FIFPRO

The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels ( ), generally referred to as FIFPRO, is the worldwide representative organisation for 70,000 professional footballers. FIFPRO, with its global headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, is made up of 70 national players' associations. In addition, there are four candidate members.

The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels ( ), generally referred to as FIFPRO, is the worldwide representative organisation for 70,000 professional footballers. FIFPRO, with its global headquarters in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, is made up of 70 national players' associations. In addition, there are four candidate members. ==Social impact awards== ===FIFPRO Merit Awards=== In 2008 FIFPRO established its Merit Award, to recognise professional footballers who have made a significant contribution to a charitable cause and are socially engaged. It honours players who use their platform to take action to improve the lives of people in need. The award is worth US$25,000 (as of 2018). Winners of the FIPRO Merit Award include: 2008 – Ibrahim Kargbo (Sierra Leone), ambassador of the Care Foundation in Sierra Leone 2009 – Shabani Nonda (DR Congo), for his foundation that organised annual football tournaments for 350 poor children in Kinshasa, and for his payment of school supplies and school fees, and for organising a Match for Peace (featuring other DR Congo players) to raise funds for victims of violence 2010 – Steven Bryce and Reynaldo Parks (Costa Rica), for their project to help children and young people in deprived neighbourhoods 2011 – Peres Center for Peace (Israel), for its Twinned Peace Sport Schools project, which annually engages thousands of children from Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and promotes peace between Israelis and Palestinians 2012 – Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA ), for their charity work for the victims of the 2011 Japanese tsunami 2013 – Stiliyan Petrov (Bulgaria), for his leukaemia foundation 2014 – Héctor Santibanez, for a football school for children with Down syndrome 2015 – Kei Kamara and Michael Lahoud (Sierra Leone), for Schools for Salone, a charity that builds schools 2016 – Haley Carter (USA), for raising support for the Afghan women's team 2017 – Mihai Nesu (Romania), for building a recovery centre for disabled children 2018 – Awer Mabil (Australia), for his charity Barefoot to Boots, providing essentials and football equipment for children in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya 2019 – Johanna Omolo (Kenya), for his foundation that supplies poor children with essentials in Dandora, Kenya In 2020 the format changed, and four awards were given: Player Activism: a player who advocates for a cause to bring about political or social change Player Impact: a player who acts to create a positive impact in others' lives Player Voice: players who use their platform to raise their voice (and sometimes others) to create awareness or help bring about change with regard to an issue within the football industry FIFPRO Hero: a player who has done something extraordinary and special, needing acknowledgement by FIFPRO. 2020 Player Activism: Javiera Moreno, for fighting sexual abuse in women's football Player Impact: Marcus Rashford, for organising free school meals for disadvantaged children in the UK Player Voice: Cyprus Women's National Team, for advocacy for equality in Cypriot football FIFPRO Hero: Aidana Otorbaeva, for organising volunteers to help in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic In 2022, FIFPRO introduced the Union Impact Award, to recognise outstanding work done by unions on the ground to support players.

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