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Ar ôl cael lle mewn lloches i fenywod, symudodd Laura Harris, mam i dri 33 oed, i fyw i Aberdâr, Rhondda Cynon Taf. Nid oedd yn nabod neb yn yr ardal felly penderfynodd gofrestru yng Ngholeg y Cymoedd a dechrau ei thaith ddysgu yn 2015\.

Dechreuodd Laura gyda chwrs Mynediad i’r Dyniaethau a symud ymlaen i gwrs Lefel 3 mewn Busnes a Gweinyddiaeth. Yn benderfynol o lwyddo, rhagorodd Laura yn ei hastudiaethau gan ennill marc anrhydedd am ei gwaith cwrs.

Mae Laura wedi derbyn gwobr Dysgwr Cyffredinol y Flwyddyn yn ogystal â’r categori Iechyd a Lles yng Ngwobrau Ysbrydoli! eleni i gydnabod ei bod wedi datblygu i fod yn fyfyriwr hyderus a llwyddiannus sy’n mynd ymlaen i brifysgol, ar ôl sicrhau lle i astudio rheoli digwyddiadau ym Mhrifysgol De Cymru ym mis Medi.

Yn fam i Tyler, 15 oed, ac efeilliaid 10 oed, meddai Laura: 


> "Fe ges i blentyndod trafferthus. Don i ddim yn mynd i’r ysgol ac roedd gen i berthynas anodd gyda fy mam. Doedd dim syndod mod i wedi mynd yn ddigartref ac yn crwydro strydoedd Abertawe yn ceisio dod o hyd i loches yn 14 oed.
> 
> “Ron i’n cymryd cyffuriau i ddianc o bob dim ond roedden nhw’n fy ngwneud yn seicotig ac ofnus. Ron i’n feichiog pan ron i’n 17 oed ac mi ges i le i fyw a dod oddi ar y cyffuriau a dechrau gwella fy mywyd. Fe wnes i gyfarfod fy mhartner ac roedd popeth yn iawn nes iddo ddechrau fy rheoli.
> 
> “Cefais le mewn lloches i fenywod a fy nhrosglwyddo i Aberdâr. Don i ddim yn nabod neb yno ond ron i’n ddiogel. Ron i am gael addysg i helpu fy mab gyda’i waith ysgol. Dechreuais yng Ngholeg y Cymoedd a dwi heb edrych yn ôl ers hynny.
> 
> “Dwi wrth fy modd yn dysgu a does dim yn rhoi mwy o foddhad na’r balchder dwi’n ei deimlo wrth ennill gradd anrhydedd yn fy ngwaith. Dwi wedi cael fy nerbyn i’r brifysgol y flwyddyn academaidd nesaf, rhywbeth na fydden ni wedi breuddwydio y byddai’n digwydd.”

Cynhelir Gwobrau Ysbrydoli! bob blwyddyn cyn Wythnos Addysg Oedolion i ddathlu llwyddiannau dysgwyr eithriadol yng Nghymru sydd wedi dangos brwdfrydedd, ymrwymiad ac ymdrech eithriadol i ddysgu; a hynny yn wyneb amgylchiadau anodd yn aml, yn ogystal â chyflogwyr sy’n hyrwyddo dysgu yn y gweithle.

Wedi’i threfnu gan Sefydliad Dysgu a Gwaith Cymru, gyda chefnogaeth ariannol gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Chronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop, mae Wythnos Addysg Oedolion eleni’n para o 19 Mehefin tan 25 Mehefin ac yn dathlu dysgu gydol oes; boed yn y gwaith, fel rhan o gwrs addysg cymunedol, yn y coleg, mewn prifysgol neu ar\-lein. Nawr yn 26 oed, ei nod yw hyrwyddo’r dewis eang o gyrsiau sydd ar gael i oedolion sydd am ddysgu; o gyfrifiadura a gofal plant i fusnes ac ieithoedd.

Mae Laura wedi defnyddio ei chefndir heriol i helpu eraill. Mae’n cael pyliau o banig yn sgil trawma ei bywyd yn y gorffennol. Fel rhan o weithdy theatr cynlluniodd Laura DVD yn sôn am ei phrofiadau o berthnasoedd a thrais domestig. Cyflwynwyd y DVD i ysgolion a cholegau Rhondda Cynon Taf ac enillodd Wobr Menter Undeb Cenedlaethol y Myfyrwyr yn 2016\.

Laura Wilson, Swyddog Lles Coleg y Cymoedd a enwebodd Laura am Wobr Ysbrydoli!  Meddai: 


> “Mae Laura’n ysbrydoli eraill drwy ei gwaith gydag ieuenctid yn bendant. Mae Laura’n gweld y coleg fel ei theulu. Mae’n gampws mor fach a chyfeillgar mae wedi dod i nabod llawer o bobl ac mae hynny wedi helpu i wella ei hyder.”

Meddai Laura Harris: 


> “Fy neges i i unrhyw un sy’n dioddef problemau iechyd meddwl, alcohol a chyffuriau fel wnes i yw mai addysg yw’r ateb. Mae wedi trawsnewid fy mywyd ac mae hynny’n teimlo’n anhygoel.
> 
> “Mae fy mam wedi dychwelyd i ‘mywyd. Mae’n falch iawn ohona i. Mae wedi rhyfeddu cymaint dwi wedi newid a nawr dwi’n teimlo’n gyflawn.
> 
> “Dwi wrth fy modd mod i wedi ennill y wobr hon – yn llawn cyffro ac yn hynod falch. Dwi wedi profi i fi fy hun ac eraill y galla’i wneud e.”

Wrth sôn am Wobrau Ysbrydoli!, meddai’r Gweinidog Sgiliau a Gwyddoniaeth, Julie James: 


> “Mae stori Laura’n dal gwir ysbryd Gwobrau Ysbrydoli! eleni, gan brofi pa mor rymus y gall dysgu ffurfiol ac anffurfiol fod beth bynnag fo’ch oed neu’ch cefndir. Dysgwyr fel hi sy’n gosod esiampl ragorol i eraill, yn goresgyn rhwystrau ac anawsterau yn eu bywydau eu hunain i ysbrydoli darpar ddysgwyr ledled Cymru. Hoffwn ei llongyfarch hi a’r holl enillwyr eraill ar eu llwyddiannau anhygoel. 
> 
> “Ein gobaith yw y bydd yr Wythnos Addysg Oedolion yn annog oedolion i gael rhagor o wybodaeth am wella eu sgiliau a’u gyrfaoedd drwy gymryd rhan yn y digwyddiadau am ddim niferus a gynhelir ledled Cymru. Gall oedolion ddefnyddio’r Porth Sgiliau i gael cyngor a chyfarwyddyd ar yrfaoedd hefyd, waeth a ydynt am wella eu sgiliau a’u cyflogadwyedd, cael hyfforddiant neu fynd nôl i weithio.”

Meddai David Hagendyk, Cyfarwyddwr Sefydliad Dysgu a Gwaith Cymru: 


> “Mae Gwobrau Ysbrydoli! yn dangos sut mae dysgu yn gallu newid bywydau. Gobeithio y bydd pobl yn cael eu grymuso gan straeon yr enillwyr ac yn gwneud y gorau o’r Wythnos Addysg Oedolion i gymryd rhan mewn cyfleoedd lleol a mynd amdani – waeth a ydych chi wedi mynd i rigol, eisiau newid neu am loywi’ch sgiliau, gallai’r Wythnos Addysg Oedolion fod yr union hwb sydd ei angen i’ch helpu i wella’ch sefyllfa drwy ddysgu.”

Yr enillwyr eraill yw Arthur J Gallagher, a enillodd categori’r Cyflogwr Bach, Stuart Hughes, a enillodd y categori I Waith, Nina Miklaszewicz, a enillodd y categori Cynnydd, Nutica Neascu, a enillodd y categori Dysgu fel Teulu, Jimama Ansumana, a enillodd y categori Oedolyn Ifanc, Christopher Joyce, a enillodd Cyngor Ceredigion, a enillodd y categori Busnes Mawr, Ysgol Gynradd Treorci, a enillodd y categori Newid Bywyd neu Yrfa, Prosiect Dysgu i Deuluodd, a 3Gs Only Men Allowed, a enillodd y categori Prosiect Cymunedol. 

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am yr Wythnos Addysg Oedolion, ewch i www.gyrfacymru.com/porthsgiliau (dolen allanol), ffoniwch 0800 028 4844 neu dilynwch @porthsgiliaugc







Translation:


 
After being placed in a women’s refuge, 33\-year\-old mother\-of\-three Laura Harris moved to Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff. She knew no\-one in the area so decided to enrol in college at Coleg y Cymoedd and began her learning journey in 2015\. 

Laura started with an Access to Humanities course and progressed onto Level 3 Business \& Administration. Determined to succeed, Laura excelled at her studies, achieving distinctions in her coursework. 

Laura has received the Overall Learner of the Year as well as the Health and Wellbeing category at this year’s Inspire! Awards in recognition of her transformation into a confident and successful student progressing to university, having secured a place to study events management at the University of South Wales in September. 

Mum to Tyler, 15, and 10\-year\-old twin girls, Laura said: 


> "I had a troubled childhood. I didn't go to school and had a difficult relationship with my mother. It was no surprise when I was made homeless and ended up walking the streets of Swansea trying to find shelter at 14 years old. 
> 
> “I used drugs to escape from my life but they made me psychotic and frightened. I got pregnant at 17 and was given my own property and came off drugs and started to turn my life around. I met my partner and all was alright until he became controlling. 
> 
> “I was placed in a women’s refuge and was transferred to Aberdare, an area where I knew no\-one but I was safe. I wanted to get an education to help my son with his school work. I began at Coleg y Cymoedd and have never looked back. 
> 
> “I relish learning and nothing feels more rewarding than the pride I feel achieving distinctions in my work. I have been accepted to university next academic year which is something I thought I would never ever do.”

The Inspire! Awards are hosted each year ahead of Adult Learners’ Week to celebrate the achievements of outstanding learners in Wales who have shown exceptional passion, commitment and drive for learning; often in the face of difficult circumstances, as well as employers who champion learning in the workplace.

Organised by Learning and Work Institute Wales with the financial backing of the Welsh Government and the European Social Fund, this year’s Adult Learners’ Week runs from 19–25 June and celebrates lifelong learning; whether work\-based, as part of a community education course, at college, university or online.

Now celebrating its 26th year, it aims to promote the range of courses available to adult learners; from computing and childcare to business and languages.

Laura has used her challenging background to help others. As a result of the trauma of her past life, Laura suffers panic attacks. As part of a theatre workshop Laura devised a DVD which features her experiences on relationships and domestic violence. The DVD was rolled out across schools and colleges in Rhondda Cynon Taff and won a National Union of Students Enterprise award in 2016\.

Laura Wilson, welfare officer at Coleg y Cymoedd, nominated Laura for the Inspire! Awards. She says: 


> “Laura is definitely inspiring others through her youth work. Laura sees the college as her family. It’s such a small and friendly campus, she’s got to know lots of people here and that’s helped increase her confidence.”

Laura Harris adds: 


> “My message to anyone who suffers from mental health, alcohol and drug problems like I did is that the answer is education. It has transformed my life and that feels amazing. 
> 
> “My mum has come back into my life. She’s really proud of me. She’s amazed by the transformation in me and I now feel complete.
> 
> “I’m overwhelmed at winning this award, I’m excited and I’m proud. I’ve proved to myself and others that I can do it.”

Commenting on the Inspire! Awards, Minister for Skills and Science, Julie James, said: 


> “Laura’s story captures the true spirit of the Inspire! Awards, proving how empowering education can be, no matter your age or background. It is learners like her that provide an excellent example for others, overcoming the obstacles and difficulties in their own lives to inspire potential adult learners across Wales. I would like to congratulate her and all the other winners on their outstanding achievements.
> 
> “We hope that Adult Learners’ Week will encourage adults to find out more about improving their skills and enhancing their career options by taking part in the range of free events happening across Wales. Adults can also access the Skills Gateway to get careers advice and guidance, whether they want to improve their skills and employability, access training, or get back into work.”

David Hagendyk, Director of Learning and Work Institute Wales, said: 


> “The Inspire! Awards show how learning can really change lives. We hope people feel empowered by the winners’ stories and make the most of Adult Learners’ Week to get involved in local opportunities and seize the moment – whether you are stuck in a rut, want to make a change or brush up on your skills, Adult Learners’ Week could be just the boost you need to help improve your current situation through learning.”

Other winners include Arthur J Gallagher, who won the Small Employer category, Stuart Hughes, who won the Into Work category, Nina Miklaszewicz, winner of the Progression category, Nutica Neascu, winner of the Family Learning Individual category, Jimama Ansumana, winner of the Young Adult category, Christopher Joyce, winner of the Life or Career Change Category, Ceredigion Council, winner of the Large Business category, Treorchy Primary, winner of the Family Learning Project category, and 3Gs Only Men Allowed, winners of the Community Project category. 

For more information on Adult Learners’ Week, go to the Welsh Government’s Skills Gateway for Adults (external link), call 0800 028 4844 or follow @skillsgatewaycw.