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[1] [24] The fund forms a key part in the Welsh Government's Cymraeg 2050 strategy for 1 million Welsh speakers by 2050. [25] It also offers the "Arfor Programme Support Fund", targeting enterprises that preserve and increase wealth in the Welsh-speaking heartlands. This fund is administered by the county councils. [1]
As a part of the Welsh Government's 'Cymraeg 2050' strategy, Jeremy Miles, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, announced in 2022 that a £4.4 million investment would be dedicated to a new 'Welsh Language Immersion Centre' at Ysgol Gyfun y Strade. The investment also seeks to increase the school's capacity by 228.
In 2021 an estimated 538,000 people in Wales aged three years and over (17.8%) reported being able to speak Welsh – down from 562,000 in 2011.
created a Welsh Language Partnership Council to advise Government on its strategy in relation to the Welsh language; allowed for an official investigation by the Welsh Language Commissioner of instances where there is an attempt to interfere with the freedom of Welsh-speaking people to use the language with one another [76]
Menter Iaith (plural: Mentrau Iaith, English: Language Initiative) is a community-based organisation which works to raise the profile of the Welsh language in a specific area. Each local Menter Iaith receives a basic grant from the Welsh Language Board , as well as financial support from a number of other sources, to work with individuals ...
Academics at Swansea University compared minority and majority language speakers’ social media responses.
The Welsh Government's current target is to increase the proportion of each school year group receiving Welsh-medium education to 30% by 2031, and then 40% by 2050. [14] During a Senedd debate in December 2022, Plaid Cymru suggested Welsh-medium education be made compulsory to all students in Wales as part of the bill.
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