Susan Murabana\’s life was transformed when aged 22, she looked through a telescope for the first time. She was struck by the way it connected her to the cosmos and changed her perspective on the world. Listen to the BBC Sound podcast through this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5p4x
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CNN — Susan Murabana’s life-changing moment happened at 22 years old, when she looked through a telescope for the very first time. Suddenly, Saturn and its yellow-gold rings were more than just an illustration in a textbook; they were real, and the experience was powerful. Continue reading the article by Arya Jyothi (CNN) through this link:
BBC Podcast, Focus on Africa, features Susan Murabana of the Travelling Telescope Listen to the podcast (from 16mins in) through this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ghz41g
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Susan Murabana’s passion for astronomy was only sparked in her 20s as science was just ‘for boys’. Now she tours Kenya with a telescope on a mission to reveal the cosmos to all children. You can read The Guardian article through this link: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/18/i-want-to-see-the-first-african-woman-in-space-the-kenyan-stargazer-bringing-astronomy-to-the-people
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy might be famous for its wildlife, but it is also a prime location to engage with the skies above and the wider work being carried out by one interesting stargazing initiative. Read about the Travelling Telescope and their star gazing adventures in this National Geographic article:click to go to article
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Travelling Telescope featured on BBC World Service Most people will never look through a telescope. When Chu Owen met Kenya’s official astronomer Susan Murabana during a solar eclipse, they pledged to change that. Their falling in love gave birth to the Travelling Telescope – a gathering place for people to look through a telescope and
PODCAST: PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE Lessons in Awe and Wonder from Kenya’s Travelling Telescope The Travelling Telescope is featured in Podcast from The Christian Science Monitor Susan Murabana builds dreams with a big telescope and delivers equal access to the stars. Her Travelling Telescope program has reached about 200,000 Kenyan schoolchildren. Episode 4 of the “People
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From stargazing trips to plans for a brand-new museum of evolution, we hear from the people changing perceptions around holidays in sub-Saharan Africa. Safari tours aren\’t going away, but the industry is changing and that\’s good news for Africa\’s underperforming tourism sector. Vivienne Nunis hears from Susan Murabana, CEO of The Travelling Telescope under the
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