English: Well, carers champions have more of an informal role of supporting young people and then, of course, there are other services that can come into play, such as social services, really. So, this is an on-the-ground, grass-roots kind of response providing that day-to-day support and care. Within my own constituency, I'm fortunate to have a really strong young carers project. Action for Children's RCT young carers project does some really important, innovative and positive work. At present, they provide services to 79 five to 18-year-olds across the county borough. These are just children caring for parents, as a separate project provides support to sibling carers. It could just be the tip of the iceberg as there could be many more children and young people providing care who have not yet been identified. The project provides age-appropriate group activities in community settings, giving children and young people the chance to get away, have a break, have some fun and just be children. They also provide emotional and practical support. That could be in terms of schooling but also practical things. Some stories of the tremendous young people they help are overwhelming, like the young child who helped her mother make up bottles, change nappies and wash clothes for their newborn sibling. The mother had had a stroke giving birth, and that young carer was just three years old. Whilst the project aims to support young carers and families to get the best service, I want to close by placing those young carers centre stage. One of the ways in which RCT has helped them is by setting up Young Carers Aloud, their award-winning choir. Their songs are all available on YouTube. I would encourage AMs to listen to this. As their lyrics say, what they would like is for people to help them to get there, not some day, but now.
Welsh: Wel, mae gan hyrwyddwyr gofalwyr rôl fwy anffurfiol yn cefnogi pobl ifanc ac wrth gwrs, mae yna wasanaethau eraill yn rhan o hyn, megis gwasanaethau cymdeithasol. Felly, mae hwn yn fath o ymateb sylfaenol ar lawr gwlad sy'n darparu'r cymorth a'r gofal o ddydd i ddydd hwnnw. Yn fy etholaeth fy hun, rwy'n ffodus o gael prosiect gofalwyr ifanc cryf iawn. Mae prosiect gofalwyr ifanc Gweithredu dros Blant Rhondda Cynon Taf yn gwneud gwaith arloesol a chadarnhaol sy'n wirioneddol bwysig. Ar hyn o bryd, maent yn darparu gwasanaethau i 79 o rai rhwng pump a 18 oed ar draws y fwrdeistref sirol. Plant sy'n gofalu am rieni'n unig yw'r rhain, gan fod yna brosiect arall yn cynnig cymorth i ofalwyr sy'n frodyr a chwiorydd. Efallai mai crafu'r wyneb yn unig y mae'n ei wneud gan y gallai fod llawer mwy o blant a phobl ifanc yn darparu gofal nad ydynt wedi cael eu nodi eto. Mae'r prosiect yn darparu gweithgareddau grŵp sy'n briodol i oedran mewn lleoliadau cymunedol, gan roi cyfle i blant a phobl ifanc fynd i ffwrdd, i gael seibiant, i gael ychydig o hwyl ac i allu bod yn blant. Maent hefyd yn darparu cymorth emosiynol ac ymarferol. Gallai hynny olygu mewn perthynas ag addysg, ond pethau ymarferol hefyd. Mae rhai o'r storïau am y bobl ifanc aruthrol y maent yn eu helpu yn syfrdanol, fel y plentyn ifanc a helpai ei mam i baratoi poteli, newid cewyn a golchi dillad ar gyfer ei brawd neu chwaer newydd-anedig. Roedd y fam wedi cael strôc wrth roi genedigaeth, a thair oed oedd yr ofalwraig ifanc honno. Er mai nod y prosiect yw cynorthwyo gofalwyr ifanc a'u teuluoedd i gael y gwasanaeth gorau, rwyf am orffen drwy roi'r llwyfan i'r gofalwyr ifanc hynny. Un o'r ffyrdd y mae Rhondda Cynon Taf wedi eu helpu yw drwy sefydlu Young Carers Aloud, eu côr sydd wedi ennill gwobrau. Mae eu caneuon i gyd ar gael ar YouTube. Buaswn yn annog yr ACau i wrando arno. Fel y dywed geiriau eu caneuon, yr hyn y byddent yn ei hoffi yw i bobl eu helpu i gyrraedd yno, nid rhyw ddiwrnod, ond yn awr.