APAE CAMPINA GRANDE

What APAE CAMPINA GRANDE does

APAE Campina Grande (legal name: Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais - APAE Campina Grande) is a Brazilian non-profit civil and charitable association headquartered at Rua Eutécia Vital Ribeiro, 525, Catolé, Campina Grande, Paraíba. Founded approximately in 1982, the organization has operated for 43 years as a regional reference institution for the inclusion, habilitation, and rehabilitation of people with intellectual and multiple disabilities and global developmental disorders across all life stages. It serves approximately 520 active users drawn from 35 cities in Paraíba state, delivering over 52,640 cumulative service appointments.

The organization's service portfolio is organized around three integrated pillars: Social Assistance (family guidance, rights acquisition), Health (physiotherapy including aquatic physiotherapy in a heated pool, speech therapy, psychology, equotherapy, neurology, orthopedics, occupational therapy, and physical education), and Education (elementary education for students with intellectual difficulties, computer literacy, library services, and pedagogical workshops). Supporting infrastructure includes a gymnasium and a newly constructed heated therapeutic swimming pool. All services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries, with a stated operating schedule of Monday–Friday, 07:30–17:30. The organization also runs an annual seminar program (Seminário XXIII) with certificate issuance and validation.

The business model is non-commercial. The association is funded through donations, public funding, and government partnerships, with a micro-donation infrastructure spanning 50+ local retail businesses hosting donation piggy banks (cofrinhos) and financial institution relationships with Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica Federal, Sicredi, and Sicoob. The technology backbone is a web-based content management system (apaecampinagrande.org.br) supporting service information, transparency reporting, and donation channels. The organization is governed by a board elected every three years; the most recent election cycle covers 2026-2028. A CER II (Centro Especializado em Reabilitação) designation was secured via Portaria N8141 dated 18 September 2025, formalizing the association's standing within Brazil's public Specialized Rehabilitation Center network. Headcount is reported at 12 employees.

Name

APAE CAMPINA GRANDE

Legal name

Associação de Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais - APAE Campina Grande

Website

https://apaecampinagrande.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APAE Campina Grande is a Brazilian non-profit association that delivers free multidisciplinary social assistance, education, and health services to approximately 520 people with intellectual and multiple disabilities across 35 cities in Paraíba state, funded through donations and public partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Rehabilitation and Special Education Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADAIAI

Special Needs Adult Day Programs (Developmental/Physical Disabilities, Seniors)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Adult Day Health Care & Senior Day Care

SECONDARYEDAJAKAF

Assistive Technology (AT) & AAC Services

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Special Education Services

SECONDARYEDAKAFAG

Assistive Technology (AT) Access & AAC Access Support (OT-Led)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Occupational Therapy (OT) & Sensory Integration Services

SECONDARYHSADAAAL

Adaptive & Special Needs Personal Training

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Personal Training (In-Person & Virtual)

Keywords

• Disability rehabilitation services
• Special education programs
• Social assistance services
• Therapeutic healthcare services
• Nonprofit disability support

Headquarters

HQ city

Campina Grande

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

APAE Campina Grande is a non-profit charitable association delivering free, continuous, multidisciplinary services to people with intellectual and multiple disabilities across all life stages. Its core offering spans social assistance (family support and rights acquisition), health services (physiotherapy including aquatic physiotherapy, speech therapy, psychology, equotherapy, neurology, orthopedics, occupational therapy, and physical education), and special education (elementary education, computer literacy, library, and pedagogical workshops), supported by specialized facilities including a heated therapeutic pool and gymnasium.

Product overview

APAE Campina Grande is a civil, beneficent association providing integrated social assistance, education, and health services for people with intellectual and multiple disabilities. The organization operates a unified service portfolio structured around three core pillars: Social Assistance (providing family support and rights guidance), Health Services (offering multidisciplinary care including physiotherapy, speech therapy, psychology, equotherapy, neurology, orthopedics, occupational therapy, and aquatic physiotherapy), and Education (delivering elementary school, computer science, library, and pedagogical workshops). The portfolio includes specialized facilities such as a heated therapeutic swimming pool and gymnasium, along with an annual seminar program offering certificates. All services are provided free of charge to approximately 520 users across 35 cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Assistance (Assistência Social) Social assistance service working to improve the quality of life of families, welcoming, orienting, and enabling the acquisition of rights for people with intellectual and multiple disabilities. Provided free of charge to beneficiaries.
• Physiotherapy (Fisioterapia)
• Speech Therapy (Fonoaudiologia)
• Psychology (Psicologia)
• Equotherapy (Equoterapia)
• Neurology (Neurologia)
• Orthopedics (Ortopedia)
• Occupational Therapy (Terapia Ocupacional)
• Elementary Special Education (Ensino Fundamental)
• Computer Literacy (Informática)
• Pedagogical Workshops (Oficinas Pedagógicas)
• Adapted Physical Education (Educação Física)
• Library Services (Biblioteca)
• XXIII Annual Seminar Program (Seminário XXIII)

Quantifiable outcome

• 520 users served directly
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

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• Brazil ImportsminorOthers
• Cacau ShowminorOthers
• CarajasminorOthers
• Casa da ConstruçãominorOthers
• Casa do AgricultorminorOthers
• Casa do ColegialminorOthers
• Casa EsporteminorOthers
• Chiquinho SorvetesminorOthers
• De Tudo Home CenterminorOthers
• DrogasilminorOthers
• EletropolominorOthers
• Lojão ParaíbaminorOthers
• Mak BrasilminorOthers
• PharmaVilleminorOthers
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• RedepharmaminorOthers
• RihappyminorOthers
• Super ComprasminorOthers
• Talismã MagazineminorOthers
• Varejão TorresminorOthers
• Mercadinho BegaminorOthers
• Amorim EmpóriominorOthers
• Luciano CalçadosminorOthers
• Laury TemperosminorOthers
• Campina NaturaisminorOthers

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: Large US federated non-profit providing disability services including medical rehabilitation, education, and community support. Comparable multidisciplinary disability-services model and brand-driven community fundraising playbook.
• Fundação Dorina Nowill: Brazilian non-profit supporting people with visual impairment through rehabilitation, education, and inclusion programs. Comparable integrated disability-services and inclusion model, though focused on a different impairment.
• APAE Brasil (Federação Nacional das APAEs): National federation that coordinates all APAE affiliates. Comparable in that it sets standards and channels federal funding across the network, but broader in scope and not a single service-delivery operator.

Direct peers

• AACD (Associação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente): Major Brazilian non-profit operating specialized rehabilitation centers for people with physical and intellectual disabilities, including orthopedic, neurological, and pediatric rehabilitation. Comparable service portfolio and beneficiary focus, though with a stronger rehabilitation-hospital orientation.
• APAE São Paulo: The largest APAE in the APAE Brasil federation, serving people with intellectual and multiple disabilities in São Paulo state through an analogous multidisciplinary social, health, and education model. Directly comparable mission, beneficiary population, and federated structure.
• Instituto Jô Clemente: Brazilian non-profit (formerly APAESP) that delivers health, education, and social assistance for people with intellectual disabilities with a strong research and innovation arm. Directly comparable mission and integrated service model.
• Pestalozzi Brasil: National federation of Pestalozzi associations providing special education, habilitation, and rehabilitation for people with intellectual disabilities across Brazil. Mirrors APAE's federated, multidisciplinary day-service model almost exactly.

Emerging players

• Centro de Reabilitação Mara Gabrilli: Brazilian disability rehabilitation non-profit delivering multidisciplinary therapy and assistive technology services. Comparable at the therapy-services level, with narrower geographic footprint than APAE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/apaecampinagrande
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apae-campina-grande

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