German Red Cross
The German Red Cross (GRC) (German: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʁoːtəs ˈkʁɔʏts] ⓘ; DRK) is the national Red Cross Society in Germany.
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz | |
| Formation | January 25, 1921 |
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| Founder | Joachim von Winterfeldt |
| Founded at | Bamberg |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | charity |
| Purpose | Humanitarian aid |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Location | |
Membership (2022) | 2,785,112 |
Official language | German |
Secretary General | Christian Reuter |
President | Gerda Hasselfeldt |
Staff (2022) | 193,773 |
Volunteers (2022) | 443,334 |
| Website | www.drk.de |
With 4 million members, it is the third largest Red Cross society in the world. The German Red Cross offers a wide range of services within and outside Germany. GRC provides 52 hospitals, elderly care (over 500 nursing homes and a mobile nursing care network of covering the entire country), care for children and youth (i.e. 1.300 kindergartens, a full range of social services for children). GRC also provides 75% of the blood supply and 60% of the emergency medical services in Germany, as well as first aid training. GRC headquarters provides international humanitarian aid (disaster management and development assistance) to over 50 countries across the world.