On several projects he has had the privilege of working in close association with many inspiring people including several well-known people, such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Ruud Lubbers, Jane Goodall, Patch Adams and Jerry Jampolsky. He has also participated in various international events for global transformation including the State of the World Forum and in September ´06 in the table of free voices in Berlin, an initiative of Dropping Knowledge.
The latest book by influential author, Charles Handy,´The new Philanthropists´ (published by Heinemann, October 2006) contains a chapter featuring the work of Fred Matser. For his work Fred Matser has received several awards including the first international Caring Award, which was later awarded to individuals such as Mother Teresa and Jane Goodall. However he remains a modest and non- egotistical person interested not in promoting himself but in co-creating with, and facilitating, others.
Fred currently heads the Dutch campaign for 'Malaria No More'. Some of the campaign’s goals are to supply 'bed nets' (mosquito nets for beds) to help eliminate malaria in a sustainable way and to contribute to creation of consciousness around malaria within the context of primary healthcare.
Matser is married and has three daughters from his first marriage and a step- daughter from his second. He lives in the Netherlands and now devotes most of his time to humanitarian projects.
Fred has been honoured with several international awards including:
The first International Caring Award (Washington, USA, 1992)
The Van Emden Award (The Hague, The Netherlands, 1995)
