Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Bydd y 40 o brosiectau yn rhoi’r lle canolog i iechyd, lles a chadernid cymunedol yn eu gwaith.


Byddant hefyd yn canolbwyntio ar fynd i’r afael â phroblemau bwyd mewn ffordd fwy cynaliadwy, gan weithio gyda phartneriaid lleol a rhanbarthol i gyflawni anghenion eu cymunedau.


*Bydd Valley Pantries, sy'n cael ei redeg gan Eclipse, nawr yn cael ei gomisiynu a'i gefnogi gan Linc Cymru sydd wedi derbyn dros £31,000 i alluogi'r fenter i ddod yn fwy cynaliadwy a datblygu eu gwaith ym Mhen\-y\-bont ar Ogwr.* 


Dywedodd Karen Jeffreys, Rheolwr Ymgysylltu Cymunedol:



> Fe wnaeth y coronafeirws daflu golau ar y caledi ariannol y mae llawer yn ei brofi. Yn Linc, rydyn ni’n gweithio’n agos gyda’r gymuned leol a’n partneriaid i gefnogi ein trigolion, ac mae prosiectau fel Valley Pantries wedi bod yn effeithiol ac yn angenrheidiol drwy gydol y pandemig.
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> Mae’r prosiect wedi darparu dros 4,000 o fagiau o fwyd fforddiadwy i drigolion Pen\-y\-bont ar Ogwr, gan ddangos pŵer gwirioneddol cymuned. Rydyn ni wrth ein bodd yn gweld Valley Pantries yn derbyn y cyllid hollbwysig hwn gan Lywodraeth Cymru, a fydd yn ei alluogi i barhau i gynnig bwyd fforddiadwy, iach ac ymchwilio i syniadau newydd fel tyfu bwyd o fewn y gymuned.


Dyfarnwyd dros £91,000 i Gymdeithas Mudiadau Gwirfoddol Wrecsam (AVOW) i ailwampio banciau bwyd lleol a chydlynu gwasanaethau.


Dywedodd y Prif Weithredwr, John Gallanders:



> Ar ddechrau Covid, creodd y Gymdeithas fforwm o ryw 20 o fudiadau sy’n delio â thlodi bwyd, a nododd yr angen am y cyllid hwn er mwyn bod yn fwy effeithiol a chynaliadwy. Rydyn ni wrth ein bodd, felly, ein bod ni wedi derbyn y cyllid hwn er mwyn mynd i’r afael â rhai o’r problemau.
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> Fe fydd yna gynllun grant bach ar gael y gall unrhyw fenter tlodi bwyd wneud cais amdano gan nodi meysydd gwaith sydd angen symiau o hyd at £2,000\. Bydd yna brosiect ymchwil hefyd er mwyn nodi’r ddarpariaeth a’r anghenion cyfredol ledled Wrecsam ac i nodi cyfleoedd i ddatblygu’r rhwydwaith.
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> Mae’r cyllid yma yn mynd i wneud cymaint o wahaniaeth i fywydau cymaint o bobl ledled Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam.


Mae prosiectau gwahanol o bob math wedi derbyn cyllid, gan gynnwys rhai a fydd yn gwella cyfleusterau caffis cymunedol a banciau bwyd, yn sefydlu pantris bwyd, yn cefnogi datblygiad hybiau a chanolfannau cyngor, ac yn cryfhau prosiectau tyfu cymunedol.


Mae eu cynlluniau i’r dyfodol hefyd yn cynnwys hyfforddi a meithrin capasiti gwirfoddolwyr, cyfleoedd i ddatblygu sgiliau, a chefnogi atebion tymor hirach i ansicrwydd bwyd, yn ogystal â delio â’r gofynion sy’n flaenoriaeth ar unwaith.


Dyfarnwyd £100,000 i Gyngor Sir Ynys Môn i gefnogi banciau bwyd a darparu cyllid ar gyfer rhandiroedd cymunedol a dosbarthiadau coginio.


Dywedodd Pennaeth Gwasanaethau Tai’r Cyngor, Ned Michael:



> Mynd i’r afael â thlodi ac ansicrwydd bwyd yw un o’n prif flaenoriaethau o hyd. Ers dechrau pandemig Covid\-19 ym mis Mawrth 2020, mae ein banciau bwyd wedi gweld cynnydd sylweddol yn y galw.
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> Bydd y grant yma yn rhoi’r cyfle inni roi ymyriadau pellach ar waith er mwyn helpu aelwydydd ar Ynys Môn sy’n agored i niwed. Mae sawl darparwr yn y sector cyhoeddus a’r trydydd sector wedi bod yn cydweithio i nodi’r galw ar hyn o bryd a’r galw posibl i’r dyfodol.


*Ychwanegodd:*



> *Roedd ein cais am gyllid yn canolbwyntio ar wella mynediad at fwyd fforddiadwy a maethlon drwy Fwyd Da Môn, a hynny ochr yn ochr â chynnig sgiliau coginio mewn sesiynau cymunedol a gaiff eu darparu gan Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. Bydd rhan o’r cyllid yn caniatáu i’n cymuned ychwanegu at werth safleoedd rhandiroedd sy’n bodoli eisoes er mwyn cynyddu’r cynnyrch ffres a gaiff ei ddefnyddio gan ein banciau bwyd a Bwyd Da Môn.*


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, Jane Hutt:



> Mae’r pandemig wedi cael effaith ariannol ddifrifol ar gymaint o bobl. Er ein bod yn cymryd camau i helpu teuluoedd i wneud y gorau o’u hincwm a meithrin cadernid ariannol, mae tlodi bwyd ac ansicrwydd bwyd yn parhau.
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> Er mai Llywodraeth y DU sydd â’r gallu mwyaf i fynd i’r afael â thlodi, ee drwy eu pwerau ym maes trethu a systemau lles, gan gynnwys Credyd Cynhwysol, mae llawer y gallwn ni ei wneud yma yng Nghymru i liniaru effaith tlodi a gwella bywyd lle bynnag y gallwn. Bydd y gronfa hon o £1\.9m yn helpu i gefnogi cymunedau a’u trigolion ar lefel leol sydd wedi’i thargedu.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi sicrhau bod prydau ysgol am ddim ar gael drwy gydol y gwyliau y flwyddyn ariannol hon, ac mae hefyd yn cefnogi ystod o fentrau bwyd cymunedol eraill, megis prosiect Big Bocs Bwyd sy’n gweithredu mewn ysgolion ac sy’n helpu i leihau gwastraff bwyd mewn ffordd fesuradwy ar lefel fasnachol, lefel gymunedol a lefel yr aelwyd.







Translation:


 
They will also focus on addressing food issues in a more sustainable way, working with local and regional partners to meet the specific needs of their communities.


Valley Pantries, run by Eclipse, will now be commissioned and supported by Linc Cymru which has been awarded over £31,000 to enable the initiative to become more sustainable and further their work in Bridgend.


Karen Jeffreys, Community Engagement Manager at Linc Cymru, said:



> The coronavirus pandemic shone a light on the financial hardship many people are experiencing. At Linc, we work closely with the local community and our partners to support our residents, and projects such as Valley Pantries have been an effective and necessary help throughout the pandemic.
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> Delivering over 4,000 bags of affordable food to residents in Bridgend, the project has shown the true power of community. We are delighted to see Valley Pantries receive this vital funding from Welsh Government, enabling them to continue to provide access to healthy, affordable food and explore new ideas, such as community food growing.


AVOW, the local voluntary council for Wrexham County Borough, have been awarded over £91,000 to refit local food banks and co\-ordinate services.


Chief Executive, John Gallanders, said:



> At the beginning of Covid, AVOW created a forum consisting of 20 or so organisations dealing with food poverty who identified the need for this funding in order to become more effective and sustainable, so we are delighted to have received this funding to help tackle some of the issues. 
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> There will be a small grant scheme in which any food poverty initiative can apply having identified areas of work that require amounts of money up to £2,000\. In addition there will be a research project to identify current provision and needs across Wrexham and to identify developmental opportunities for the network.
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> This funding is going to make such a difference to the lives of so many people across Wrexham County Borough.


Various different types of projects have received funding, including those which will; help improve facilities for community cafes and food banks, establish food pantries, support the development of hubs and advice centres and strengthen community growing projects.


Their future plans also include for training and capacity building for volunteers, opportunities for skills development and support for longer\-term solutions to address food insecurity as well as dealing with the immediate demands.


Anglesey County Council have been awarded £100,000 to support food banks and provide funding for community allotments and cooking classes.


The Council’s Head of Housing Services, Ned Michael said:



> Tackling food poverty and insecurity continues to be one of our main priorities. Since the start of the Covid\-19 pandemic in March 2020, our food banks have seen a substantial increase in demand.
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> This grant will allow us the opportunity to undertake further interventions to assist vulnerable households on Anglesey. The funding approach saw several public sector and third sector providers work collaboratively to map out current and, potential future demand.


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> This allowed our funding bid to focus on improving access to affordable and nutritious food through Bwyd Da Môn. Thus, alongside providing cooking skills, which will be community based training sessions delivered by Grwp Llandrillo Menai. Part of this funding will allow our community to add value to existing allotment sites in order to increase fresh produce that will be utilised by our food banks and Bwyd Da Môn.


Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt, said:



> The pandemic has had a profound financial impact on so many. Whilst we are working to help families to maximise their incomes and build financial resilience, tackling food poverty and food insecurity continues to exist.
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> Although key levers for tackling poverty, such as powers over the tax and welfare systems including Universal Credit, sit with the UK Government, there is much we can do here in Wales to mitigate the impact of poverty and improve outcomes wherever we possibly can. This £1\.9m fund will help to support communities and their residents at a local, tailored level.


The Welsh Government has made free school meals available throughout the holidays this financial year and also supports a range of other community food initiatives, such as the Big Bocs Bwyd project operating in schools and helping to measurably reduce food waste at a commercial, community and household level.