Fred Matser is an inspiring humanitarian who, like many others, cares deeply about the future of the planet. He has made it his life’s work to contribute towards creating a more functional society by means of inspiration and empowerment.
Towards this end he has been a (co-)initiator, (co-)creator and
(co-)financer on a wide range of projects and over 15 foundations in both The Netherlands and abroad since 1983.
The projects as well as the foundations cover the fields of healthcare, environment, conservation, peace and global transformation.
The main themes of his work are the encouragement of inspiration, co-creativity and harmony:
- within the individual
- between people
- between people and their environment
- re-balancing the equilibrium of the male and female principle in humans
Born into a Dutch family of modest means and raised within the frugal post-war environment, he later went on to head one of the, at that time, largest independent real estate development companies in the Netherlands and later on to devote large sums of money to charitable projects both at home and abroad.
He volunteered for the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Organizations (now Federation) in Switzerland where he ran the Child Alive Program. Its goal was to help and educate people on the grassroot level in developing countries on how to reduce child mortality due to the dehydration from diarrhea.
Matser experienced tragedy at a young age with the infant death of an older brother, later the death of his younger brother and the long-term serious illness of his father, who suffered from diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. These experiences, amongst others, led him to develop a strong sense of compassion and awareness of the suffering of others.
Matser had responsibility and leadership thrust on him from an early age.
When only in his mid-twenties he was already responsible for a staff of over 150 and a multi- million pound turnover, having been appointed Chief Executive Officer of his fathers’ real estate development company and supervising subsidiaries. He was also appointed to leadership roles in various other business and sport associations both nationally and internationally and did studies in economics and business management, as well as in parapsychology.
In his 30’s he had some unexpected paranormal and transcendental experiences, triggered by encounters with Uri Geller and others. These included a profound experience of ‘Oneness’ with God, an awareness of the paranormal abilities inherent in everyone and the letting go of fear.
These experiences expanded his awareness and produced a dramatic shift in his worldview.
From that point on he has devoted much of his time to increasing his understanding about life and to contributing towards the betterment of society.
From that point on he has devoted much of his time to increasing his understanding about life and to contributing towards the betterment of society.
Matser is a keen communicator and creative thinker.
In his real estate development work he and his team have created a number of unique, innovative, large-scale projects that have been widely acclaimed.
In his humanitarian work he has initiated or contributed to a number of significant and original humanitarian projects including Peace Child, Child Alive Program for Red Cross, The Fred Foundation, Peace Flame and The Twinkling Eyes Club.
