Mae’r lansiad yn creu cysylltiad cryf rhwng Cymru a rhanbarth Mbale yn Uganda. Mae miloedd o bobl o Gymru wedi ymweld â’r ardal ac mae nifer o elusennau a grwpiau o Gymru yn cefnogi prosiectau yn y rhanbarth. Mae ffermwyr o Gwmni Cydweithredol Cymunedau Agrofforestrydd Mynydd Elgon (MEACCE) yn rhan bwysig o Raglen Plannu Coed Mbale wedi’i gefnogi gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Maint Cymru, sy’n plannu 25 miliwn o goed erbyn 2025. Y llynedd gwelwyd llifogydd difrifol yn difrodi nifer o’r ffermydd coffi bychain ac eleni mae COVID-19 wedi rhwystro nifer o’u haelodau rhag ennill bywoliaeth.
The launch builds on the strong link between Wales and the Mbale region of Uganda. Thousands of people from Wales have visited the area and a number of Welsh charities and groups support projects in the region. Farmers from the Mt Elgon Agroforestry Communities Cooperative (MEACCE) form an important part of the Mbale Tree Planting Programme supported by Welsh Government and the Size of Wales, which is planting 25 million trees by 2025. Last year severe flooding damaged many of the small coffee farms and this year COVID-19 has prevented many of their members from earning a living.