Kakheti. At the initiative of the Civic Engagement Center, a round table titled "No to Violence! No to Femicide!" was organized in Telavi on October 30. The meeting aimed to have the organizations working on women's issues develop a joint action plan and secure citizen participation in the implementation of the plan. Representatives of the Telavi Gender Equality Club, CSOs and international organizations and human rights activists have attended the meeting. Maia Purtskhvanidze, Telavi Civic Engagement Center: "It is crucial to raise public awareness on violence, the society must discuss the causes of recent frequent violence against women and increased femicide, as well as effective ways of their prevention". At the meeting the appeal to other organizations working on women's issues was drafted in order to form a joint working group and develop an action plan.