{"id":12,"date":"2025-01-09T13:30:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.unitydow.org\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-04-17T13:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T11:36:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitydow.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b712098 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b712098\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921f694 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"921f694\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4ea7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a4ea7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Championing Justice<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efac622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efac622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNITY DOW<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c864007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c864007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"mailto:ud@unitydow.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Unity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-886e4a2 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-circle elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"886e4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-0087e3b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100094465023637\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-facebook\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.78 90.69 226.38 209.25 245V327.69h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.31 482.38 504 379.78 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2734abb e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2734abb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8302d49 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8302d49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1540b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1540b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocate. Author. Jurist. Changemaker.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214a57a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"214a57a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Justice Unity Dow (rtd) is a trailblazer whose life is a powerful blend of justice, activism and creativity. As Botswana\u2019s first female High Court Judge, she made groundbreaking rulings that changed lives and set new legal precedents. She is also a celebrated author whose writings shine a light on public health, indigenous peoples and the human condition. Through her work as a jurist, legislator and advocate, Unity has left an indelible mark on her country, the region and the world. This platform is your window into her remarkable journey and ongoing impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5ff06 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d5ff06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d203cb e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d203cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fdf947 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fdf947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/unitydow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-Pinterest-Pin-4.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-406\" alt=\"ud\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unitydow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-Pinterest-Pin-4.webp 1000w, https:\/\/unitydow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-Pinterest-Pin-4-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/unitydow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-Pinterest-Pin-4-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/unitydow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-Pinterest-Pin-4-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25e344 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e25e344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4052f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4052f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Unity Dow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18de75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c18de75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Justice Dow (rtd) is the only person in Botswana who has served in all three arms of government. Dow is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of the Republic of Botswana. She is a former judge of the High Court of Botswana, as well as a former Minister, first of Education and later of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.<\/p><p>Dow is a human rights lawyer and defender of international acclaim. Early in her career, she mounted a successful constitutional challenge which affirmed equal rights for women under the Botswana Constitution. The <em><a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/sites\/www.law.cornell.edu\/files\/women-and-justice\/Attorney-General-v-Unity-Dow.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Attorney General v Unity Dow<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u00a0of 1992, is now internationally recognised as one of the most significant decisions on women&#8217;s human rights. Over the years, Dow, as a lawyer, has mobilised grassroots communities and used the law as a tool to create and expand rights for indigenous peoples, children, women, LGBTQI+, and other marginalised and underserved groups. Later as judge, Dow presided over the now famous <em><strong><a style=\"color: white;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/wbna16181993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CKGR Bushmen Case<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de619b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de619b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alongside six other women, Dow founded Baobab Primary School in Gaborone, and later with her children, founded The Dow Academy, a PreK-12 school in Mochudi, Botswana. Dow also founded AIDS Action Trust, the first HIV\/AIDS specific NGO in Botswana and served as member of the Data Safety Management Board of the Botswana-Harvard Aids Partnership, which oversaw HIV\/AIDS clinical trials. During her illustrious career, Dow also co-founded more than six NGOs dedicated to the work of advancing the rights of women in her native Botswana, the region and internationally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8307c9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8307c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/unitydow.org\/index.php\/jurist\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916c3a7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"916c3a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e59a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e59a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNITY DOW THE Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d69d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d69d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dow is an author of both nonfiction and fiction. Her works of fiction have been translated into over five languages. Dow\u2019s non-fictional work entitled \u201cSaturday is for Funerals\u201d, was co-authored with Professor Max Essex and published by Harvard University Press 2010.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7c2c4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da7c2c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf91ae e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcf91ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf84d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf84d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACCOLADES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46087f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c46087f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Justice Dow has earned three honorary doctorates in Law, from Kenyon College \u201801, St Michael\u2019s College \u201807 and from the University of Edinburgh \u201809. She was also awarded the French Chevalier de la L\u00e9gion d&#8217;honneur, the highest French order of merit, both military and civil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c43a2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"19c43a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/unitydow.org\/index.php\/jurist\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f3a2f 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Author. Jurist. Changemaker. Justice Unity Dow (rtd) is a trailblazer whose life is a powerful blend of justice, activism and creativity. As Botswana\u2019s first female High Court Judge, she made groundbreaking rulings that changed lives and set new legal precedents. She is also a celebrated author whose writings shine a light on public health, indigenous peoples and the human condition. Through her work as a jurist, legislator and advocate, Unity has left an indelible mark on her country, the region and the world. This platform is your window into her remarkable journey and ongoing impact. About Unity Dow Justice Dow (rtd) is the only person in Botswana who has served in all three arms of government. Dow is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of the Republic of Botswana. She is a former judge of the High Court of Botswana, as well as a former Minister, first of Education and later of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. 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