has perfectly understood the essence of the program, making the girls want to meet each week to work every Friday. PS: We'll be back!"

"Mission accomplished! That's what I think when I look back at what this experience has been like for our two daughters. I wanted them to learn to work as a team with girls they didn't know, to enjoy themselves and have fun learning things unlike what they see in their daily lives, and to see technology with different eyes as a useful tool beyond social media. And also, we're very lucky to have mentors that are out of this world!"

"We're lucky to work in a company where you can get away from the day-to-day reports and emails and take part in programs like Technovation Girls. It's rewarding to see how the girls have been learning to program these months, but it's even better to see them grow as people and to be part of how each one brings her personality to the project and makes it her own."

"They came up with creative solutions, many of which came from a point of view of non-preconceived, fresh ideas. There have been more than a few times when I have been left speechless by their response to a problem."

"I for one have not stopped learning from them throughout all these months. And if I could sum up all the lessons in one, it would be this: Don't take life so seriously."

Polar Star, one of the Repsol Digital Girls teams, was selected as a semifinalist at the national level in Spain in the junior division with its Nalala project. This app makes it possible to connect people who, even after the pandemic, feel lonely. With it, they can share memories, stories, photos, and much more.

Mónica Prieto and Javier Larraona guided our Repsol Digital Girls throughout their project (Lazos - Close to you) from start to finish. By means of fun and enjoyable activities, they made Repsol's digital and technological resources available to them and advised them on the design and programming of the app. This enabled them to understand and execute all the processes in a much simpler way.