About Us
Founded in 1979, as a grassroots community initiative, Antur
Teifi now promotes economic and social development throughout
Ceredigion and beyond.
Antur Teifi is a third sector company, bridging the gap between
the public and private sectors, and its activities are guided
by high quality standards, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000 and Investors
in People.
Surpluses are ploughed back into the area and the volunteer
management board and professional staff are accountable to
shareholders and community representatives.
The company has continued to grow and the activities are
centred around business services, rural regeneration, human
resource development and commercial services. These are the
cornerstones that support the company mission - "Promoting
Prosperity".
The establishment, development and growth of small and medium
sized businesses in West Wales is essential to the overall
health of the local economy. Through partnership with the
public, private and voluntary sectors the mission is to continue
to develop Antur Teifi as a company that pioneers innovative
and quality businesses, projects and activities that bring
long term, sustainable benefits to the area.
The concept behind People+ developed gradually over many
years. Through its work over the last few years Antur Teifi
noticed that a large bank of latent skills exists that are
either underused or unused. The individuals with these skills
include the underemployed, homemakers, women and young people
as well as the longer term unemployed.
Many of these people have skills they would be willing to
use but are restricted for a variety of limiting factors such
as availability of childcare or transport, skills level, computer
proficiency or disability. It was identified that a system
was needed where potential jobs can be sourced. Similarly,
there are many individuals and businesses that have occasional,
part-time or seasonal job opportunities but find it difficult
to source available labour. There was a need for a system
that could capture all of this information and match suitable
local people with local jobs, hence the development of the
People+ system.
The core aim is to provide training, skills enhancement and
a computer based system through which income earning opportunities
can be realised. The objective is to use computer based technology
in rural communities as a means of seeking real employment
opportunities and raising the awareness of the benefits that
technology can provide to those who would not normally be
associated with this technology.
People+ is based on the principle of starting with what people
have and building on what they know. It has the potential
to enable members of farming families and other members of
the broader rural community to identify their own capacity
to increase income in a sound and sustainable manner.
Antur Teifi remains close to the community and is sensitive
to its needs. Ensuring the local delivery of projects means
the company continues to make a positive contribution to the
social development of the region.
About Our Partners
This initiative is delivered in partnership with Meath LEADER,
an Irish development agency, founded in 1994. Meath LEADER
as an organisation has always been dedicated to rural development
in County Meath but the organisation will survive and prosper
only in so far as it accurately identifies its customer needs
and mobilises its resources to serve these customers productively.
With this in mind, the board and staff of Meath LEADER continually
look for new and innovative ways to improve the circumstances
of the communities of the county.
Gair Amdanom Ni
Sefydlwyd Antur Teifi ym 1979 fel menter gymunedol ac
erbyn hyn mae'n hyrwyddo datblygiad economaidd a chymdeithasol
ledled Ceredigion a thu hwnt.
Cwmni trydydd sector yw Antur Teifi. Mae'n pontio'r bwlch
rhwng y sector cyhoeddus a'r sector preifat ac mae'n gweithredu
i safonau ansawdd uchel, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000 a Buddsoddwyr
mewn Pobl.
Mae unrhyw elw yn cael ei fuddsoddi yn yr ardal ac mae'r
bwrdd rheoli gwirfoddol a'r staff proffesiynol yn atebol i
gyfranddalwyr y cwmni a chynrychiolwyr cymunedol.
Mae'r cwmni wedi parhau i dyfu ac mae'r gwaith yn canolbwyntio
ar wasanaethau busnes, adfywio gwledig, datblygu adnoddau
dynol a gwasanaethau masnachol. Y rhain yw'r conglfeini sy'n
hyrwyddo cenhadaeth y cwmni - "Hybu Ffyniant".
Er mwyn i'r economi lleol ffynnu, mae'n hanfodol bod busnesau
bach a chanolig eu maint yn cael eu sefydlu ac yn datblygu
a thyfu yng Ngorllewin Cymru. Trwy bartneriaeth â'r
sectorau cyhoeddus, preifat a gwirfoddol, y nod yw parhau
i ddatblygu Antur Teifi fel cwmni sy'n arloesi gyda busnesau,
prosiectau a gweithgareddau blaengar, da, a ddaw â manteision
cynaliadwy, hirdymor i'r ardal.
Datblygodd y syniad sydd y tu ôl i People+ yn raddol
dros y blynyddoedd. Trwy ei waith dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf,
sylwodd Antur Teifi bod cronfa fawr o sgiliau ar gael sydd
naill ai'n segur neu heb eu defnyddio i'w llawn botensial.
Mae'r sgiliau hyn gan bobl sy'n ddi-waith neu'n cadw ty, a
chan ferched a phobl ifanc yn ogystal â phobl a fu'n
ddi-waith ers amser hir.
Mae gan lawer o'r bobl hyn sgiliau y byddent yn fodlon
eu defnyddio ond bod gwahanol bethau'n eu rhwystro e.e. neb
i warchod y plant, dim ffordd o deithio, dim digon o sgiliau,
methu defnyddio cyfrifiadur neu anabledd. Gwelwyd bod angen
system i chwilio am swyddi posibl. Yn yr un modd, mae llawer
o unigolion a busnesau'n chwilio am weithwyr achlysurol, rhan-amser
neu dymhorol ond yn cael trafferth i'w cael. Roedd angen system
a allai grynhoi'r holl wybodaeth hyn a chanfod swyddi addas
yn lleol i bobl a dyna sut y datblygwyd system People+.
Y prif nod yw darparu hyfforddiant, ffordd o wella sgiliau
a system gyfrifiadurol y gall pobl ei defnyddio i ganfod swyddi
ac felly incwm. Y bwriad yw defnyddio technoleg gyfrifiadurol
mewn cymunedau gwledig i chwilio am gyfleoedd gwaith a chodi
ymwybyddiaeth o fanteision y dechnoleg newydd i bobl na fyddai'n
ei defnyddio fel arall.
Mae People+ wedi'i seilio ar yr egwyddor bod angen dechrau
gyda'r hyn sydd gan bobl eisoes ac adeiladu ar hynny. Y gobaith
yw galluogi pobl o deuluoedd ffermydd a chymunedau gwledig
yn gyffredinol i ganfod sut y gallant gynyddu eu hincwm mewn
ffordd sefydlog a chynaliadwy.
Mae Antur Teifi'n dal yn agos at y gymuned ac yn sensitif
i'w hanghenion. Trwy sicrhau bod prosiectau'n cael eu darparu'n
lleol, mae'r cwmni'n dal i gyfrannu at ddatblygiad cymdeithasol
yr ardal.
Gair am Ein Partneriaid
Cyflwynir y fenter mewn partneriaeth â Meath LEADER,
asiantaeth ddatblygu o Iwerddon a sefydlwyd ym 1994. Mae Meath
LEADER yn credu'n gryf mewn sicrhau datblygiad gwledig yn
Swydd Meath ond, er mwyn parhau a ffynnu, mae'n rhaid i'r
asiantaeth ganfod yn union beth yw anghenion ei chwsmeriaid
a defnyddio'i hadnoddau i wasanaethu'r cwsmeriaid hynny mewn
ffordd gynhyrchiol. Gan gofio hyn, mae bwrdd a staff Meath
LEADER yn chwilio'n barhaus am ffyrdd newydd ac arloesol o
wella amgylchiadau cymunedau yn y sir.
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