FIFA Player Impact Programme empowers women’s footballers to drive positive social change
Inaugural edition of FIFA Player Impact Programme launched
Fourteen high-profile players given opportunity to design and lead their own social impact initiatives
FIFA Chief Football Officer Jill Ellis: “It’s about supporting players to amplify their voices and their legacy beyond the game.”
It began in Paris in August, with 14 of the world’s most influential female footballers; a cohort of talent invited to take part in the inaugural FIFA Player Impact Programme, a pilot project with a simple and fundamental objective: to empower professional footballers to leverage their platforms, voices, and resources for positive social change.
From FIFA Women’s World Cup™ winners and legends to some of the best players in the women’s game, the programme allowed players to design and lead ...