Australian aid worker (1932/1933–2022)
Jean Elizabeth Calder (1932 or 1933 – 28 November 2022) was an Australian rehabilitation specialist and humanitarian worker who spent more than 25 years working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in refugee camps and with disabled people in Lebanon, Gaza and Egypt.
Following her appointment as a Companion of the Order of Australia (Australia's highest honour) in 2005, SBS broadcast a half-hour documentary, "Doctor of Hope", on Calder's humanitarian work with the disabled and disadvantaged in the Middle East. It was presented by George Negus and reported by Elizabeth Tadic.
Calder's autobiography, "Where the Road Leads: An Australian Woman’s Journey of Love and Determination", was published by Hachette Australia in 2007. Reviewer Heather Pavitt admired her "absolute dedication" to her work with "underprivileged, disabled Palestinians".
Calder died in Khan Yunis on 28 November 2022, at the age of 89.
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