Translate the text from English to Welsh.



 
All head teachers are being reminded of the issue and their responsibilities to help ensure that children and young people remain safe while they are in school.  
The prevalence of FGM is difficult to estimate because of the hidden nature of the crime. However, there are an estimated 137,000 women and girls affected by FGM in Wales and England.  
The Education Secretary is highlighting the important role schools can play in identifying potential victims and safeguarding them from FGM. Statutory guidance, Keeping learners safe is in place to support schools and education services in ensuring that child welfare concerns are acted upon appropriately and effectively, involving investigating agencies where necessary.  
The Welsh Government has also produced a range of materials and guidance available on Hwb to support schools in managing child protection issues.  
 Kirsty Williams said:
> “I have written to schools to seek their assistance in helping eradicate this particularly abhorrent form of violence against women and girls. It is imperative we all recognise the warning signs of a child who might be at risk.
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> “Female Genital Mutilation is child abuse and a criminal offence. It cannot be justified as a cultural or religious practice and leaders of all main faiths have rightly spoken out against it.
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> “School and college staff must play a crucial role in safeguarding young people from abuse, which is why it is vital that they are alert to the signs of FGM and what action to take if they have concerns.
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> “Staff should also be aware that young girls may be taken abroad in summer holidays to undergo FGM, as procedures take up to four weeks to heal.  The procedure may therefore be performed before a girl returns to school at the start of the autumn term. It is essential that staff are vigilant in looking for signs of FGM after the school holidays and report anything that may seem suspicious to the appropriate professional.
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> “I want all of us to be more aware of this unacceptable abuse, so together we can put an end to FGM in Wales.”







Translation:


 
Atgoffir pob pennaeth o’r mater a’u cyfrifoldebau er mwyn helpu i sicrhau bod plant a phobl ifanc yn parhau i fod yn ddiogel tra bônt yn yr ysgol.  
Mae’n anodd amcangyfrif nifer yr achosion o anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod oherwydd bod natur y drosedd yn guddiedig.  Er hynny, amcangyfrifir bod 137,000 o ferched a menywod yn cael eu heffeithio gan anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod yng Nghymru a Lloegr.  
Mae’r Ysgrifennydd Addysg yn tynnu sylw at y rôl bwysig y gallai ysgolion ei chwarae yn adnabod dioddefwyr tebygol ac yn eu diogelu rhag anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod.  Mae’r canllaw statudol, Cadw dysgwyr yn ddiogel bellach ar gael i gefnogi ysgolion a gwasanaethau addysg. Mae’r canllaw’n sicrhau y cymerir camau priodol ac effeithiol pan fydd pryderon am les plant yn codi, gan ddefnyddio asiantaethau ymchwilio pan fo hynny’n briodol.  
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd wedi cynhyrchu ystod o ddeunyddiau a chanllawiau ar Hwb i roi cefnogaeth i ysgolion reoli materion amddiffyn plant.  
 Dywedodd Kirsty Williams:
> “Rwy wedi ysgrifennu at ysgolion i ofyn am eu cymorth er mwyn helpu i gael gwared ar y math yma o drais ffiaidd yn erbyn menywod a merched . Mae’n hollbwysig ein bod ni i gyd yn adnabod yr arwyddion sy’n rhybudd y gallai plentyn fod mewn perygl.
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> “Mae anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod yn ffurf o gam\-drin plant ac yn drosedd.  Ni ellir ei gyfiawnhau fel arfer diwylliannol na chrefyddol ac mae arweinwyr y prif grefyddau wedi ei gondemnio.
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> “Rhaid i staff ysgolion a cholegau chwarae rôl hollbwysig yn diogelu pobl ifanc rhag camdriniaeth. Mae’n hanfodol, felly, eu bod yn ymwybodol iawn o arwyddion anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod a pha gamau y dylid eu cymryd os oes ganddyn nhw bryderon.
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> “Dylai staff fod yn ymwybodol hefyd y gellid mynd â merched ifanc dramor yn ystod gwyliau’r haf er mwyn anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod, gan y gall y triniaethau gymryd hyd at bedair wythnos i wella.  Felly, gallai’r driniaeth gael ei chynnal cyn i’r ferch ddychwelyd i’r ysgol ar ddechrau tymor yr hydref. Mae’n bwysig iawn bod staff yn wyliadwrus wrth edrych am arwydd o anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod ar ôl gwyliau’r ysgol ac i adrodd ar unrhyw beth a all fod yn amheus i’r gweithiwr proffesiynol perthnasol.
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> “Rwy am i ni i gyd fod yn fwy effro i’r cam\-drin annerbyniol hwn, fel y gallwn ni roi stop ar anffurfio organau cenhedlu benywod yng Nghymru.”