Deutsches Rotes Kreuz

Please help us!

We provide worldwide assistance

We act before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people.

Clean water means life

Everyone has a right to clean water. However, over 633 million people on earth do not have access to water. Every year over two million people fall ill and die, because they have to drink polluted water.

With donations

Without your help we can do very little. Anybody can make a contribution with a donation - whether as a private person, a company or a school class. Here a few donation examples:

With your support

The GRC is a community of helpers: Get involved and become part of Germany's largest humanitarian movement. Everybody can help. Here are some possibilities:

The GRC

Discover the diversity of the German Red Cross!

The German Red Cross saves people, helps in emergencies, provides a community, supports the poor and watches the humanitarian international law - in Germany and in the whole world.

Self-portrayal

The German Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the largest humanitarian organisation in the world. It has provided comprehensive aid for more than 140 years for people in conflict situations, disasters and health or social emergency situations, solely based on their level of need.
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Mission

In accordance with the Geneva Convention that was signed by the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Red Cross was appointed as a National Aid Society by the Federal Government.
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