Esther Magedera, Clarissa's Campaign President

Cam FM is supporting Clarissa's Campaign for Cambridge Hearts for its Lent Bumps coverage this year, so here's another chance to hear Anouk Waller-Sargent's chat with the campaign president, Esther Magedera. Clarissa's Campaign fundraises to give free heart screenings to students, and has become particularly well-known in the Cambridge sport community, of which the campaign's namesake, Clarissa Nicholls, was an active part. Clarissa sadly died in Paris on her MML Year Abroad due to an undiagnosed heart condition, and the campaign, started by her university friends Izzy and Jess, aims to ensure that conditions such as Clarissa's do not go undiagnosed. With the charity's founders having graduated and the campaign having provided heart screenings this term at the University Sports Centre, Anouk chats with Esther about where the campaign is going now - it's safe to say they're not slowing down any time soon, with new screening dates, commercial partnerships and events on the horizon. In a wide-ranging conversation, Anouk and Esther go in-depth into the ins and outs of the campaign, asking what the heart screening process is like, how the campaign works logistically and what "success" will look like. If you want to contribute to Cam FM's fundraising efforts for the campaign over the Lent Bumps period, head on over to camfm.co.uk/donate - we and the campaign will be super grateful! This interview first aired on Cam FM News Brunch in November 2024.