{"id":2703,"date":"2026-01-13T17:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2703"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:14:36","slug":"obstacle-race-against-stigma-and-shame-orass","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/obstacle-race-against-stigma-and-shame-orass\/","title":{"rendered":"Obstacle Race Against Stigma and Shame (ORASS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20200305-WA0160.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20200305-WA0160.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20200305-WA0160-500x350.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20200305-WA0160-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20200305-WA0160-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Community Consortium Uganda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_9f65bdb02ac05d42780c79097508a581\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/communityconsortiumuganda.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community Consortium Uganda<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :<\/strong> du D\u00e9ploiement \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu : <\/strong>Tanzanie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thematic Area(s): <\/strong>Sports, Peer-based<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CCU-Logo-e1583448334671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2711\" style=\"width:148px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CCU-Logo-e1583448334671.jpg 942w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CCU-Logo-e1583448334671-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CCU-Logo-e1583448334671-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CCU-Logo-e1583448334671-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Community Consortium Uganda (CCU) launched their <strong>Obstacle Race Against Stigma and Shame (ORASS)<\/strong> program in 2020 with funding from Comic Relief UK and expanded the project in 2021 with funding from War Child. Obstacle Race Against Stigma and Shame (ORASS) is a four-component intervention delivered and scaled through schools and communities that combines movement-based challenges with peer support networks to tackle stigma and promote mental health education among youth ages 10-24. The four components include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get on Your Marks \u2013 Team Up \u2013 four-week program using physical obstacles that mirror emotional and mental challenges associated with stigma, used as conversation starters to educate youth on mental health and build resilience. Youth attend four weeks of programming following a set curriculum facilitated by trained teachers, health workers, and community leaders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mind Shift \u2013 peer support networks providing \u201cbeen there\u201d empathy, insight, encouragement and assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youth Emotion Skills (YES) \u2013 three-week emotional and stress management training for youth struggling with additional challenges (i.e., bullying)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schools and Community Resilience Initiative \u2013 comprehensive training for educators and community leaders to reduce mental health stigma and establish supportive environments for youth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With Transition to Scale funding, they are expanding the program into Tanzania along a local youth-led implementation partner, Young and Alive.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-button-block_83e5dd0d0e5deee6f85b46d8ddec9a2b\" class=\"acf-block ql-button button-left\"><a class=\"ql-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/communityconsortiumuganda.org\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn more about Community Consortium Uganda!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"template":"","innovation_country":[48],"innovation_project_type":[49],"driver":[69],"thematic-area":[71,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-2703","1":"innovation","2":"type-innovation","3":"status-publish","5":"innovation_country-tanzania","6":"innovation_project_type-transition-to-scale","7":"driver-stigma","8":"thematic-area-peer-based","9":"thematic-area-sports","10":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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