er mwyn cyd-fynd â’n hymrwymiad i sicrhau lles yn y tymor hir, ein prif flaenoriaeth yw atal tlodi, yn enwedig drwy fuddsoddi mewn rhoi’r cychwyn gorau posibl i blant mewn bywyd. O’r groth i’r oedolyn ifanc, ein nod fydd lleihau anghydraddoldebau yn gynnar a thorri’r cysylltiad rhwng anfantais economaidd-gymdeithasol, tangyflawniad addysgol a’r cyfleoedd oes diffygiol sy’n deillio o’r rheini.gan gydnabod mai cyflogaeth yw’r ffordd orau allan o dlodi, byddwn yn parhau i helpu pobl i wella eu sgiliau a gwella perthnasedd eu cymwysterau. Byddwn hefyd yn cael gwared ar rwystrau eraill i gyflogaeth - o’r rhwystrau ymarferol fel hygyrchedd, i rwystrau llai gweladwy fel diffyg dyhead - gan helpu pobl i symud ymlaen ac i ddringo fyny’r ysgol gyflogaeth. Dyna pam ein bod, fel y nodir yn ein Rhaglen Lywodraethu, wedi cyflwyno rhaglenni cyflogaeth newydd i gynorthwyo pobl ifanc i gael hyfforddiant a phrofiad gwaith gwerthfawr; rydym yn cynyddu nifer y Prentisiaethau ac yn buddsoddi mewn sgiliau; a byddwn yn gweithredu Twf Swyddi Cymru o 1 Ebrill 2012 a fydd yn creu 4,000 o swyddi y flwyddyn i bobl ifanc rhwng 16 a 24 oed.Ar yr un pryd, byddwn yn gwneud mwy i liniaru effaith tlodi yma a nawr. Rydym yn sylweddoli, hyd yn oed os ydynt mewn gwaith, i fwy a mwy o bobl nid yw hynny’n gwarantu y gallant ddianc rhag tlodi. Gallwn weithredu i wella profiad ymarferol y cymunedau, teuluoedd ac unigolion hyn. I roi un enghraifft yn unig, drwy sicrhau bod mynd i’r afael â thlodi tanwydd yn rhan annatod o’r agenda hon, gallwn helpu i leihau costau i unigolion a theuluoedd, gwella’u lles, cynyddu gweithgarwch economaidd a lleihau’r effaith ar yr amgylchedd.
in keeping with our commitment to long term well being, our main priority is to prevent poverty, especially through investment in giving children the best possible start in life.  From conception through to early adulthood, our aim will be to reduce inequalities at the earliest possible stage and break the link between socio-economic disadvantage, educational underachievement and the impaired life chances that flow from those.recognising that the best route out of poverty is through employment, we will continue to help people to improve their skills and enhance the relevance of their qualifications. We will also remove other barriers to employment – from practical barriers such as accessibility, to less tangible barriers such as poverty of aspiration - helping people to move on to and up the employment ladder. That is why, as identified in our Programme for Government, we have introduced new employment programmes to support young people to gain valuable training and work experience; we are increasing the number of Apprentices and investing in skills; and we will be implementing Jobs Growth Wales from 1 April 2012 which will create 4,000 job opportunities per year for young people aged 16-24 with the support of the private sector.At the same time, we will increase action to mitigate the impact of poverty here and now.  We recognise that for more and more people, even being in work will not guarantee that they can escape relative poverty.  We can act to improve the lived experience of these communities, families and individuals.  To give just one example, by making tackling fuel poverty an integral part of this agenda, we can help reduce costs to individuals and families, increase their well-being, increase economic activity and lessen the impact on the environment.