FAQ – NRI District Coordinators (NRI DC)

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FAQ – NRI District Coordinators (NRI DC)

1. What are my responsibilities as an NRI DC?
2. What qualities should I possess to be an NRI DC?
3. Where should I reside and is there any age limit to be the NRI DC for my district?
4. Whom should I contact if I wish to be the NRI District Coordinator for my district?
5. What if there is already an NRI District coordinator appointed for my district?
6. What is an Information Desk?
7. How do I set up Information desks at community events?

1. What are my responsibilities as an NRI DC?

As a NRI DC, you will have to

Collect data related to your district. We will provide you the data collection template in different phases. All you have to do is research and obtain the information listed on the template.

Spread the message regarding 5th Pillar and its activities amongst people from your district residing abroad or in India. - Motivate and join as many volunteers from your district.

Establish good working relationship with the respective district coordinator back in India. For instance, if you are appointed as the NRI DC for Chennai, then you will have to work with the district coordinator appointed in Chennai.

Join the district groups and spread the word. Each district will have either Google or Yahoo groups e.g. coimbatore@yahoogroups.comis one of the groups for people from Coimbatore district. Join the corresponding district groups and email the groups regarding 5th Pillar and its activities.

Set up 5th Pillar Information desks at the gatherings in your region.

Provide periodic status reports and updates.
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2. What qualities should I possess to be an NRI DC?

You should be someone who is very interested in the betterment of our society and our nation. It will be good if you were involved with any other social welfare organizations in the past (which is however not mandatory). Above all, you must be very passionate about the cause that we are fighting - “Eliminate Corruption at all Levels of the Society”.
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3. Where should I reside and is there any age limit to be the NRI DC for my district?

In order to be an NRI DC, you should be an NRI residing anywhere in the world and you should be at least 18 years old.
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4. Whom should I contact if I wish to be the NRI District Coordinator for my district?

If you want to be the NRI DC for your district, please send a request to 5PNRI@googlegroups.com, stating which district and state in India you hail from and explain why you would like to be the NRI DC for your district.
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5. What if there is already an NRI District coordinator appointed for my district?

Sometimes the districts are too big to be handled by just one district coordinator. For such districts we can appoint more than one district coordinator. So depending on the size and population of the district, though there might be an NRI DC already appointed, we might still be able to appoint one more NRI DC.
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6. What is an Information Desk?

Setting up information desk is one of the best ways to spread our message. It is a place where people approach us with lots of questions, including:

- What is the organization about?
- What are the organization’s goals?
- How do we intend to achieve it?
- How can they contribute towards the mission?
- How do they donate for the cause?

The information desks will also have fliers and pamphlets that contain the necessary contact details. These fliers / pamphlets can be distributed to interested members, so that they can later become our volunteers.
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7. How do I set up Information desks at community events?

As a first step, gather information regarding various community events in your area, contact the event organizers and explain to them regarding 5th Pillar and its activities, the need to create awareness among the Indians living abroad and thereby the need to set up Information desks at the event / gathering. Please follow any instructions that the event organizer provides regarding deadlines for requesting information desks, fee payments etc.

Also, please inform us the details of the event, date, time and venue and we will email you a brochure that contains all the necessary details in order to set up the Information desk, including checklist etc. We will also send a few volunteers who live around the area to help you during the event.
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