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"Prevention of Domestic Violence - Strategy and Action Plan" - a joint forum of Fund "Sukhumi" and Fund of Women Entrepreneurs was dedicated to 100 years of International Women's Day. The Forum was held on March 9th in Kutaisi, in the conference hall of the Hotel "Tiripebi”. Representatives of both organizations provided the guests who came from different parts of Western Georgia with the information about their activities implemented with the purpose of violence prevention. An expert Iliko Natsvaladze presented a situational analysis of domestic violence in Georgia. After the presentations of speakers the Forum participants have started the group activities. "Domestic violence has a negative impact on women" – this problem was discussed in five groups: government representatives, lawyers and psychologists, mass media, women entrepreneurs, civil society. An hour later all five groups developed "Carpets of ideas" in which the forum participants formulated preventive mechanisms for the problem solution. Based on the ideas of the participants a mobile team developed a Strategy for the prevention of domestic violence and an Action plan. Participants highly assessed the forum. The representatives of state structures and media had a special focus on the problem of violence. They expressed a desire to active cooperation. The Forum was covered by the First Channel of public television, regional television companies "Rioni", "Mega-TV”, and radio "Dzveli kalaki”.   The project is implemented with the support of the organization EED Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst.