International Federation of Pedestrians
Acronym: IFP
General Information
Identification Code: 794624139654-51
Website: http://ifpedestrians.org
Entity Form: association according the Swiss Civil Code (Article 60 – 79)
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 9/19/2020
Last Update: 3/6/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: Vision: A world that is inviting, safe and comfortable for all to walk.
Mission:
Walking is not only a natural right. Walking is a legitimate use of public space and people should be supported and encouraged to choose to walk. Being an essential part of sustainable mobility, walking improves health and liveability of communities.
IFP will increase the awareness about walking through:
- facilitating exchange of experience and expertise between members worldwide,
- formulating policy statements based on input from members,
- inspiring/engaging grass roots capacity building,
- stimulating local, national and international initiatives,
- working with international organizations supporting the cause of the pedestrians.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Climate action
- Environment
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Proposals or policies regarding pedestrians, transport systems, modal choices, road safety, livable cities, environment
Communication Activities: partner in Horizon Europe projects UPPER, REALLOCATE and JUST STREETS
have been partner in MORE (Multi-modal Optimisation of Road-space in Europe, a Horizon 2020project)
active member of UNRSC (United Nations Road Safety Collaboration)
co-author of WHO's Pedestrians Safety Manual
active in the Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (UNECE WP1, Geneva)
Active contributor to Ministerial conference on Road Safety (Stockholm, Feb 2020)
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Forgiving roadsides and self explaining and self enforcing roads#E03686/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100827 #OBSERVER #C#Civil society
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Klosbachstrasse 48
Post Code: 8032
City: Zurich
Country: SWITZERLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 475662087
EU Office
Address: Klosbachstrasse 48
Post Code: 8032
City: Zurich
Country: SWITZERLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 475662087
Financial Data
Closed Year:
Start Date:
End Date:
Funding Sources:
- EU funding
Contributions:
Total Budget: 15552
Grants:
- Source: MORE (Horizon 2020 project)Amount: 0Currency: €_id:Buffer:0: 1041: 642: 613: 2044: 1585: 2126: 1827: 328: 869: 9010: 10011: 242
Current Year:
Grants:
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 2
Members: 3
Members F T E: 0.6000000238418579
Info Members: We work only with volunteers for the activities related to the Register. Both the president and the Secretary General are non-remunerated and spend currently respectively approx 25% and 10% of their time to such activities. The IFP has no paid staff directly. Through our member organization Fussverkehr Sweizz, we have a person working 30% FTE mainly on Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety (UNECE WP1, Geneva). She also works 15% FTE for the Horizon Europe UPPER project.
Both the president and the Secretary General have some limited remuneration from the work they carry out as consultant for a horizon europe project UPPER.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://ifpedestrians.org/ifp-members/
Organisation Members: member of
- united Nations Road Safety Collaboration
- Sum4All (Sustainable Mobility for all, coordinated by the World Bank)
- Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety <admin@roadsafetyngos.org>
Current Job Opportunities
Trainee - Climate action
International Federation of Pedestrians
internBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025