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Pioneer Energy’s vision is to create a better future through sustainable energy. We seek to achieve this by developing projects within the waste to energy and renewable energy space and returning profits to our communities through dividends.

Why we invested

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How are we measuring their impact?

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Transaction Summary

  
      Problem
      
        Limited access to inclusive, age-appropriate, and engaging coding education for young and neurodiverse learners, leading to early exclusion from digital literacy and future-ready skills.
      
      What
      
        Social Inclusion

        Short term: Improved learning outcomes in cognitive skills, coding, maths, and design. Communication and problem-solving gains. Learning by ‘talking and doing’ boosts engagement and belonging.

        Long term: Early skill acquisition improves access to education and employment. Boosted wellbeing and social confidence builds life-wide capability.
      
      Who
      
        K–12 students using Kai’s Clan/KaiBot—primarily in the US, with growing reach in Te Pae geographies. Many are neurodiverse or otherwise underserved by traditional tools.
      
      How Much
      
        Scale: Students and classrooms reached, estimated via units sold

        Depth: Customer feedback reports meaningful engagement and learning gains, especially vs other edtech tools

        Duration: Use tied to school year; not a focus metric

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Problem	Limited access to inclusive, age-appropriate, and engaging coding education for young and neurodiverse learners, leading to early exclusion from digital literacy and future-ready skills.
What	Social Inclusion Short term: Improved learning outcomes in cognitive skills, coding, maths, and design. Communication and problem-solving gains. Learning by ‘talking and doing’ boosts engagement and belonging. Long term: Early skill acquisition improves access to education and employment. Boosted wellbeing and social confidence builds life-wide capability.
Who	K–12 students using Kai’s Clan/KaiBot—primarily in the US, with growing reach in Te Pae geographies. Many are neurodiverse or otherwise underserved by traditional tools.
How Much	Scale: Students and classrooms reached, estimated via units sold Depth: Customer feedback reports meaningful engagement and learning gains, especially vs other edtech tools Duration: Use tied to school year; not a focus metric