Maha AlJuffali - Ghandour

Director and Acting Trustee, Help center

Saudi Arabia

Maha Al-Juffali has been named as the president of the Saudi Special Olympics Federation on a day when a number of directors were also appointed to the boards of Saudi sports federations and committees for the electoral cycle 2021-2024. Al-Juffali’s nomination and the establishments of the newly constituted boards have been approved by the Minister of Sports and the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee President Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal. Al-Juffali, is also the designated chairperson of the advisory council for the first Jeddah Health Cluster since March 2021. She has been one of the most active figures in the field of social work. Al-Juffali founded and initiated the idea of "The Help Center". “The Help Center" is a private non-profit organization founded by people who have taken upon themselves the continuous work to develop the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Dr. Al-Juffali also holds an on-line Doctorate in Hospital Management, (Breaking the Barriers: Strategic Management for the Development of Non-profit Health/Education Facility for Children with Intellectual Disability in KSA) and a Bachelor of Science in Child Development from Mills College in the United States of America. She also has various educational publications, the most recent of which is the book "Start Small. Develop Slowly. Make a Difference," which presented a summary of 30 years for those interested in establishing private, non-profit centers for persons with disabilities