The massive earthquake in the Syrian-Turkish border region has caused devastating damage and the deaths of more than 20,000 people. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 23 million people in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria have been affected by this natural disaster. In addition to the rescue and recovery of the injured and deceased, the central task is humanitarian aid. In order to help the people in the region in a targeted manner, the income from the auction will go to the German Red Cross and medico international. medico international is a human rights and aid organisation that has been working with local organisations in the affected areas for many years. Their partners from the Women's Centre in Idlib work in the refugee camps of the province. In Rojava volunteers of the Kurdish Red Crescent have been helping to rescue and care for the injured in Kobane and Aleppo since first night. German Red Cross exists for over 100 years and is part of the largest humanitarian movement in the world. In disaster situations such as the earthquake, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies assesses the situation in the crisis area with the help of reconnaissance teams consisting experts in order to start relief measures, such as the procurement of relief supplies, as quickly as possible and in a targeted manner.