"Law is supposed to be a sacred thread that ties everyone together and protects us," said Legal Empowerment Leadership Course Director and Namati Founder Vivek Maru. "But in many parts of the world, the law is an abstraction, or even a joke." Through legal empowerment, Maru and other practitioners gathered at the Legal Empowerment Leadership Course to cultivate a global cadre of leaders who are committed to the legal empowerment approach.