Editing May Week (section)

=== Chronology ===

* In the spring of 2018, a group of five students founded the initiative and raised £12,000 for AMF, with over 40 students joining.
* In February 2019 MWA hosted its first annual Launch Party. MWA also presented at various events, including the Cambridge International Development Conference, [[Cambridge Union]], and [[TED (conference)|TEDxCambridgeUniversity]]
* In the same month it was one of only four initiatives recognised at Cambridge University's first ever Social Impact Awards.
* In March 2019, MWA raised over £36,000 (having acquired matched funding), with more than 170 students joining. This total was triple the previous year and according to AMF's calculations is sufficient protect 40,000 people from malaria.
* In June 2019 the initiative hosted a Summer Party with over 140 participants, and the support of 11 university and corporate partners.
* In 2020, the cancellation of all May Balls and other May Week events as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] lead to the creation of The May Week Mega Event. Co-hosted by May Week Alternative, Cambridge [[Rag (student society)]], and the May Ball Presidents' Committee, this virtual celebration of May Week featured over 500 performers from across the university in a four and a half hour livestream, attracting over 10,000 viewers. Over the course of the evening, over £14,000 was raised to support [[Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust]] and the [[Centre for the Study of Existential Risk]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Distanced students celebrate 'May Week Mega Event'|url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/19568|access-date=2020-07-01|website=Varsity Online|language=en}}</ref>