# Play For Change Awards

> Celebrating toy makers who help kids confidently navigate the world around them in ways that show respect for themselves, for others and for our planet
> Last updated: 2026-08-13

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- [Pieter Verstraete](https://playforchangeawards.eu/judges/pieter-verstraete/): Pieter Verstraete is professor of educational sciences at the KU Leuven (Belgium). He teaches courses on the history of education and disability studies in education. He is one of the founders and curator of the annual Leuven DisABILITY Filmfestival. By means of his historical research and societal engagements he aims to rethink what inclusion can&hellip;
- [Vivi Schytt](https://playforchangeawards.eu/judges/vivi-schytt/): Vivi Schytt has been working with quality assurance and certification of toys since 2006 and has actively contributed to the standardisation of toys at industry level. Her company, Help2Comply, assists manufacturers and importers with compliance, documentation, and certification – including eco-labelling and CE marking. With over two decades of experience in the toy industry, she&hellip;
- [Fabio Guaricci](https://playforchangeawards.eu/judges/fabio-guaricci/): With over 20 years of experience in the toy industry, Fabio is the founder and Creative Director of TOY Design®, a design agency that works with global clients such as Hasbro, Ravensburger, De Agostini, etc. As designer he aims at the design of beautiful and meaningful play products that, having a great play value, are&hellip;
- [TIE reveals winners of the Sixth European Play for Change Awards](https://playforchangeawards.eu/news/tie-reveals-winners-of-the-sixth-european-play-for-change-awards/): Learning Resources, PLAYMOBIL and the LEGO Group won gold in the sixth edition of the Play for Change Awards. Organised by Toy Industries of Europe (TIE), these Awards celebrate the innovation and ingenuity that define the toy sector’s efforts over the last year to maximize the numerous benefits of play for Europe’s children. A wide&hellip;
- [Dr Amanda Norman](https://playforchangeawards.eu/judges/dr-amanda-norman/): Dr Amanda Norman has worked in all phases of education, focusing on psychoeducation and play for over 30 years. She is currently based at the University of Winchester, teaching and researching early childhood, alongside a long track of external roles as a Froebel teaching consultant, BSA co-lead for childhood and with Alliance4Children as an early&hellip;

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