SOS Children’s Village Khajuri Kalan is a project for Long-Term Care, Rehabilitation, Training & Allied Services for Developmentally Challenged Children. Coming from diverse circumstances these children need focused efforts that support them in realizing their potential and help them participate in the mainstream of life. The first and foremost need of these children is to be in normal surroundings where they can learn and grow with others. At the same time their special requirements need to be addressed. Central to these is the development of a physical environment that is supportive, facilitating and encourages independence and freedom, while providing a secure surrounding. The project provides residential facilities for care of such children; vocational training facilities to provide them opportunity to participate productively in society; in-house workshop and agricultural activities for those unable to go back to society. It is also going to provide a training institution for equipping these children with necessary skills, those who intend working with these children and adults.

The Government of Madhya Pradesh has donated 70 acres of land close to BHEL within the Municipal limits of Bhopal, the capital city. The Project provides a barrier free architecture and caters to the special needs of the developmentally challenged children.

The Project is going to be completed in three phases:

Phase I of the project includes the development of Children's Village, Medical Center, Therapy and Skill Development Center and a Day Care Center.

In the first phase, the Medical center, 12 Family homes, 1 Community house, 1 Village shop, guest house, administrative & maintenance block and 6 Co-workers residences are completed.

Children's Village

The Children’s Village aims at integrating developmentally challenged children into normal life while providing for their special needs. A beginning has already been made and 63 children (31boys and 32 girls) with special needs have been brought home and are now under the care of 12 SOS mothers and 18 aunts. The mothers in the Village have undergone a 6 month training course by National Trust to take care of children with special needs. The co-workers in the Children’s Village are also specially trained and registered with Rehabilitation Council of India.

Medical Center

The Medical Centre provides high quality basic medical support to the resident children. The facilities like Special education centre which at present has 39 children, Hydrotherapy Center, Physiotherapy Center with 21 children attending it, Speech therapy and Early Intervention Center at present with 12 children are functioning under the Medical Centre. All these centers are well equipped. All the 63 children from the Children’s Village are undergoing different therapies in the Medical centre.

Day Care Center

The day care center will provide specialised day care facilities for 150 to 200 children who are not residents of the Children’s Villages. These children will also utilize the services of the Therapy and Skill Development Center.

The day care center will provide specialised day care facilities for 150 to 200 children who are not residents of the Children's Villages. These children will also utilize the services of the Therapy and Skill Development Center.

Parents' Training Center

The Training Center will provide training to parents with disabled children for dealing with their children in day to day life. This training is specially designed by the National Trust under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and is of 10 days duration.

Vocational Training Center and Workshop

The Vocational Training Center will teach independent living to children with multiple disabilities. An important component of the facility will be a Vocational Training Center that provides alternatives to agriculture related activities. For children having difficulty in getting into the mainstream, covered workshops will provide opportunity for repetitive trades. Some of the courses which are offered here are Brick laying & Masonry, Carpentry, Weaving & Handcrafting, Metal Work, Handlooms, Screen printing, File making, Candle making and Agarbati making.

Phase III will be the development of Training Facilities including an Institute of Rehabilitation Studies (Shri J. N. Kaul Institution of Rehabilitation), Research Centers, Resource and Information Center. The main aim of this institute would be to generate main power capable of dealing, training and handling people with disability.