Ar gyfer y rhai ohonoch a oedd yng Nghynhadledd Flynyddol CHC ym mis Tachwedd y llynedd, efallai y cofiwch i Matthew Taylor a Lee Waters ill dau ein herio fel sector i roi'r gorau i aros i eraill newid neu wneud pethau a mynd yn ein blaenau a'i wneud ein hunain ..
Daeth y galwad ar amser pan oedd yr addewidion cyfansoddiadol a wnaed i bobl yr Alban yn dilyn y refferendwm yn ysgogi trafodaeth llawer ehangach am y pwerau sydd gennym ac, yn bwysicaf, y pwerau rydym eu heisiau yma yng Nghymru. Ynghyd â'r heriau sy'n ein hwynebu ni fel sector a thenantiaid, ymddangosai y byddid yn colli'r cyfle a ddaw yn sgil yr Etholiad Cyffredinol nesaf pe na wneir y galwadau cywir yn y meysydd hynny nad oedd wedi eu datganoli sy'n cael cymaint o effaith ar ein cymunedau. Felly, oherwydd hyn, penderfynodd CHC ddod yn bartner yng Nghonfensiwn Cyfansoddiadol Torfol y Sefydliad Materion Cymreig.
Mae hon yn drafodaeth am ddyfodol Cymru. Nid yw cyfeiriad teithio'r drafodaeth hon yn rhywbeth pendant a gwahoddwn bobl i ymateb i'r drafft gynllun. Bydd CHC yn cymryd rhan ym mhob agwedd ond byddwn yn benodol yn hwyluso'r drafodaeth am 'Beth sy'n gwneud Cymru yn wlad decach?' Rhagwelwn y bydd rhai rhannau o'r wladwriaeth les yn ffocws allweddol yn y drafodaeth yma. Yn CHC, rydym eisiau trosi'r trafodaethau am y cyfansoddiad, datganoli a phwerau i realaeth darpariaeth. Fel sector, mae gennym ddealltwriaeth fanwl o'r polisïau, prosesau a gweithdrefnau presennol sy'n ymwneud â meysydd allweddol llesiant ac yn hollbwysig yn deall eu heffaith uniongyrchol ar unigolion a chymunedau. Felly, pan ofynnwn 'Sut olwg ydyn ni eisiau ar ein cymunedau?', byddwn hefyd yn gofyn, 'Beth sy'n ein hatal rhag cael hynny?' a 'Beth sydd angen ei newid?'
Felly yn ystod yr wyth wythnos nesaf, gobeithiwn y byddwch yn cymryd rhan ac yn annog eich cydweithwyr, cyfeillion a'ch teulu i ddweud eu barn ac ymuno â'r drafodaeth i lunio Cymru decach.
Dewch yn eich blaen, am beth ydych chi'n aros? ... Caniatâd?!
Sioned Hughes
Cyfarwyddydd Polisi ac Adfywio
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Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Crowd Sourced Constitutional Convention
For those of you who were at CHC’s Annual Conference in November last year, you may recall both Matthew Taylor and Lee Waters challenging us as a sector to stop waiting for others to change things or stop waiting for others to do things and get on and do it ourselves...
This call came at a time when the constitutional promises that had been made to the people of Scotland following the referendum were generating a much broader debate about the powers we have and, more importantly, the powers we want here in Wales. Couple this with the challenges we as a sector and tenants are facing, and it seemed that the forthcoming General Election would be a lost opportunity if we didn’t make the right calls for change in those non devolved areas which have such an impact on our communities. So, for this reason, CHC made the decision to become a partner in the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Crowd Sourced Constitutional Convention.
This is a debate about the future of Wales. The direction of travel for this debate is not set in stone and we are inviting people to respond to the draft plan. CHC will be involved in all aspects but we will specifically be facilitating the discussion around ‘What makes Wales a fairer country?’. We anticipate certain parts of the welfare state being a key focus in this debate. At CHC, we want to translate the discussions around constitution, devolution and powers into the reality of delivery. As a sector, we have an in depth understanding of existing policies, processes and procedures surrounding key areas of welfare and crucially understand the direct impact they have on individuals and communities. Therefore, when we ask ‘What do we want our communities to look like?', we’ll also be asking, 'What’s stopping us from getting there?' and 'What needs to change?'.
So during the next eight weeks, we hope you will get involved and that you will encourage your colleagues, friends and family to share their views and join the debate to shape a fairer Wales.
Go on, what are you waiting for? ... Permission?!
Sioned Hughes
Director of Policy and Regeneration
This call came at a time when the constitutional promises that had been made to the people of Scotland following the referendum were generating a much broader debate about the powers we have and, more importantly, the powers we want here in Wales. Couple this with the challenges we as a sector and tenants are facing, and it seemed that the forthcoming General Election would be a lost opportunity if we didn’t make the right calls for change in those non devolved areas which have such an impact on our communities. So, for this reason, CHC made the decision to become a partner in the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Crowd Sourced Constitutional Convention.
This is a debate about the future of Wales. The direction of travel for this debate is not set in stone and we are inviting people to respond to the draft plan. CHC will be involved in all aspects but we will specifically be facilitating the discussion around ‘What makes Wales a fairer country?’. We anticipate certain parts of the welfare state being a key focus in this debate. At CHC, we want to translate the discussions around constitution, devolution and powers into the reality of delivery. As a sector, we have an in depth understanding of existing policies, processes and procedures surrounding key areas of welfare and crucially understand the direct impact they have on individuals and communities. Therefore, when we ask ‘What do we want our communities to look like?', we’ll also be asking, 'What’s stopping us from getting there?' and 'What needs to change?'.
So during the next eight weeks, we hope you will get involved and that you will encourage your colleagues, friends and family to share their views and join the debate to shape a fairer Wales.
Go on, what are you waiting for? ... Permission?!
Sioned Hughes
Director of Policy and Regeneration
Monday, 24 June 2013
Think differently, do differently!
In CHC, we’re taking this on board. We’re embarking on our first European funded project, Building Enterprise, which sees us leading on a project that will provide support for our members and other social enterprises with the ambition of ensuring that more services and products for the sector are delivered and supplied from social enterprises.
This project was a long time coming, but it’s come at a good time. When we consulted with our members last year, doing more to support the wider regeneration activities our members are embarking on was top of the agenda, along with continuing our lobbying activities. Since hearing that message, we’ve made many changes. We’ve created a Housing-led Regeneration Network supported by a newly created Regeneration Officer post which integrates the programme of work between CHC and CREW. We’re also leading on a project which will provide individual support but will also ensure that the sector can engage, share and learn. So when you’re thinking about what CHC does and that we’re moving into new territory, just remember that we’re thinking differently and doing differently which ensures that we’re well equipped to support the sector which is doing the same.
We're currently recruiting members for the Building Enterprise project steering group - please click here for further information.
Sioned Hughes
Director of Policy and Regeneration, CHC
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