Crops, Crafts & Dreams (CC&D) is a livelihood project for the primary and secondary beneficiaries of Ina-Inakay Center, Inc.

Metro Manila oversees the Craft livelihood, Ii Craft is the brand name of our craft. In Region 3, Tarlac engages in Crops.

Dreams are not an actual type of craft nor crop. Dreams are a component of “creative imagination”, the development of a life’s dream, fueled by vision and sustained through inspired courage to pursue a goal.

The farm’s harvest provides jobs and income for community members. Part of each harvest is given to scholars as part of their care package.

Farm workers can be full-time, part-time, or on-call. The farm provides various employment opportunities for men, women, youth, students, and others in the community.

Calamansi
~800 trees. Harvested every 4 months.
Bananas
Harvested 15 to 18 months after planting.
Mushrooms
Daily harvest after 4 weeks. Sold by kilo.
Cassava
Drought-resistant. Planted 1 to 2x per year.
Short-Term Veg
Pechay, camote, sitaw, 45 to 60 days.
Moringa
Nutritional and medicinal value.
Ii Craft Brand

Artisan Handicrafts

Ii Craft is Ina-Inakay’s handicraft brand. This program serves former PDLs trained inside prison to weave handicrafts while seeking permanent work or supplementary income. They are our artisans.

Inakay produces Christmas ornaments, table decorations, and home and personal accessories. Products are sold locally and in the United States.

Products Sold Locally & in USA
Christmas ornaments, table decorations, and home and personal accessories sold through partner channels.
Work From Home
Artisans may work from home. Finished products are turned in and paid for upon quality control approval.
Income to Artisans
All income returns to the Handicraft Fund to sustain the program and pay artisans for each approved item.
Dreams are neither a crop nor a craft, they are creative imagination in action. A motivation that can bring about social change.

A hope, a desire, an ambition to achieve a goal. Through livelihood, those pursuing education or a better life can make their dreams come true.

CC&D ensures that marginalized individuals, including those with disabilities, have opportunities to become part of economic activities that sustain families and communities.

Objectives of CC&D
Lift poor and vulnerable sectors out of poverty by enabling them to generate sustainable income. Create new part-time, full-time, or on-call job opportunities. Increase capacity through formal or informal training.
In Pictures
Crops at the Farm6 photos
Harvests from Levi PCLL in Tarlac: calamansi, rice, vegetables, and root crops that generate income and food for beneficiary families.
Ii Craft Handicrafts8 photos
Handmade by our artisans, former PDLs trained in weaving: Christmas ornaments, table decorations, and home accessories sold locally and in the United States.
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