asr foundation

a.s.r.'s raison d'être is helping people. a.s.r. helps customers in sharing risks together and building up capital for the future. Therefore customers need to be able to make well-informed financial choices and become financially self-sufficient. a.s.r. foundation contributes to financial self-reliance.

a.s.r. foundation encourages employees to contribute to society, in a team or at home. On annual base, a.s.r. provides hours and financial resources for this. a.s.r. foundation initiates projects with the help of the voluntary efforts of colleagues with regard to two themes: financial self-reliance and Helping by doing.

a.s.r. focuses on promoting financial education for children and young people and suppoerting households with (risk of) problematic debt.

a.s.r. employees help to make financial choices

Among other things, a.s.r. assists children by giving education at schools. How do you handle responsibly, what are the possibilities and pitfalls of managing money? How do you ensure having enough money in the future? a.s.r. consciously focuses to teach school pupils, as they asr the future.

Reading out aloud Show
- During the National Reading-aloud Breakfast (Dutch: Nationaal Voorleesontbijt), colleagues read aloud at primary schools in Utrecht and the surrounding area.
- The Reading Express helps children with language deficits.
a.s.r.-colleagues in front of the class Show
- During the Week of Money, colleagues stand in front of a classroom to teach primary school children how to handle money. For example by playing Fix your Risk or the Cash Quiz.
- a.s.r. is a social partner of football club FC Utrecht. Together activities in the field of financial education are organised. a.s.r. has developed a digital course on financial education for children in groups 5 and 6.
- At the post-secondary vocational education (Dutch:MBO), colleagues make an effort to help young people with their financial knowledge and behavior. Both as a guest teacher within the Life and Finances (Dutch: LEF) program or as a buddy at Moneyways.
Supporting Show
- In collaboration with the organizations Tussenvoorziening and U-Centraal, a.s.r. colleagues help households with - a risk of - debt. As a Financial Volunteer at Home, they assist people organise their the financial administration, help people to apply for benefits, sort the mail and teach them how to bank digitally. Volunteers also assist in making financial statements and planning.
- a.s.r. colleagues organise monthly financial consultation hours with a Neighbourhood Team via U-Centraal or give monthly workshops Life Events and Pensions (in Dutch) to give insight into the effects of people's income when they go into retirement.
More information?
Policy memorandum about financial self-reliance (in Dutch)

In the Netherlands, one in five households has high-risk or problematic debt. The debt burden is on average € 40,000 spread across fourteen different creditors. The chance of someone ending up with a hard to resolve debt burden is a combination of factors. However, it does appear that having a disorganised administration, a lack of proper financial upbringing and low literacy increase the risk of debt.

See the documentary on debts in the Vogel-neighbourhood of Amsterdam:

Social organizations often depend on volunteers in order to offer 'something extra'. a.s.r. foundation aims to inspire as many colleagues as possible to volunteer. a.s.r. organises Social Team Activities (STA's) in which colleagues assist social organizations by physically rolling up their sleeves, or help with business-oriented Fresh Looks. Moreover, a.s.r. supports individual colleagues who perform voluntary work in their private environment with a financial contribution.

Helping in social organisations Show

Teams and departments within a.s.r. can choose from more than forty society projects set out by social organisations that could use some assistance. a.s.r. colleagues take elderly out for a refreshing walk in the forrest or pick fruit with people with intellectual disabilities.
Fresh approach to social organisations Show

Social organizations often lack the knowledge and time in-house to respond to external developments. For example, how do you manage to find more volunteers? a.s.r. employees' knowledge, experience and network, offer a refreshing look from a business perspective, which can lead to specific and suitable solutions.
Voluntary work a.s.r. colleagues Show

a.s.r. happily supports colleagues volunteering in their private time. With a.s.r. foundation's Encouragement Plan (Dutch: Stimulansplan), employees who privately work as a volunteer can annualy receive a financial contribution of up to € 500 for their charity.

Annual review Show
In the Dutch media Show
- On air (blog on asr.nl)
- Vakmedia
Contact a.s.r. foundation Show

If you have any questions about a.s.r. foundation, please don't hesitate to send an email to foundation@asr.nl