1 Day one
Getting there
Travel to the village or community, meet the elder and family, understand the environment and prepare the recording plan without rushing the person into an interview.
Fund the next field story
Sponsor one story. Preserve a lifetime.
A Katha Hijo Ko episode is more than an interview. We travel to the elder’s community, spend time building trust, record the conversation and everyday surroundings, bring the material home safely, then edit and preserve it for the future.
Why three field days?
The interview is one day. Preserving it takes more.
The team needs enough time for travel, trust, a full interview, environmental footage and a safe return with the recordings.
2 Day two
Recording the story
Full oral-history interview, two-camera recording, professional sound, portraits, everyday surroundings and B-roll that gives the testimony a sense of place.
3 Day three
Bringing the history home
Return travel with the recorded material. After the field trip come backups, transcription, editing, sound work, subtitles where needed and long-term preservation.
Where the money goes
A working NPR 500,000 episode budget
The exact split changes from story to story. These are planning lines so supporters can understand what field preservation actually requires.
Field crewTwo camera crew, two interview/host roles, sound and production/logistics across the field trip.NPR 180,000
Camera, sound & lightingMulti-day rental or allocation for two-camera coverage, lenses, audio, support and essential lighting.NPR 100,000
Travel & vehicleVehicle, driver, fuel, overnight vehicle charges and route-dependent local transport.NPR 60,000
Food & accommodationMeals, water and simple accommodation for the travelling crew during the field trip.NPR 45,000
Elder / family / community supportRespectful local contribution, food support, gifts or other agreed community costs where appropriate.NPR 20,000
Post-production & preservationEditing, transcription/subtitles, audio cleanup, data handling, backups and archive preparation.NPR 65,000
ContingencyBuffer for remote access, weather, rescheduling, equipment or other field variation.NPR 30,000
Current planning totalNPR 500,000
There is more than one way to help
Choose the kind of support that makes sense to you.
Five lakh rupees should never feel like the minimum price of caring about oral history. One person can fund an entire episode; many people can also make one possible together.
Start a conversation
Tell us what you would like to preserve.
This is an enquiry, not an automatic payment or booking. We review the story, location and production needs first, then contact you about what is realistic.
Prefer email? kathahijoko@gmail.com