Legal Aid and Advocacy for the Empowerment of Women and Religious Minorities This project and its outlined impact, outcomes and activities will contribute to achievement of SDG 5 towards “Gender Equality and E mpowerment of Girls and Women”. The little progress that was made globally is now at risk of being reversed since the outbreak of COVID-19 especially in developing countries like Pakistan. Through this project, AGHS will aim to strengthen good governance; by addressing not only legal discrimination through the legal literacy component but also through the advocacy, which will be evidence-based. COVID-19 has exacerbated the existing inequalities both for women and religious minorities. Under this project, AGHS will continue to empower women by making them aware of their constitutional rights and also increase the access of community women to AGHS’ free legal services. This component will contribute to realization of SDG16-B, ‘Promote and Enforce Non-discriminatory Laws and Policies for Sustainable Development’. AGHS will continue to represent women in courts which will invoke and enforce the existing protections for women under the law. All the positive outcomes through this litigation will contribute to gradually changing the existing social order which institutionalizes gender bias against women.