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Sefydlwyd y rhaglen *Cyfuno: Creu cyfleoedd drwy ddiwylliant* fel elfen allweddol o ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru i’r adroddiad *Diwylliant a Thlodi* gan y Farwnes Andrew a gyhoeddwyd yn 2014\. Nod Cyfuno yw ceisio sicrhau bod adnoddau, gwasanaethau a rhaglenni o amrywiaeth eang o sectorau a sefydliadau yn cyd\-fynd â’i gilydd. Mae’r rhaglen yn canolbwyntio ar helpu’r cymunedau hynny sydd o dan anfantais economaidd. Yn draddodiadol gallai’r cymunedau hynny fod wedi wynebu rhwystrau rhag cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau diwylliannol.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi arwain rhaglen Cyfuno ers ei sefydlu yn 2015, mewn partneriaeth â’r sector diwylliant a threftadaeth, gan gynnwys Amgueddfa Cymru a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru fel partneriaid gweithredol a phartneriaid darparu. Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn gweithio gyda naw awdurdod lleol ledled Cymru i ddarparu cyfleoedd diwylliannol wedi eu teilwra at anghenion cymunedau lleol, gan ddarparu cyfleoedd hyfforddi a gwirfoddoli, yn ogystal â chyfleoedd eraill. Fodd bynnag, er mwyn i’r rhaglen ddod yn fwy cynaliadwy rhaid iddi addasu i’r heriau newydd sydd wedi codi ers ei dechreuad.


Rwy’n falch o gadarnhau y penodwyd ARAD i gynnal astudiaeth annibynnol o fodel darparu cyfredol Cyfuno, ac i ba raddau y mae wedi cefnogi a galluogi’r rhaglen i gyflawni ei nodau cyffredinol. Bydd yr adolygiad yn datblygu’r gwaith Damcaniaeth Newid blaenorol a gwblhawyd ym mis Gorffennaf 2022\. Gyda’i gilydd byddant yn llywio nodau’r rhaglen ar gyfer y dyfodol, gan gynnwys y potensial i ehangu’r rhaglen ledled Cymru. Byddaf yn ystyried yr argymhellion a ddarperir o ran y camau nesaf, gan gynnwys model darparu a ffefrir i gefnogi’r rhaglen o ran ei chyfeiriad yn y dyfodol. 


Bydd ARAD yn gweithio’n agos â rhanddeiliaid dros y misoedd nesaf cyn darparu argymhellion ym mis Chwefror 2023\. Byddaf yn darparu diweddariad pellach wedi i’r adolygiad ddod i ben.







Translation:


 
*Fusion: Creating Opportunities through Culture* programme was established as a key component in the Welsh Government’s response to Baroness Andrew’s *Culture and Poverty* report published in 2014\. Fusion seeks to align and focus resources, services, and programmes from a wide range of sectors and organisations. The programme concentrates on helping those communities experiencing economic disadvantage and who may have traditionally faced barriers to participating in cultural activities.


Now in its eighth year, the Welsh Government has led Fusion since 2015, in partnership with the cultural and heritage sector, including Amgueddfa Cymru and the Arts Council of Wales as both operational and delivery partners. We are currently working with nine local authorities across Wales to provide cultural opportunities tailored to the needs of local communities, providing training, volunteering, and other opportunities. However, for the programme to become more sustainable it needs to adapt to the new challenges that have arisen since its inception.


I am pleased to confirm that ARAD has been appointed to carry out an independent study of Fusion’s current delivery model and the extent to which it has supported and enabled the Programme to achieve its overall aims. The review will build on the previous Theory of Change work completed in July 2022 and together they will shape the future aims of the Programme, including the potential to extend the programme across Wales. I will consider the recommendations provided on next steps, including a preferred delivery model to support the Programme in its future direction. 


ARAD will work closely with stakeholders over the coming months before providing officials with recommendations in February 2023\. I will provide a further update following the conclusion of the review.