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A wide range of volunteer and community action has been key to Wales’ response to the COVID\-19 pandemic, particularly in support of the most vulnerable people in the community.


This support has been vital to sustaining the health and well\-being of many people. It has helped to reduce pressure on public services, and thereby saved lives.


Jane Hutt said:



> I want to say thank you to all the amazing helpers who are and have been working in your communities, right across Wales.
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> You have already made a huge difference across Welsh communities. Community groups have shown how well volunteers work together, and I wish to applaud and celebrate the efforts made. It is fantastic to hear about the numerous inventive, creative ways that communities have found for supporting each other. Shared effort creates beautiful outcomes, and volunteering can have a huge and beneficial impact on both volunteers, and on those who are supported.


Voluntary and community action across Wales has been strongly focused on supporting vulnerable people and the groups and communities most affected by COVID, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and disabled people. 


A new £4m grant funding scheme has now been launched which will help this vital work to continue, supporting the most deprived geographic areas and communities, and promoting partnership between public bodies and third sector organisations to achieve maximum impact.


This funding will sustain volunteering and community action during recovery from the COVID\-19 crisis, helping grant recipients to introduce new systems and arrangements, and develop long term community support services.


Jane Hutt continued:



> This grant scheme will have positive economic, social and cultural impacts. It will strengthen local communities, build community cohesion, and provide long\-term support for the most vulnerable.
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> Through the lockdowns this year, volunteers, third sector organisations and community groups came together with spirit and conviction to support local communities. We could not have continued to function so well without your help, support and hard work.
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> Please carry on doing whatever you can to support your local area – it all makes a difference. Just remember to stay safe, stay local, and follow Welsh Government’s COVID\-19 guidelines. Together, we will keep Wales safe.


Ruth Marks, CEO of Wales Council for Voluntary Action, said:



> This year, volunteers have been at the forefront of community response to the pandemic in Wales, and indeed across the World. Since the beginning of 2020, more than 22,000 people have registered to volunteer on Volunteering\-Wales.net. These volunteers have provided vital support to countless individuals, which has helped take pressure off the NHS.
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> WCVA has seen some truly amazing examples of volunteering and the impact that this support has had, and so we would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one who has volunteered their time during this challenging year.
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> The voluntary sector has also experienced huge financial struggles during the pandemic, and so funds such as the Coronavirus Recovery Grant for Volunteering are vital in ensuring voluntary organisations are able to continue operating. WCVA will continue to work closely in partnership with public sector bodies and County Voluntary Councils to get much needed funds and support out to the sector.







Translation:


 
Mae ystod eang o waith gwirfoddol a gweithredu cymunedol wedi bod yn allweddol i ymateb Cymru i bandemig COVID\-19, yn enwedig i gefnogi'r bobl fwyaf agored i niwed yn y gymuned.


Mae'r cymorth hwn wedi bod yn hanfodol i gynnal iechyd a lles llawer o bobl. Mae wedi helpu i leihau'r pwysau ar wasanaethau cyhoeddus, ac felly wedi achub bywydau.


Dywedodd Jane Hutt:



> Hoffwn ddiolch i'r holl bobl anhygoel sydd, ac sydd wedi bod yn gweithio yn ein cymunedau ledled Cymru.
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> Rydych eisoes wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth enfawr ar draws cymunedau Cymru. Mae grwpiau cymunedol wedi dangos pa mor dda y mae gwirfoddolwyr yn cydweithio, a hoffwn gymeradwyo a dathlu'r ymdrechion hynny. Mae'n wych clywed am y ffyrdd dyfeisgar a chreadigol y mae cymunedau wedi cefnogi’i gilydd. Mae ymdrechu gyda’n gilydd yn creu canlyniadau bythgofiadwy, a gall gwirfoddoli gael effaith enfawr ac effaith fuddiol ar y gwirfoddolwyr a’r rhai sy’n cael eu cymorth.


Mae gweithredu gwirfoddol a chymunedol ledled Cymru wedi canolbwyntio'n gryf ar gefnogi pobl sy'n agored i niwed a'r grwpiau a'r cymunedau y mae COVID\-19 yn effeithio fwyaf arnynt, gan gynnwys pobl Dduon, Asiaidd a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig a phobl anabl. 


Mae cynllun cyllid grant tymor byr newydd gwerth £4m bellach wedi'i lansio. Bydd yn helpu i sicrhau bod y gwaith hanfodol hwn yn parhau gan gefnogi'r ardaloedd daearyddol a'r cymunedau mwyaf difreintiedig, ac yn hyrwyddo partneriaeth rhwng cyrff cyhoeddus a sefydliadau'r trydydd sector i gael yr effaith fwyaf posibl.


Bydd yr arian hwn yn cynnal gwirfoddoli a gweithredu cymunedol wrth i ni adfer ar ôl argyfwng COVID\-19, gan helpu’r rhai sy’n cael grantiau i gyflwyno systemau a threfniadau newydd a datblygu gwasanaethau cymorth cymunedol tymor hir.


Aeth Jane Hutt ymlaen i ddweud:



> Bydd y cynllun grant hwn yn cael effaith gadarnhaol yn economaidd, yn gymdeithasol ac yn ddiwylliannol. Bydd yn cryfhau cymunedau lleol, yn meithrin cydlyniant cymunedol, ac yn darparu cymorth hirdymor i'r rhai mwyaf agored i niwed.
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> Drwy'r gydol y cyfyngiadau eleni, daeth gwirfoddolwyr, sefydliadau trydydd sector a grwpiau cymunedol ynghyd i ddangos ysbryd ac argyhoeddiad er mwyn cefnogi cymunedau lleol. Ni fyddem wedi gallu parhau i ymdopi cystal heb eich help, eich cefnogaeth a'ch gwaith caled.
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> Daliwch ati wneud beth bynnag y gallwch i gefnogi eich ardal leol – mae'r cyfan yn gwneud gwahaniaeth. Cofiwch gadw'n ddiogel, aros yn lleol, a dilyn canllawiau COVID\-19 Llywodraeth Cymru. Gyda'n gilydd, fe wnawn gadw Cymru'n ddiogel.


Dywedodd Ruth Marks, Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru:



> Eleni, mae gwirfoddolwyr wedi bod ar flaen y gad wrth ymateb i'r pandemig yn  y gymuned yng Nghymru, ac mae hyn yn wir ledled y byd. Ers dechrau 2020, mae dros 22,000 o bobl wedi cofrestru i wirfoddoli ar wefan Gwirfoddoli Cymru. Mae'r gwirfoddolwyr hyn wedi rhoi cymorth hanfodol i doreth o unigolion, sydd wedi helpu i leddfu’r pwysau ar y Gwasanaeth Iechyd.
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> Mae CGGC wedi gweld enghreifftiau gwirioneddol anhygoel o wirfoddoli a'r effaith y mae'r cymorth hwn wedi'i gael, ac felly hoffem fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i ddiolch i bob un sydd wedi gwirfoddoli yn ystod y flwyddyn heriol hon.
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> Mae'r sector gwirfoddol hefyd wedi cael trafferthion ariannol enfawr yn ystod y pandemig, ac felly mae cyllid fel y Grant Adfer Gwirfoddoli yn sgil y Coronafeirws yn hanfodol er mwyn sicrhau bod mudiadau gwirfoddol yn gallu parhau i weithredu. Bydd CGGC yn parhau i gydweithio mewn partneriaeth agos â chyrff yn y sector cyhoeddus a’r Chynghorau Gwirfoddol Sirol er mwyn sicrhau bod y sector yn cael y cyllid a’r cymorth y mae dirfawr angen amdano.