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Mae'n bleser gen i gyhoeddi ein bod wedi penodi Diverse Cymru i reoli'r Cynllun Grant Diwylliant ar gyfer Sefydliadau ar Lawr Gwlad ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru. Mae'r cynllun grant yn agor ar gyfer ceisiadau yng nghanol mis Awst am chwe wythnos. Rwyf wedi sicrhau bod cyllid o hyd at £455,000 ar gael dros y ddwy flynedd nesaf i alluogi pobl Ddu, Asiaidd ac Ethnig Leiafrifol i gael mynediad a chyfranogiad teg at weithgareddau diwylliannol. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am gymhwysedd, gan gynnwys sut i wneud cais a pha gymorth sydd ar gael i ymgeiswyr, ar gael ar wefan Diverse Cymru (dolen allanol).


Mae'r cyllid grant hwn yn ymateb uniongyrchol i ddau gam penodol yn y Cynllun Gweithredu Cymru Wrth\-hiliol. Mae'n mynd i'r afael â'r angen i adolygu ceisiadau am gyllid i wella canlyniadau ar gyfer sefydliadau Du, Asiaidd ac Ethnig Lleiafrifol neu bobl o gefndiroedd Du, Asiaidd ac Ethnig Lleiafrifol ac yn clustnodi adnoddau i gefnogi gweithgareddau diwylliannol a chreadigol ar lawr gwlad ymhlith grwpiau Du, Asiaidd ac Ethnig Lleiafrifol.


Hoffwn i ddiwylliant yng Nghymru fod ar gyfer pawb ac am bawb. Rydym yn gwybod bod diwylliant yn siapio ein hunaniaeth ac yn dylanwadu ar ein hymddygiad. Mae Cymru yn wlad amrywiol; mae ein hanes yn gyfoethog o straeon a diwylliannau cymunedau sefydlog ac unigolion o bob cwr o'r byd sydd wedi ymgartrefu yng Nghymru. Gellir teimlo eu cyfraniad ym mhob man. Mae pobl o gefndiroedd ethnig lleiafrifol wedi cyfrannu at bob rhan o'n heconomi a'n cymdeithas ers cenedlaethau. I lawer, mae diwylliant wedi'i drwytho mewn deuoliaeth iaith, cerddoriaeth, bwyd a hanes; yn amlochrog ac wedi'i blethu i'w graidd.


Drwy'r grant hwn, hoffwn alluogi pobl o gefndiroedd ethnig lleiafrifol i ddiffinio, dehongli a chymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau diwylliannol sy'n bwysig iddynt gan greu diwylliant mwy cynhwysol sy'n adlewyrchu amrywiaeth ein cymdeithas. Diben hyn yw galluogi pobl o gefndiroedd ethnig lleiafrifol i lunio sut maen nhw'n dathlu a rhannu eu diwylliant, nid dim ond ceisio 'cynnwys' pobl o gefndiroedd ethnig lleiafrifol mewn strwythurau sydd efallai'n cael eu hystyried yn rhai sydd wedi'u heithrio.


Rwy'n ddiolchgar am y gefnogaeth a'r cyfraniad parhaus gan Aelod Dynodedig Plaid Cymru wrth inni fwrw ymlaen â'r gwaith pwysig hwn.


Rwy’n cyhoeddi’r datganiad hwn yn ystod y toriad er mwyn i aelodau gael yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf. Os carai aelodau ddatganiad pellach gennyf neu atebion i gwestiynau pan ddaw’r Senedd yn ei hôl, byddaf yn fwy na pharod i’w rhoi iddynt.







Translation:


 
I am pleased to announce we have appointed Diverse Cymru to manage the Culture Grant Scheme for Grassroot Organisations on behalf of Welsh Government. The grant scheme opens for application in mid\-August for six weeks. I have made available funding of up to £455,000 over the next two years to enable Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic people have equitable access to and involvement in cultural activities. Further information on eligibility, including how to make an application and support available to applicants, can be found on Diverse Cymru’s website (external link).


This grant funding is a direct response to two specific actions in the Anti\-racist Wales Action Plan. It addresses the need to review funding applications to improve outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic\-led organisations or people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and ring\-fences resource to support grassroots cultural and creative activities among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups.


We want culture in Wales to be for everyone and about everyone. We know culture shapes our identity and influences our behaviour. Wales is a diverse country; our history is rich with the stories and cultures of settled communities and individuals from every corner of the globe who have made Wales their home. Their contribution can be felt everywhere. Ethnic minority people have contributed to all spheres of our economy and society for generations. For many, culture is steeped in duality of language, music, food and history; deeply intertwined and multifaceted.


Through this grant I want to enable ethnic minority people to define, interpret and engage in cultural activities meaningful to them and create a more inclusive culture reflective of our society’s diversity. This is about enabling ethnic minority people to shape how they celebrate and share their culture, not just seeking to ‘include’ ethnic minority people in structures that may have been perceived as excluding them.


I am grateful for the continued support and contribution from the Plaid Cymru Designated Member as we take forward this important work.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.