About Us

Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) is a German relief and social welfare organisation providing various social services in Germany and internationally. ASB began its operations in Indonesia in 2006 following the Yogyakarta earthquake.

Through partnership with local organisations, ASB expanded into the Philippines in 2014 and other South and South-East Asian countries in 2017. ASB Regional Office for South and South-East Asia (ASB S-SEA) focuses on inclusive humanitarian response, climate action, socio-economic development, and disaster risk reduction.

ASB is also a co-founded the Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Network (DiDRRN), significantly contributing to disability inclusion in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.