Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Gwnaeth Dirprwy Weinidog yr Economi, Lee Waters, a'r Dirprwy Weinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol, Hannah Blythyn ymweld â hen siop y Co\-op yn Nhonypandy i weld sut bydd Cymdeithas Tai Rhondda, sydd wedi derbyn £100,000, yn adfer yr eiddo gwag, gyda'r nod o roi bywyd newydd i'r stryd fawr.


Mae'r hwb ariannol hwn yn dod drwy gyfraniad Tasglu'r Cymoedd at Gronfa Her yr Economi Sylfaenon Llywodraeth Cymru, sydd â'r nod o wella’r ffordd mae’r economi leol yn gweithio er mwyn mynd i’r afael â’r teimlad a gafodd ei adlewyrchu yn refferendwm yr UE fod rhannau o Gymru yn cael eu gadael ar ôl.


Mae’r cyhoeddiad heddiw yn canolbwyntio ar 27 prosiect yn y Cymoedd o 50 prosiect arbrofol sy’n cael eu cyhoeddi dros yr wythnosau nesaf, er mwyn treialu ffyrdd gwahanol o ddatblygu economïau lleol yng Nghymru. Cymru oedd y wlad gyntaf i fabwysiadu dull yr ‘Economi Sylfaenol’, sy’n cael ei ddefnyddio mewn dinasoedd a rhanbarthau o amgylch y byd.


Mae'r Economi Sylfaenol yn cynnwys y nwyddau a'r gwasanaethau pob dydd y mae ar bawb eu hangen ac sy’n cael eu defnyddio ganddyn nhw.


Dywedodd Luke Takuechi, Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Cymdeithas Tai Rhondda:



> "Rydyn ni wrth ein boddau bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cefnogi ein cynnig fel rhan o'r gronfa her i gefnogi'r Economi Sylfaenol.
> 
> 
> "Rydyn ni'n bwriadu adfer yr ardal hanfodol hon yng nghanol tref Tonypandy, ac mae egwyddorion yr Economi Sylfaenol yn rhan o'n meddwl strategol ar gyfer y prosiect. Rydyn ni wedi buddsoddi yn y safle hwn gan ein bod yn teimlo bod gwir botensial i ddefnyddio sgiliau lleol a syniadau creadigol yn well, i ddatblygu safle bywiog sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio at nifer o ddibenion a fydd yn gwella iechyd, llesiant a ffyniant pobl lleol.


Mae Tasglu'r Cymoedd wedi bod yn gweithio'n agos gyda busnesau, cyflogwyr ac unigolion yn yr ardal i sicrhau eu bod yn ymwybodol o'r mathau o gymorth a chyfleoedd sydd ar gael iddyn nhw i wella eu sefydlogrwydd ariannol.


Oherwydd nifer ac ansawdd y ceisiadau, mae cyllideb Cronfa Her yr Economi Sylfaenol ar gyfer Cymru gyfan wedi treblu bron, i tua £4\.5 miliwn. Mae hyn yn cynnwys cymorth oddi wrth Dasglu'r Cymoedd. Roedd busnesau a mentrau'n gallu gwneud cais am hyd at £100,000 i gyllido prosiectau.


Dyfarnwyd £100,000 i Lunax Digital i ddatblygu ap sy'n galluogi defnyddwyr i gyfnewid amser a sgiliau. Er enghraifft, gallai'r ap gael ei ddefnyddio i ddod â dau fusnes at ei gilydd y mae angen eu gwahanol sgiliau ar ei gilydd, ac yn hytrach na chodi ffi am y gwaith, maen nhw'n cytuno i gyfnewid amser ei gilydd i gyflawni eu nod.


Dywedodd Francesca Irving, Rheolwr Gyfarwyddwr Lunx Digital:



> "Dechreuodd ein hap fel prosiect hamdden, damcaniaethol fel rhan o Hacathon Caerffili ynghynt eleni. Roedden ni wrth ein boddau pan gafodd ein tîm ei ddewis fel enillydd y dydd, ond yn goron ar y cyfan, gofynnwyd inni gyflwyno ein prosiect i Lywodraeth Cymru i'w ystyried ar gyfer cyllid.
> 
> 
> "Mae cael y golau gwyrdd ar gyfer y prosiect hwn yn fendith wirioneddol, gan fod cefnogi busnesau newydd yn rhywbeth rydyn ni'n frwd iawn drosto fe ac yn cynnwys yn ein busnesau ein hunain ar hyn o bryd, fel y mae cefnogi cymunedau difreintiedig a galluogi pawb i gyflawni eu llawn botensial – waeth beth fo’u hamgylchiadau.


Yn dilyn ei ymweliad â Thonypandy, dywedodd Dirprwy Weinidog yr Economi, Lee Waters:



> "Mae buddsoddi dros £2\.2 miliwn yn y prosiectau hyn yn dangos yn glir ein hymroddiad i gymunedau yn y Cymoedd, ac mae'n ychwanegiad perffaith at ein huchelgais sy'n cael eu hamlinellu yn Ein Cymoedd, Ein Dyfodol.
> 
> 
> "Mae cefnogi'r Economi Sylfaenol, sydd hefyd yn cynnwys llawer o fusnesau bach a chanolig, yn flaenoriaeth allweddol ar gyfer Llywodraeth Cymru, ac mae'n cyfrif am un swydd o bob pedair yng Nghymoedd y De. Rydyn ni'n gwybod pa mor bwysig yw'r rhan hon o'r economi i fywoliaeth a dyfodol ein trefi a'n pentrefi, a dyma pam rydyn ni wedi treblu’r arian sydd ar gael drwy'r gronfa ar gyfer prosiectau ledled Cymru.
> 
> 
> "Mae gan y 27 cynllun sydd wedi derbyn cyllid yn y Cymoedd y potensial i wneud gwahaniaeth go iawn i fywydau pobl. O syniadau ar gyfer y diwydiant adeiladu i ddechrau defnyddio adeiladau gwag unwaith eto, fel y gwelwyd yn Nhonypandy; o gefnogi mentrau gofal cymdeithasol i ddatblygu llwybrau cerdded i ddenu pobl i'r ardal – heb os mae Cronfa Her yr Economi Sylfaenol yn gwneud newidiadau er gwell.
> 
> 
> "Mae'r Gronfa hefyd yn rhan o'n hymateb i fynd i'r afael a'r heriau a'r ansicrwydd sy’n cael eu peri gan Brexit. Rydyn ni yn y llywodraeth wedi ymrwymo i'n pobl, i gefnogi pobl ac adeiladu'r twf economaidd mae pob un ohonon ni am ei weld.


Dywedodd y Dirprwy Weinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol, Hannah Blythyn:



> "Mae wedi bod yn wych dod i Donypandy heddiw i weld sut mae buddsoddiadau gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn helpu i ddechrau defnyddio adeiladau gwag unwaith eto, er les y bobl leol.
> 
> 
> "Rydyn ni'n cydnabod yr heriau mae pobl a busnesau lleol yn Nhonypandy yn eu hwynebu, wrth iddyn nhw geisio creu canol tref sy'n lle deniadol a bywiog ar gyfer y bobl sy'n byw a gweithio yno, yn ogystal ag ymwelwyr.
> 
> 
> "Bydd y cyllid hwn yn helpu i greu cyfleoedd swyddi a chynyddu nifer yr ymwelwyr. Bydd hyn yn gwneud cyfraniad pwysig at yr economi leol.
> 
> 
> "Rydyn ni wedi ymrwymo i adfer ardaloedd i hyrwyddo twf economaidd sydd o fudd i'n trefi a'n cymunedau. Dw i'n edrych ymlaen at weld y buddsoddiad hwn yn helpu'r ardal i tyfu a ffynnu.


Rhagor o wybodaeth am y prosiectau sy’n derbyn cymorth ariannol ar wefan Busnes Cymru.







Translation:


 
Deputy Minister for Economy, Lee Waters and Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn visited the former Co\-op store in Tonypandy to see how the Rhondda Housing Association scheme which has been awarded £100,000 will see the vacant premises renovated with the aim of revitalising the high street.


The funding boost comes from the Valleys Taskforce’s contribution to the Welsh Government’s Foundational Economy Challenge Fund, which aims to improve the way the local economy works in order to address the feeling reflected in the EU referendum that parts of Wales are being left behind.


Today’s announcement focuses on 27 Valleys based projects out of 50 experimental projects across Wales that are being announced in the coming weeks to trial different approaches to local economic development. Wales is the first country in the world to embrace the ‘Foundational Economy’ approach, which is being taken up by cities and regions across the world.


The Foundational Economy is made up of the everyday goods and services we all use and need.


Luke Takeuchi, CEO of Rhondda Housing Association said:



> “We are delighted that Welsh Government has supported our bid as part of the challenge fund to support the Foundational Economy.
> 
> 
> “We plan to regenerate this key area of Tonypandy’s town centre and the foundational economy principles form a key part of our strategic thinking for the project. We have invested in this site as we feel there is genuine potential to better utilise local skills and creative ideas to develop a vibrant mixed\-use site that will improve the health, wellbeing and prosperity of local people.


The Valleys Taskforce has been working closely with businesses, employers and individuals in the region to make them aware of the types of support and opportunities available to them to boost their financial sustainability.


As a result of the demand and quality of applications, the Foundational Economy Challenge Fund’s budget for the whole of Wales has been almost trebled to around £4\.5 million, this includes support from the Valleys Taskforce. Businesses and enterprises were able to apply for up to £100,000 of project funding.


Lunax Digital in Caerphilly has also been awarded £100,000 to develop an App which allows users to swap time and skills. The app could be used, for example, to bring together two businesses who need each other’s skills and rather than set a price for the work they agree to swap each other’s time to achieve their aims.


Francesca Irving, Lunax Digital Managing Director said:



> “Our app, Swapp, started off as a hypothetical and recreational project undertaken as part of the Caerphilly Hackathon earlier this year. We were delighted to have been chosen as the winning team for the day, but even more thrilled to have been asked to officially submit our project to Welsh Government to be considered for funding.
> 
> 
> “Getting the go ahead on this project is a real blessing, as supporting start\-up businesses is something we are hugely passionate about and currently weave into our own businesses, as is supporting deprived communities and enabling everyone to fulfil their potential, no matter the circumstance.


Following the visit to Tonypandy, Deputy Minister for Economy Lee Waters said:



> “Investing more than £2\.2 million in these projects is a clear demonstration of our commitment to Valleys communities and perfectly complements our ambitions as set out in Our Valleys, Our Future.
> 
> 
> “Supporting the Foundational Economy, which is also made up of many small and medium sized businesses, is a key priority for Welsh Government and accounts for one in every four jobs in the South Wales Valleys. We know how important this part of the economy is to livelihoods and the future of our towns and villages, which is why we have trebled the amount available through the fund for projects across Wales.
> 
> 
> “The 27 schemes being awarded funding in the Valleys have the potential to make a real difference to people’s lives. From projects aimed at bringing vacant buildings back into use as seen in Tonypandy, to supporting social care initiatives to developing walking routes to attract people to the region – the Foundational Economy Challenge Fund is all about delivering positive changes.
> 
> 
> “The Fund is also part of our response the dissatisfaction some communities expressed through the referendum and the wider challenges and uncertainty of Brexit. As a government, we are committed to supporting our communities, to safeguarding and creating  jobs and to building economic growth that we all want to see.


Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, Hannah Blythyn said:



> “It’s been great to visit Tonypandy today to see how Welsh Government investment is helping bring a disused premises back into use for the benefit of local people.
> 
> 
> “We recognise the challenges facing local people and local businesses in Tonypandy as they work to create a town centre which is an attractive, vibrant place for people to live, work and visit.
> 
> 
> “This funding will help to create job opportunities and increase footfall which will be important in contributing to the local economy.
> 
> 
> “We are committed to revitalising areas to promote economic growth that benefits our towns and communities. I look forward to seeing this investment support the area to grow and flourish.


More information about the projects awarded funding can be found on the Business Wales website.