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Mae Taith yn darparu cyfleoedd i ddysgwyr, pobl ifanc a staff ym mhob math o leoliad addysg ac ieuenctid deithio dramor i ddysgu, yn ogystal â chaniatáu i sefydliadau wahodd eu partneriaid rhyngwladol i ddod i ymweld â Chymru.


Ers ei lansio ym mis Chwefror y llynedd, mae Taith wedi galluogi:


* cyfleoedd i dros 11,000 o bobl deithio a dysgu drwy deithiau cyfnewid a all drawsnewid bywydau pobl,
* teithiau cyfnewid rhwng Cymru a mwy na 90 o wledydd,
* 142 o brosiectau sy'n cynnwys mwy na 150 o sefydliadau o bob awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru.


Un grŵp o bobl ifanc sydd wedi elwa ar gyllid Taith yw disgyblion o Ysgol Gynradd Oak Field yn y Barri a deithiodd i Murcia yn Sbaen i gymryd rhan mewn ystod o weithgareddau addysgol, gan gynnwys gweithgareddau i fagu eu hyder, ar y cyd â'u cyfoedion yn Sbaen.


Kelly Bladon, sy’n athrawes yn yr ysgol a wnaeth gais am y cyllid a alluogodd 30 o blant 9\-11 oed i gymryd rhan. A dyna’r tro cyntaf i lawer ohonynt adael Cymru. Dywedodd hi:



> "Pwrpas y daith hon oedd sicrhau bod gan y disgyblion uchelgeisiau ar gyfer eu bywyd. Oherwydd allwch chi ddim anelu at rywbeth os nad ydych chi erioed wedi'i brofi. Roedd hi'n gyfle iddyn nhw weld bod cymaint mwy yn y byd."


Dywedodd Jeremy Miles, Gweinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg:



> "Mae'n wych gweld yr effaith y mae Taith yn ei chael. Mae'n ein galluogi ni i chwalu'r rhwystrau sy'n atal pobl rhag cymryd rhan mewn teithiau cyfnewid rhyngwladol ac mae'n agor y drysau i gyfleoedd i bawb.
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> "Rwy mor falch o weld bod amrywiaeth mor eang o ddarparwyr addysg yn elwa ar y cyllid.
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> "Mae Taith yn ymwneud â chyfleoedd trawsnewidiol i bobl ifanc fagu hyder, ehangu eu gorwelion, a datblygu eu dyheadau. Yn aml, gwelwn ni'r effaith fwyaf ar y rhai hynny o grwpiau sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol – a gwelwn ni'r newid mwyaf ynddyn nhw hefyd."


Nid yw'r cyllid yn gyfyngedig i ysgolion, colegau a phrifysgolion. Manteisiodd GISDA ar y cyllid hwn – elusen o Gaernarfon sy'n gweithio gyda phobl ifanc ddigartref ac sy'n agored i niwed. Ac ym mis Ebrill eleni aeth GISDA â grŵp i'r Ffindir am wythnos i ddysgu am ddiwylliant y wlad fel rhan o'u haddysg. Cafodd y daith effaith enfawr ar les y bobl ifanc hynny. Ni fyddai llawer ohonynt erioed wedi cael profiad o'r fath heb raglen Taith.


Dywedodd Lyndsey Thomas, Pennaeth Datblygu GISDA:



> "Roedd y daith wedi newid eu bywydau. Ysgrifennodd un o'r bobl ifanc a gymerodd ran lythyr atom i ddweud cymaint yr oedd wedi mwynhau'r daith a'i fod wedi teimlo'n hapus am y tro cyntaf ers amser maith. Roedd yn wych clywed hefyd eu bod wedi magu hyder."


Mae Taith wedi ymrwymo i gynnwys unigolion o grwpiau sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol – gan gynnwys y rhai o gefndiroedd difreintiedig, grwpiau ethnig lleiafrifol, pobl anabl a'r rhai ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol – a gall y rheini wynebu rhwystrau sy’n eu hatal rhag mynd ar deithiau cyfnewid rhyngwladol i ddysgu.


Mae'r rhan fwyaf o ysgolion sydd wedi cael cyllid hyd yma yn dod o ardaloedd mwyaf difreintiedig Cymru, ac nid yw'r cyfleoedd wedi'u cyfyngu i'r rheini mewn addysg prif ffrwd ychwaith – mae dwy uned cyfeirio disgyblion wedi sicrhau cyllid yn ddiweddar.


Dywedodd Susana Galván Hernandez, Cyfarwyddwr Gweithredol Taith:



> "Mae'n wirioneddol ysbrydoledig a mor werth chweil clywed am straeon y cyfleoedd hyn. Ac mae’r effaith y mae'r teithiau cyfnewid hyn yn ei chael – ar y rhai sy'n teithio allan o Gymru yn ogystal â'r rhai sy'n croesawu pobl i Gymru – mor gadarnhaol.
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> "Mae hyn yn arbennig o wir pan fydd y rhaglen a'r cyfleoedd yn estyn allan i'r rhai sydd â rhwystrau sy’n eu hatal rhag cymryd rhan, ac sydd heb eu cynrychioli’n ddigonol mewn teithiau cyfnewid rhyngwladol yn y gorffennol.
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> "Mae hefyd yn rhoi boddhad mawr gweld bod rhaglen Taith yn cael ei chydnabod a'i hymgorffori yn y maes addysg ac ym maes rhaglenni cyfnewid rhyngwladol yng Nghymru ac yn rhyngwladol. Mae hyn yn rhywbeth y dylai Cymru fod yn wirioneddol falch ohono".







Translation:


 
Taith provides opportunities for learners, young people and staff in every type of education and youth setting to travel abroad to learn, as well as allowing organisations to invite their international partners to come and visit Wales.


Since its launch in February last year, Taith has enabled:


* opportunities for over 11,000 people to take part in transformative learning exchange trips,
* exchanges between Wales and more than 90 countries,
* 142 projects involving more than 150 organisations from every local authority in Wales.


One group of young people who have benefitted from Taith funding are pupils from Oak Field Primary School in Barry who travelled to Murcia in Spain to take part in a range of educational and confidence\-building activities alongside their Spanish peers.


Teacher Kelly Bladon applied for the funding, which enabled 30 children, aged 9\-11, to take part; for many it was the first time they had left Wales. She said:



> “This trip was about making sure the pupils have got aspirations for life, because how can you aspire to something that you’ve never experienced? They got to see that there’s a lot more out there.”


The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, said:



> “It’s fantastic to see the impact Taith is having, enabling us to break down barriers to international exchange and opening up opportunities for all.
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> “I’m so pleased to see such a wide range of education providers benefitting from the funding.
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> “Taith is about transformative opportunities for young people to build confidence, broaden their horizons, and grow their aspirations. The impact on those from underrepresented groups is often the highest, and the change we see in them the greatest.”


The funding is not limited to schools, colleges and universities. In April this year, GISDA, a Caernarfon\-based charity working with homeless and vulnerable young people, took a group to Finland for a week of cultural and educational exchange. The trip had a huge impact on the wellbeing of the young people, many of whom would never have had this kind of experience without Taith.


Lyndsey Thomas, Head of Development at Gisda, said:



> “It was life changing. One of the participants wrote us a letter to say how much they enjoyed the trip and how they had experienced happiness for the first time in years.  The confidence they gained from the trip was amazing to hear.”


Taith is committed to reaching individuals from underrepresented groups – including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, ethnic minority groups, disabled people and those with additional learning needs – who may face barriers to international learning exchange opportunities.


The majority of schools that have received funding so far are from the most deprived areas of Wales and the opportunities are not limited to those in mainstream education providers \- two pupil referral units have recently secured funding.


Susana Galván Hernandez, Executive Director, Taith said:



> “It is truly inspiring and rewarding to see the stories of these opportunities come to life, and the impact these exchanges are having on its participants – both on those travelling out of Wales as well as those welcoming participants into Wales.
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> “This is particularly true when the programme and the opportunities are reaching out to those with barriers to participation and who have been underrepresented in international exchange in the past.
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> “It is also hugely rewarding to see Taith recognised and embedded into the education and international exchange landscape in Wales and internationally – this is something that Wales should truly be proud of”.