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Funding for Gaelic projects
12/04/2005
Tha pròiseactan Gàidhlig air feadh Alba faisg air
£200,000 nas fheàrr dheth, mar thoradh air taic airgid bho
Mhinistear an Fhoghlaim Peadar Peacock.
Chaidh an taic a roinn mar a leanas:
- Stòrlann - £60,000 airson leabhraichean
fhoillseachadh a bhios air an cleachdadh ann an
clasaichean meadhan-Gàidhlig
- A' Chuisle - maoineachadh £20,000 airson
co-labhairt do thidsearan meadhan-Gàidhlig san Aghaidh
Mhòr
- Còisir Gàidhlig Sgoil Condorrat - £15,000 ri
cosgaisean a dhol gu Mòd Vancouver
- Bòrd na Gàidhlig - £100,000 gus maoin nan
iomairtean beaga airson buidhnean Gàidhlig a
leudachadh
Thuirt Mgr Peacock:
"Tha a' Ghàidhlig a' togail oirre le sùil ri Bile na
Gàidhlig a chur san lagh an ath sheachdain. Leis a' chànan
air stairsneach an leasachaidh chudromaich seo, tha e math
gun urrainn dhuinn taic a thoirt do phròiseactan a tha an
sluagh a' cur air adhart agus a chuidicheas a' cumail a'
chànain beò.
"Bidh an t-airgead seo na bhuannachd do luchd-labhairt
agus buidhnean Gàidhlig air feadh Alba agus cuidichidh e a'
cruthachadh ùidh anns a' chànan san àm ri teachd agus a'
dèanamh foghlam nas tlachdmhoire.
"Bidh na leabhraichean ùra air leth feumail do
sgoilearan ann am foghlam meadhan-Gàidhlig, a' leudachadh
an taghadh stutha a tha ann dhaibh, agus bheir an taic do
cho-labhairt A' Chuisle cothrom don deagh àireamh de
thidsearan meadhan-Gàidhlig innse dha chèile mu na
dòighean-teagaisg as fheàrr agus planadh air adhart.
"Cha deach an taic gu lèir gu ceàrnaidhean a tha air am
faicinn mar sgìrean Gàidhlig - cuidichidh an t-airgead
againn Còisir Gàidhlig Sgoil Condorrat faighinn bho
Lannraig a Tuath gu Canada airson Mòd Vancouver.
"A thuilleadh air seo, bheir an £100,000 do mhaoin nan
iomairtean beaga aig Bòrd na Gàidhlig cothrom dhaibh
coinneachadh ri barrachd de na tha aca de thagraidhean.
Mar-thà, fhuair iad air taic a thoirt do dhiofar bhuidhnean
coimhearsnachd - bho sgoiltean-àraich gu buidhnean òigridh
agus clasaichean cànain gu fèisean.
"Tha mi fìor mhisneachail mu chor na Gàidhlig sna
làithean ri teachd. Bidh na bunaitean làidir a dh'fheumar
air an cur sa Bhile ach 's e dealas, dìoghras agus fòcas
phròiseactan mar seo a bheir an soirbheachadh."
Thuirt Donnchadh Fearghastan, Cathraiche Bòrd na
Gaidhlig:
"Tha e na mhisneachd mhòr a bhith a' coimhead uiread de
phròiseactan Gàidhlig inntinneach agus eadar-dhealaichte
gan cur air adhart air feadh Alba, aig àm cho inntinneach
ann an eachdraidh a' chànain.
"Tha e ro-chudromach gu faigh coimhearsnachdan taic anns
na h-oidhirpean aca gus cothroman ùra air cànan is cultar
na Gàidhlig a chruthachadh, agus tha sinn a' cur fàilte air
an airgead a bharrachd bho Riaghaltas na h-Alba gus an
cuidich sinn barrachd phròiseactan."
Thàinig am maoineachadh bho ath-riarachadh tabhartas
sònraichte Gàidhlig nach deach a chleachdadh ann an
2004/05.
English version
Funding of almost £200,000 has been awarded to Gaelic
education and cultural projects.
The beneficiaries are:
- Stòrlann - £60,000 to produce books for use in
Gaelic medium classes
- A'Chuisle - £20,000 funding towards the cost of
this Gaelic medium teachers conference in Aviemore
- Condorrat School Gaelic Choir - £15,000 towards the
costs of performing at Vancouver Mod
- Bòrd na Gàidhlig - £100,000 to expand the small
initiatives fund for Gaelic groups
Education Minister Mr Peacock said:
"Gaelic is poised for a new dawn with the Gaelic
Language Bill expected to become law next week. As the
language stands on the threshold of this significant
development, it's great to be able to support the grass
roots projects that help the language to thrive.
"This cash will benefit Gaelic speakers and
organisations throughout Scotland as well as helping to
generate interest in the language's future and making
learning more enjoyable.
"The new books will prove particularly useful for pupils
in Gaelic medium, further expanding the range of material
on offer to them, while the support for A'Chuisle's
conference will allow our growing profession of Gaelic
medium teachers to share best practice and plan for the
future.
"Nor is the money confined to what is traditionally seen
as the Gaelic-speaking heartland - our cash will help
Condorrat School's Gaelic Choir make the trip from North
Lanarkshire to Canada for the Vancouver Mod.
"On top of all this, the £100,000 for Bòrd na Gàidhlig's
small initiatives fund will allow them to expand their
heavily oversubscribed fund. Already, they've been able to
fund a range of community groups - from pre-school to youth
groups and language classes to festivals.
"I am confident that Gaelic faces a bright future. Our
Bill will provide the solid foundations needed but it is
the enthusiasm, determination and focus of projects such as
these which will ensure we succeed."
Duncan Ferguson, Chairman of Bòrd na Gaidhlig, said:
"It is greatly encouraging to see so many interesting
and diverse Gaelic projects being developed throughout
Scotland, at such an exciting time in the language's
history.
"It is vital that communities are supported in their
efforts to create new opportunities to access the Gaelic
language and culture, and we welcome the additional funding
from the Scottish Executive which will see a significant
increase in the number of projects receiving
assistance."
The funding was made possible by a re-allocation of
Gaelic specific grant which was not required in
2004/05.