Arfor
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; and stylised as ARFOR) is an economic support programme of the Welsh Government, as a joint venture with local councils, in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd and the Isle of Anglesey, specifically catered to support the Welsh language. The programme covers large parts of Y Fro Gymraeg, the Welsh-speaking heartlands, in the north-west and west of Wales, and is to support the use of Welsh in its heartlands, therefore the language overall. The first phase was launched in 2019, following a budget agreement between the Welsh Labour government and Plaid Cymru, while the second phase was launched in 2023. The second phase forms part of the 2021 Welsh Labour–Plaid Cymru agreement.
; and stylised as ARFOR) is an economic support programme of the Welsh Government, as a joint venture with local councils, in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd and the Isle of Anglesey, specifically catered to support the Welsh language. The programme covers large parts of Y Fro Gymraeg, the Welsh-speaking heartlands, in the north-west and west of Wales, and is to support the use of Welsh in its heartlands, therefore the language overall. The first phase was launched in 2019, following a budget agreement between the Welsh Labour government and Plaid Cymru, while the second phase was launched in 2023. The second phase forms part of the 2021 Welsh Labour–Plaid Cymru agreement. ==Background== The aim of the programme is to utilise entrepreneurship and economic development to support maintaining the use of Welsh in Y Fro Gymraeg – the Welsh-speaking heartlands – and therefore the health of the language overall, particularly in everyday use. The programme covers the areas and councils of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd and Isle of Anglesey, also described by the programme as the "ARFOR region". The programme is led by Gwynedd Council, while involving the three other councils. , which is a term from Welsh, translates into English as "coastal". ==See also== History of the Welsh language ==References==
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