Following last year’s successful campaign, the Second Mother Language Meme Challenge 2018 took place on Feb 21st. People around the world participated by creating a humorous or reflective internet memes in their native tongues. This fun online campaign helped commemorate International Mother Language Day.

International Mother Language Day was founded to promote and celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity around the world, with a special emphasis on indigenous, minority, heritage, and endangered languages. With the help of digital tools and the internet, there is now a unique space for expression and connecting with others also working to revitalize their mother tongue.

Read more on Rising Voices’s website. 

Some highlights from the 2018 challenge are below! Search using the hashtag #MemeML on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.