On 28 March 2022, Mrs. Ureerat Charoentoh, Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), joined the launch of the WE RISE Together programme, an Australian Government and UN women’s initiative. This 3 year programme aims to address the inequalities faced by women entrepreneurs in accessing procurement markets in Thailand and Vietnam. The program is part of the Mekong – Australian Partnership (MAP) initiative to support the Mekong sub-region’s recovery from COVID-19.