TrygFonden

The danish foundation TrygFonden works to make Denmark a safer place to be.

Our mission is to inspire everyone in Denmark to take responsibility for their own safety as well as that of others. Our efforts are non-profit and our core areas include safety, health and wellbeing. We support action-oriented, knowledge-based projects that contribute to an increased sense of safety locally and nationally. These projects range widely, from first aid courses over nationwide projects involving professionally competent collaborators to large-scale research projects. In 2012, the TrygFonden divides DKK 550 million between hundreds of projects. For instance, TrygFonden, in Collaboration with the Danish Swimming Federation, manages TrygFonden Surf Lifesaving. This organisation employs 180 specially trained surf lifeguards who increase beach safety along the Danish coasts. TrygFonden also collaborates with the Danish Council for Traffic Safety (Rådet for Sikker Trafik) on an ambitious road safety project using teaching, training, information and safety campaigns to train children and young people to become better road users.

TrygFonden gives priority to

• action-oriented projects that relate to the everyday lives of Danes
• long-range solutions
• research
• documentation
• professionally qualified partners

TrygFonden is part of TryghedsGruppen, a company whose purpose is to generate greater safety through investments, including investments in non-profit activities.