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The session aims to test tools against local realities and identify exclusion, including through group exercises.

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Varaidzo MatimbaAI+Africa Lead · The MERL Tech InitiativeLinkedIn ↗
Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

The session aims to test tools against local realities and identify exclusion, including through group exercises.

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Attributed contributors: Varaidzo Matimba; Caryl Feldacker. “The session aims to test tools against local realities and identify exclusion, including through group exercises..” Connected ≠ Ready: Getting to a Ground-Level View of AI Readiness for Women and Vulnerable Populations. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 16 September 2026. Session time 3:15–4:42. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-95b3e047acb1

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The session aims to test tools against local realities and identify exclusion, including through group exercises.

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Varaidzo MatimbaAI+Africa Lead · The MERL Tech InitiativeLinkedIn ↗
Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Invite users to challenge fit and missing information.

Limit: Activity plan, not proof of inclusion or outcomes.

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