Y mis diwethaf rydym wedi ffarwelio â'r gwirfoddolwyr gwych ar banel Grantiau Dan Arweiniad Pobl Ifanc CGGC: Teigan, Lucy, Ella, Bethan a Caitlyn.
    Mae aelodau'r panel yn chwarae rhan hanfodol yn y broses o wneud penderfyniadau sy'n ymwneud â gweinyddu Grantiau Dan Arweiniad Pobl Ifanc CGGC. Roedd y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf yn anodd iawn iddynt gan eu bod yn gweithio'n galed i gyflawni eu cymwysterau TGAU a Safon Uwch yn ystod pandemig y coronafeirws. Serch hynny, gwnaethant bob ymdrech i ddod i gyfarfodydd panel ac roedd ganddynt lawer o frwdfrydedd, syniadau newydd a safbwynt unigryw bob amser. 
   Gan weithio'n galed i wella ein cymuned leol a'r cynnig i bobl ifanc, fe wnaethant adolygu llawer o geisiadau grant dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, rhannu eu sylwadau gwerthfawr a gwneud penderfyniadau cyfrifol. Roeddent bob amser yn angerddol am faterion oedd pobl ifanc wedi’u profi ac roeddent am sicrhau eu bod yn ariannu'r prosiectau cywir. 
    Roeddent hefyd yn rhan o broses Cyllidebu Cyfranogol Ieuenctid Cyngor Tref Bae Colwyn. Roedd yn gyfle i aelodau'r panel ymestyn eu profiad, a chael cydnabyddiaeth mewn lleoliad cymunedol dinesig ac ehangach. Fe wnaethant gymryd rhan mewn cyfarfod cynllunio ac yna dylunio’r poster hyrwyddo. Ym mis Ionawr 2021, fe wnaethant ymuno â sesiwn ar-lein, i drafod ac arfarnu'r ceisiadau a ddaeth i law cyn digwyddiad pleidleisio i drigolion lleol ym mis Chwefror. Roedd eu lleisiau wedi'u clywed ac roeddem yn falch iawn o ba mor dda yr oeddent wedi cyfrannu at y trafodaethau.

    Mae'r menywod ifanc hyn wedi bod yn hyrwyddwyr gwirfoddoli ieuenctid ac wedi ein helpu i hyrwyddo gwerth cynnwys gwirfoddolwyr ifanc ar draws y Trydydd Sector. Roeddem yn falch iawn o allu eu gwahodd i gaffi Porter ym Mae Colwyn, am gacen a diod o'u dewis, a'u cyflwyno gyda Thystysgrifau Diolch. Roedd yn gymaint o bleser eu gweld mewn bywyd go iawn ar ôl yr holl fisoedd hyn, pan oeddem ond yn gallu gweld ein gilydd drwy sgriniau ein gliniaduron. Pob dymuniad da iddynt ar ddechrau eu taith newydd, nid oes gennym amheuaeth y byddant yn gwneud pethau gwych yn ystod eu hastudiaethau yn eu prifysgolion dewisol a bod dyfodol disglair o'u blaenau.

   Teigan oedd ein haelod ‘hynaf’. Ymunodd â'r panel yn 2017 ac mae wedi bod yn fentor gwych i eraill, ac yn llysgennad gwirfoddoli. Dywedodd 'Rwy'n teimlo fy mod wedi dod yn llawer mwy hyderus ers i mi ddechrau gwirfoddoli, rwyf wedi cwrdd â chymaint o bobl newydd sydd â diddordeb mewn pethau y mae gennyf ddiddordeb ynddynt. Mae gwirfoddoli yn rhywbeth anhygoel a gall roi cymaint o sgiliau newydd i chi a gallwch gael llawer o gyfleoedd newydd.’ Llwyddodd Kasia o Dîm Gwirfoddoli CGGC i gael sgwrs fer gyda hi cyn iddi fynd i fwynhau sioe The Circus of Horrors (ac wedi gwisgo'n addas!) i gyflwyno'r dystysgrif a diolch i Teigan am ei hymrwymiad a'i chyfraniad.

 

(Nod y cynllun Grantiau Dan Arweiniad Pobl Ifanc yw cefnogi prosiectau bach a arweinir gan bobl ifanc ledled Sir Conwy, gan rymuso pobl ifanc i gymryd rhan weithredol yn eu cymunedau a chynnwys pobl ifanc i gymryd rhan mewn prosiectau a gweithgareddau gwirfoddoli.)

 

Mae Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru yn gweithio i amddiffyn a gwella iechyd a lles a lleihau anghydraddoldebau iechyd i bobl Cymru.   Mae'r pwnc ar eu gwefan sy'n ymwneud â Coronavirus yn cynnwys digon o help a chyngor ar edrych ar ôl ein hunain fel unigolion yn ogystal â'n hanwyliaid yn ystod yr amseroedd ansicr hyn.   Mae'n cynnwys dolenni i sefydliadau partner am gymorth pellach,  ac wrth i'r sefyllfa barhau, ychwanegir manylion newydd am gymorth a chyngor.  

Fel rhan o’r gwaith allgymorth cymunedol parhaus sy’n cael ei ddatblygu gan Gyngor Ar Bopeth Conwy i gefnogi unigolion sydd mewn perygl o, neu sy’n profi camfanteisio ar unrhyw ffurf, maent yn chwilio am bartneriaid lleol a all weithio gyda nhw i sefydlu ‘llefydd diogel’. Mae gwahanol fathau o gam-drin yn digwydd mewn cymunedau heddiw, o lafur gorfodol a chamfanteisiol i gamfanteisio rhywiol, troseddau fel ‘cyffurlinellau’ a delio cyffuriau sy’n risg ddifrifol i bobl ifan ac oedolion agored i niwed lleol.
 
Wrth i ni symud allan o'r cyfyngiadau clo llym ac wrth i leoliadau gael eu hagor i gyfarfodydd cymunedol, canolfannau galw heibio ac ati, mae Cyngor Ar Bopeth Conwy yn bwriadu gwneud mwy o lefydd yn hygyrch ar gyfer cefnogaeth, cyngor ac i roi gwybod am bryderon ynghylch camfanteisio a cham-drin. Mae llawer o bobl sy'n ddioddefwyr yn rhy ofnus i ofyn am help, neu roi gwybod am droseddau, ac nid yw eraill efallai'n gwybod bod hyn yn mynd yn groes i'w hawliau.
 
Os ydych chi'n teimlo y gallai'ch grŵp gynnig sefydlu proses gyfrinachol gyda chymorth i roi gwybod am bryderon ynghylch cam-drin a chaethwasiaeth fodern, cysylltwch ag Alison Ussery, Arweinydd Caethwasiaeth Fodern, CAB Cylch Conwy, Neuadd yr Dref, Stryd Lloyd, Llandudno, Conwy LL30 2UP
E-bost: modernslaverylead@caconwy.org.uk
Rhif Ffôn: (01492) 869157

    Last month we’ve said goodbye to our wonderful volunteers from our CVSC Youth Led Grants panel: Teigan, Lucy, Ella, Bethan and Caitlyn.
    Panel members play a vital part in the decision making process involving the administration of the CVSC Youth Led Grants. The last two years were very difficult for them as they were working hard to acheive their GCSE’s and A-levels during the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, they made every effort to attend panel meetings and always brought lots of enthusiasm, fresh ideas and a unique point of view with them. 
    Working hard to improve our local community and the offer to young people, they reviewed many grant applications over the past few years, shared their valuble comments and made responsible decisions. The were always passionate about issues experienced by young people and wanted to make sure they funded the right projects. 
    They were also involved in the Bay of Colwyn Town Council Youth Participatory Budgeting process. It was an opportunity for the panel members to extend their experience, and to gain recognition in a civic and wider community setting. They took part in a planning meeting and designed the promotional poster. In January 2021 they joined an online session, to discuss and appraise the received applications before a voting event for local residents in February. They had their voices heard and made us really proud of how well they contributed to the discussions.

    These young women have been champions of youth volunteering and helped us promote the value of involving young volunteers across the Third Sector. We were delighted to be able to invite them to Porter’s café in Colwyn Bay, for a little treat of cake and drink of their choice, and to present them with Certificates of Gratitude. It was such a pleasure to see them in real life after all these months, when we were only able to see each other through the screens of our laptops. We wish them all the very best at the start of their new journey, we have no doubt that they will do great things during their studies at their chosen universities and that bright futures are in front of them.

    Teigan was our ‘veteran’ member. She joined the panel in 2017 and has been both a fantastic mentor for others, and an ambassador for volunteering. She said ‘I feel I have become a lot more confident since I started volunteering, I have met so many new people who are interested in things I’m interested in. Volunteering is something amazing and It can give you so many new skills and you can get a lot of new opportunities.’ Kasia from the CVSC Volunteering Team, managed to catch her just before going out to enjoy The Circus of Horrors show (and very much looking the part!) to present the certificate and thank Teigan for her commitment and contribution.

 

(The Youth Led Grants scheme is to support small youth led projects across the County of Conwy, empowering young people to take an active role in their communities and involve young people to take part in volunteering projects and activities.)

Public Health Wales works to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities for the people of Wales.  The topic on their website related to Coronavirus includes plenty of help and advice on looking after ourselves as individuals as well as our loved ones during these uncertain times.   It includes links to partner organisations for further help and as the situation continues, new details of support and advice available are added on a frequent basis.

As part of the ongoing community outreach work that is being developed by Citizens Advice Conwy to support individuals who are at risk of or experiencing exploitation in any form,  they are looking for local partners who can work with them to establish ‘places of safety’.   There are various forms of abuse taking place in communities today from forced and exploitative labour, sexual exploitation, criminality such as ‘county lines’ and drug dealing which is a serious risk to local young people and vulnerable adults.
 
As we move out of the strict lockdown restrictions and venues are opened up to community gatherings, drop in centres etc. Citisen Advice Conwy is planning to make more places accessible for support, advice and to report concerns around exploitation and abuse.  Many people who find themselves as victims are too afraid to ask for help, or report crimes, while others may not know that their rights are being violated.
 
If you feel your group could offer to establish a supported confidential reporting process for concerns around modern slavery and exploitation abuses, please contact  Alison Ussery, Modern Slavery Lead, CAB Cylch Conwy District CAB, Neuadd yr Dref | Town Hall, Lloyd Street, Llandudno, Conwy LL30 2UP
E-bost | E-mail: modernslaverylead@caconwy.org.uk
Ffôn | Tel: (01492) 869157