The ARFOR programme’s Challenge Fund ambition was to explore solutions that strengthen the relationship between the language and economy
The fund’s purpose was to pilot new and innovative solutions to real challenges that exist in the ARFOR area (Ynys Môn, Gwynedd, Ceredigion, Sir Gaerfyrddin) in order to strengthen the relationship between the economy and the Welsh language. Some were piloted at a local level, and others on a regional level with the aim of improving community cohesion to ensure economic opportunities linked to the Welsh language, creating opportunities for more people to live and work through the medium of Welsh.
The project focused on bringing organisations together, to work together and to solve local and regional challenges, and to pilot innovative ideas that can become commercial entities in the long term to ensure the economic vitality of communities and enable people to live and work in Welsh areas.