What Bina Foundation does

Bina Foundation (legal name: Bina Foundation for People with Special Needs) is a privately funded Nigerian non-profit organization formally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2010 and headquartered in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. The organization was founded by Lady Ifeoma C. Atuegwu to deliver free medical, educational, economic, and social welfare services to people with special needs, including the physically and mentally challenged, blind and visually impaired, deaf and mute, orphans, widows, and the elderly. It operates four major intervention centers: a Resource and Recreational Centre for the Blind and Visually Impaired (offering computer literacy, Braille, and audio book production), a Skills Acquisition/Vocational Training Centre (with 12 vocational departments), Medical Services and Outreach Programs, and a Microfinance Program providing interest-free loans.

The foundation has emerged as the pioneer of modern blind football in Nigeria, inaugurating the first Blind Football Project in the country in April 2017 and the first Women's Blind Football program in August 2017. It operates the National Blind Football Academy at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu, providing free boarding, lodging, and training according to IBSA standards. The foundation manufactures its own blind football equipment locally — including aluminum rebound kick boards, sound balls, eye shades, mobile goalposts, jerseys, and training bibs — per IBSA specifications, which reduces capital costs and serves as a modest cost-efficiency differentiator. It formed Nigeria's national blind football teams (Star Eagles for men, Star Falcons for women) and was appointed as the official IBSA Country Blind Football Representative by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2019.

The business model is donation- and founder-funded rather than revenue-generating. All programs and services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, with operational support coming from the founders (Lady Ifeoma Atuegwu and Sir Chris Atuegwu), the major corporate supporter Michelle Laboratories Ltd (a pharmaceutical company chaired by Sir Chris), and various individuals. The organization has a small staff (1-10 employees) supplemented by a volunteer network of medical and social workers, and has secured partnerships with the National Directorate of Employment, Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment, International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), Japan Blind Football Association, Nigeria Paralympic Committee, and Para-athletic Federation of Nigeria.

Name

Bina Foundation

Legal name

Bina Foundation for People With Special Needs

Website

https://binafoundation.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bina Foundation is a Nigerian non-profit that delivers free medical, educational, vocational, microfinance, and sports services to people with special needs. It operates from Enugu as Nigeria's pioneer and official IBSA Country Representative for blind football.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Special Needs Humanitarian Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) / Emergency Social Assistance (BPADADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC), Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA), Accessibility & Special Needs Equipment (Assistive Devices, Adaptive Furniture, Sensory Rooms) (EDAEAIAM), Academic Enrichment Camps (General Studies) (EDAMALAB)

Keywords

• Special needs services
• Blind football program
• Vocational training
• Disability rehabilitation
• Microfinance program

Headquarters

HQ city

Enugu

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bina Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization that delivers free medical screening and treatment, vocational/skills acquisition training, microfinance, adult literacy, and blind football programs to people with special needs in Nigeria. It runs dedicated intervention centres in Enugu for the blind and visually impaired, vocational trainees, the elderly, orphans, and widows, and locally manufactures the blind football equipment (sound balls, kick boards, eye shades, goalposts) used in its programs.

Product overview

Bina Foundation operates as a unified charitable organization offering multiple social service programs centered on supporting people with special needs in Nigeria. The core offerings include the Resource and Recreational Centre for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Skills Acquisition/Vocational Training Centre providing free training in 10+ vocational areas, and the National Blind Football Academy with men's and women's programs. Additional services include Medical Services and Outreach, Microfinance Program, Adult Basic Literacy, Services for the Elderly, Projects for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Food for the Needy, and Charitable Activities. The Foundation has established national blind football teams (Star Eagles for men, Star Falcons for women) and runs youth development programs through its Catch Them Young Project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource and Recreational Centre for the Blind and Visually Impaired Provides free computer literacy, Braille training, audio/Braille book production, and recreational activities (special games, musical band) to enable blind and visually impaired individuals to live independently.
• Skills Acquisition/Vocational Training Centre Free vocational training for people with disabilities across 10+ departments: computer literacy, catering/fast food, fashion and textile, bead-making and wire works, shoe and bag making, beauty and barbing salon, radio/TV/phone repairs, musical band training, cosmetology, and paint making.
• National Blind Football Academy A fully equipped blind football training facility providing orientation, intensive training, and tactical skills development under IBSA rules, including free boarding and lodging, sound balls, mobile goalposts, kick-boards, blindfolds, and trained coaches/referees for developing Nigeria's blind football national teams.
• Medical Services and Outreach Program Free medical screening, eye tests, treatments, and medications delivered through volunteer medical teams (doctors, eye specialists, nurses, pharmacists, social workers); covers hypertension, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, and cataracts, and includes mobile outreach across Nigerian communities.
• Microfinance Program Interest-free micro-loans to impoverished women, especially widows, to help establish and expand small businesses and support entrepreneurship through financial self-sustainability.
• Adult Basic Literacy Program Literacy education for illiterate adults, especially those with special needs and widows, to help them become financially stable.
• Services for the Elderly Medical, nutritional, psychological and emotional support for aged individuals, including free medical screening, eye exams, medications, eyeglasses, wheelchairs, walking canes, and charity provisions.
• Projects for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs providing medical, educational, nutritional, and charitable support to orphans and vulnerable children, including assistance to their caregivers.
• Food for the Needy / Meals on Wheels Nutritious meal delivery to beneficiaries during training activities and daily hot food/water delivery to destitute mentally challenged individuals on the streets.
• Charitable Activities Program Community outreach visits to leprosy settlements, centers for the disabled, motherless babies homes, orphanages for HIV/AIDS orphans, elderly homes, and support groups, providing psychological support, food, clothing, medications, and monetary donations.
• Men's Blind Football Program Blind football training and league competitions for men, operating five clubs (Lions, All Stars, Stallion, Tigers, Golden Boys) drawn from various Nigerian states, feeding into the Star Eagles national team.
• Women's Blind Football Program Women's blind football initiative launched to create equal opportunities for women with vision loss, including summer camps and training for the Star Falcons national team.
• Catch Them Young Project Blind football national awareness program targeting youth and children in special schools for the blind across Nigeria, including equipment donations and in-school coaching.
• Star Eagles of Nigeria (Men's National Blind Football Team) Nigeria's national men's blind football team, formed from the five men's clubs, representing Nigeria in international IBSA-sanctioned competitions.
• Star Falcons of Nigeria (Women's National Blind Football Team) Nigeria's national women's blind football team, formed from the two women's clubs, representing Nigeria in international IBSA-sanctioned competitions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 180 persons with disabilities received equipment and funding support to commence small enterprises in 2016 alone
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• International Inner Wheel Clubs in NigeriaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 February 2017International Inner Wheel Clubs in Nigeria awarded Lady Ifeoma Atuegwu with Community Service Award and Margarette Golding Award in recognition of humanitarian service. The organization visited Bina Foundation facilities and praised its work.
• National Directorate of Employment (NDE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 August 2016NDE Director-General visited for facility assessment and accreditation. Promised support and collaboration with Bina Foundation to ensure successful training, rehabilitation and re-integration of students. NDE Enugu State Coordinator attended micro-credit loan grant ceremony.
• Federal Ministry of Labour & EmploymentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2016Minister of Labour & Employment, Senator Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, visited Bina Foundation to assess facilities. Promised that NDE under his ministry would collaborate with the foundation for training and reintegration programs.
• Rotary Club of Maryland, EnuguminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2010Collaborated on medical outreach in September 2010, combining resources to provide medical services to communities.
• International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBina Foundation officially appointed as IBSA Country Representative for Blind Football. IBSA provided training through Mr. Toussaint Akpweh (IBSA African Representative) for blind football rules and coaching clinics. Co-sponsored IBSA Women Blind Football Camp and Games 2019 in Japan.
• Japan Blind Football Association (JBFA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBFA officially invited Bina Foundation female blind footballers to participate in IBSA Women's Blind Football Camp and Games 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
• Para-athletic Federation of NigeriaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly conducted national blind football trials for formation of national team. Bina Foundation is affiliate member. Worked together on national team selection (Star Eagles and Star Falcons).
• Nigeria Paralympic Committee (PCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBina Foundation is affiliate member of the Nigeria Paralympic Committee.
• International Blind Football Foundation (IBF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized 2021 IBF Blind Football Neighbouring Countries Challenge Series with support from Santen grant programme. Hosted/co-sponsored by Bina Foundation Nigeria at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Lagos Food Bank Initiative: Nigeria-based nonprofit providing food security, nutritional support, and welfare services to vulnerable communities. Comparable in being a Nigerian non-profit delivering free multi-program social services to vulnerable populations, including some elderly and disability beneficiaries.
• Slum2School Africa: Nigeria-based nonprofit providing education, healthcare, and skills development to underprivileged children and vulnerable populations. Similar scale of operation and geographic focus on Nigeria, with comparable multi-program social welfare delivery though different beneficiary focus.
• African Disability Alliance: Pan-African organisation working to promote the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities across the continent. Thematically and geographically comparable to Bina's disability-rights advocacy work and West African operational base, but with a regional coordination mandate rather than direct service delivery.

Direct peers

• Sense International: Disability-focused nonprofit supporting people with deafblindness and sensory impairments in low- and middle-income countries, including programmes in Africa. Mission-aligned with Bina's focus on people with sensory disabilities, though operating through national partner organisations rather than direct delivery.
• Sightsavers: International NGO headquartered in the UK that supports people with visual impairments and other disabilities across Africa and Asia, with an established Nigeria office. Highly comparable mission focus on avoidable blindness and disability inclusion in the same operating geography.
• United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA): National body organising competitive sport and development pathways for blind and visually impaired athletes in the US. Closely comparable to Bina's role as IBSA Country Representative for Blind Football in Nigeria, building men's and women's national teams and youth pipelines.

Broad incumbents

• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International): International NGO delivering disability-inclusive development, rehabilitation, and emergency response across low-income countries. Comparable mission around persons with disabilities and inclusion, supported by an institutional funding base that contrasts Bina's family-funded model.
• International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA): The governing body for blind sports globally, of which Bina Foundation is the official Country Blind Football Representative for Nigeria. Directly comparable as the umbrella organisation Bina is federated with and that certifies its equipment manufacturing standards.
• Helen Keller International: Global nonprofit tackling blindness and malnutrition, with significant West African field operations. Overlapping focus on vision-related disability programs and integrated health/nutrition services targeting the same vulnerable populations in similar geographies.
• CBM (Christian Blind Mission / CBM International): One of the largest international disability-focused development organizations, working on eye health, rehabilitation, and inclusive education across Africa including Nigeria. Comparable multi-program disability service delivery model but at significantly larger scale and geographic scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

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