Do You See #TheInvisibles?

How old are you?

• Younger than 18 years
• 18-24 years
• 25-30 years
• 31-35 years
• Above 35 years

What gender do you identify with the most?

• Male
• Female
• Trans
• Non-Binary
• Prefer not to specify

How often do you come across a street child in your locality/ on the road?

• Daily
• Often (twice or thrice a week)
• Rarely (once a month)
• I don't see any children living on the streets around me
• I don't know who street children are

What is your estimate of the number of street children in India?

• Less than/ approximately 10 lakhs
• Approximately 15 lakhs
• Approximately 20 lakhs
• Never really thought about it
• Don't know

What has been your most common observation about street children?

• They are mostly child labourers
• They are mostly begging on the roads
• They are mostly living and playing on footpaths/ pavements
• They are mostly consuming intoxicants/ drugs
• Never noticed

What is your response when you see a child (say someone who is 14-15 years old) working at a eatery/ shop?

• I discuss it with the shopkeeper/ owner
• I don't take services of that shop
• I inform the police
• I call the child helpline
• I feel it is better that they are working than being forced into begging
• I would have loved to take action but did not know what to do in that situation
• I have taken no such steps or action

Which of the following emotion do you feel the most when you see a street child begging or knocking on the window of your car?

• Anger
• Sadness
• Disgust
• Empatheitc
• Irritation
• Happy
• Sympathetic
• Helpless
• No emotion or feeling

What is your most common response/ behaviour when a child living on the streets approaches you?

• I offer whatever loose cash/ change I have
• I offer food
• I prefer ignoring them
• I ask them why are they not in school
• I ask them to go back to their parents
• I shoo them away

Have you ever interacted with street children?

• Yes, I ask them their name
• Yes, I ask them about their family and/ or other things
• Yes, I ask them about their education and which school and class they are in currently
• No, I don't find them hygienic enough to talk
• No, I don't find them safe
• No, I don't think talking helps
• No, I prefer to ignore them and not engage

Why do you think there are lakhs of children living on the streets in India?

(You may select more than one response if required)

• Families migrate to cities but live in poverty due to lack of access to resources
• Their parents are too lazy to work
• The begging industry forces them to be on the roads
• The Government has no helpline/ support for them
• We are a big population and there are too many children living in vulnerable conditions
• Conflict/ Abuse/ Violence in the family that forces children to run away

What do you think should be an immediate step/s to reduce the problem of children in street situations?

(You may select more than one response if required)

• Enrolment of children in schools
• Strong policing to nab the begging industry
• Providing these children with some form of formal legal identity (like Aadhar Card)
• State run shelters for children in need of care and protection
• Welfare programs to reduce poverty in families

Do you think there have been enough discussions by policy makers about the rights and conditions of children living on the streets?

• Yes, I have heard policy makers talk about the issue
• No, I don't think policy makers talk about this issue enough
• I don't know

Have you come across any conversation/ campaigns on social media that talks about the rights of the children living on the streets?

• Yes
• No
• I don't know

Have you come across #TheInvisibles campaign by Save The Children and YKA?

• Yes, I have seen the campaign
• Yes, I have been a part of the campaign
• No, I don't remember

Will you be willing to build pressure on the Government to include rights of street children in their agenda?

• Yes, we all must
• No, there are other more important issues as well
• Maybe

Will you be willing to pay a tax cut or donate for the welfare of children living on the streets?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe