Community Crafts Association of the Philippines, Inc. - CCAP

Community Crafts Association of the Philippines, Inc. - CCAP CCAP works towards the creation and provision of relevant, responsive and appropriate human-social- The Community Crafts Association of the Philippines, Inc.

(CCAP) was formally organized in May 1973 with Mr. Antonio R. Infante as founding President together with twenty (21) members representing the religious and socio-civic. The purpose then was to contribute to the social and economic progress of the country’s urban and rural poor, with a particular focus on the community craft workers. It started out giving capacity-building to them in the form of p

roduct design and development as well as other enterprise-related skills. Thereafter, it also helped in the marketing of the products to buyers from Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, among others. Soon, it became part of the International Federation of Alternative Trade (IFAT) which seeks to ensure that trade is beneficial both for the workers and producers as well as the corporations. This involvement with IFAT made CCAP’s interventions consistent with the principles of fairness and transparent trading. In order to focus more on the capacity and partnership building work, CCAP formed CCAP Fairtrade for Development Inc. (CCAP Fairtrade) in May 1998 to be the assume the enterprise functions it once performed for its partners. As 100% owner of CCAP Fairtrade, the latter’s profits fund the formers programs for its partners. CCAP Fairtrade became a Guaranteed Member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), the successor of IFAT. Despite this, CCAP remains committed to the principles of Fair Trade in all its programs. However, the decade that followed was a financially challenging one for CCAP Fairtrade. Sales of product was not consistent as partner-buyers start to fold or have reduced their requirements. Soon, CCAP Fairtrade could no longer support the programs of CCAP. This is why in 2015, the Board of Trustees approved a 3-year Strategic Plan to further enhance its work and mission. The plan includes opening up CCAP to fundraising activities including application of grants for projects as well as the offering of Business Development Services (BDS) to government, civil society and business. BDS is designed to help develop the partner’s beneficiary-communities using CCAP’s almost 50 years of community enterprise development experience. In 2018, the group updated its Vision-Mission to highlight that both organizations are Fair Trade advocates that specializes on developing partners both the artisans as well as the buyers. The newly-formulated Vision-Mission Statement is as follows:

Vision: We are a world class, market driven, and, leading Fair Trade organization. Mission: We LISTEN, LEARN, INNOVATE, and, CONNECT. At present, it has twenty-four (24) partners from all around Luzon, Central and Western Visayas. It has partnerships for BDS with Christian Aid, United Parcel Services, and the Forest Foundation Philippines, to name a few; and, has trained more than 1,000 community artisans through these partnerships. Its main work remains with the artisan-partners it has, supporting them in their trading relations with CCAP Fairtrade. #

The winning works of the National Printing Office's employees from the series of workhops conducted! Congratulations to...
16/12/2025

The winning works of the National Printing Office's employees from the series of workhops conducted! Congratulations to all the winners!

Thank you NPO for this partnership!

The last workshop for the employees of the National Printing Office -- "Crafts for Comfort" using excess papers from the...
12/12/2025

The last workshop for the employees of the National Printing Office -- "Crafts for Comfort" using excess papers from the printing office! Good job everyone!

Thanks to Norilyn Llagas for facilitating the workshop!

"Seeds of Serenity" the theme of the workshop on planting. Conducted to employees of the National Printing Office last w...
08/12/2025

"Seeds of Serenity" the theme of the workshop on planting. Conducted to employees of the National Printing Office last week as part of their series of activities on their Campaign to end VAW.

Thanks to Ms Gina Sadorra for facilitating this workshop!

How to use the color wheel? And a few basic techniques in painting.....then, ola.....never underestimate Filipinos' crea...
29/11/2025

How to use the color wheel? And a few basic techniques in painting.....then, ola.....never underestimate Filipinos' creativity!

Conducted a painting workshop to employees of the National Printing Office in solidarity to their Campaign to end Violence Against Women.

Thanks too to our talented artists Tatlonghari, Binalangbang and Tatlonghari!

Visit us at the Women's Bazaar at Liwasang Diokno today!
25/11/2025

Visit us at the Women's Bazaar at Liwasang Diokno today!

07/11/2025
Just concluded our participation to the market event organized by Ateneo - OMI team yesterday. Thanks to to OMI for thi...
24/10/2025

Just concluded our participation to the market event organized by Ateneo - OMI team yesterday. Thanks to to OMI for this opportunity as well as people from OSCI and Josh, student volunteer, for the assistance. Many many thanks too to all who bought goods made by our partner artisans! Mabuhay kayo!

See you again on November 6-7!

Promoting products of the sa Kabuhayan - BSK at DTI's Albay Business Link event in Legaspi and the Ateneo's TALAB event...
16/10/2025

Promoting products of the sa Kabuhayan - BSK at DTI's Albay Business Link event in Legaspi and the Ateneo's TALAB event.

Our gratitude to the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. for the assistance to Bukluran as part of CCAP's project on market access.

11/09/2025
Support locally-made crafts! Visit the bazaar at Newport Blvd fronting Sarasota Residence from August 29 - September 1!...
28/08/2025

Support locally-made crafts! Visit the bazaar at Newport Blvd fronting Sarasota Residence from August 29 - September 1! CCAP's partner producer, Bukluran sa Kabuhayan, will be showcasing their new products perfect for gifts! See you there!

Sponsored by Metrobank Foundation, Inc.

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CCAP Building, No. 693 G. Araneta Avenue Cor. Kaliraya St. , Brgy. Tatalon
Quezon City
1113

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm

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