Kemper Foundation for the Promotion of Human Rights Education

01/31/2026

01/31/2026

Winners 2025 Abroad Essay Contest

01/30/2026

Winners 2025 U.S. Essay Contest

12/17/2025

SUMMARY OF PARTICIPATION IN KHREF’S 2025 ESSAY CONTEST
U.S. 283 ESSSAYS
38 STATES: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washinton, West Virginia, Wisconsin

HIGHEST NUMBER OF SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING
STATE #
California 22
Texas 17
Georgia 12
New York 12
Arizona 9

MOST STUDENTS PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL # TEACHER(s)
Archer High, Lawrenceville, Georgia 45 Joni Jameson

Albuqueque Institute of Math and Science, NM 27 Lynette Trujillo

North Houston Early College High, TX 5 Sandra Garza, John Sigren, Audrie Lopez

ABROAD 103 ESSAYS
29 COUNTRIES: Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, India, Kosovo, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauricius, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, Zimbabwe.

MOST PARTICIPANTS
COUNTRY SCHOOLS STUDENTS
India 9 11
Bangladesh 5 7
South Korea 5 6
Nigeria 4 13
Canada 4 7
Turkey 4 5
Tanzania 2 10
Czech Republic 2 5

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11/08/2025

Reminder: The Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation (khref.org) is offering prizes of $5000, $2500, and $1250 to high school students who are citizens or residents of the U.S. judged to have written the best answers to the following question:
Many claim climate change poses a threat to human rights. Do you agree? Provide a clear explanation of the reasons you think specific proposals to deal with the issue are beneficial or harmful.
Deadline is December 10, 2025. Flyer on khref.org web site.

11/08/2025

REMINDER: this year The Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation (khref.org) is offering prizes of $5000, $2500, and $1250 to high school students who are citizens and residents of countries other than the U.S. judged to have written the best answers to the following question:
How are leaders in your country and/or other countries undermining or promoting human rights? Refer to specific policies and actions to support your view.
The essays are due on December 10th (Human Rights Day). Flyer information on khref.org web site.

04/15/2025

Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation (khref.org) is offering prizes of $5000, $2500 and $1250 to high school students from countries other than U.S. judged to have written the best answers to the question below: How are leaders in your country and/or other countries undermining or promoting human rights? Refer to specific policies and actions to support your view. Due date December 10, 2025. For more information go to khref.org website.

04/15/2025

Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation (khref.org) is offering prizes of $5000, $2500 and $1250 to high school students who are citizens or residents of the U.S. judged to have written the best answers to the question: Many claim climate change poses a threat to human rights. Do you agree? Provide a clear explanation of the reasons you think specific proposals to deal with the issue are beneficial or harmful. Due date December 10, 2025. For more information go to khref.org website.

01/15/2025

2024 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS FROM ABROAD:

01/13/2025

2024 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS FROM ABROAD:

Duha Shabir
Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School
Srinagar, Kashmir, India
1st Prize Winner

Rwiti Roy
Billabong International High School,
Mumbai, India
2nd Prize Winner

Nadia Alexander
Home schooled
Western Cape, South Africa
3rd Prize Winner

For more information go to our website KHREF

01/09/2025

2024 KHREF Winners in U.S. Essay Contest

01/09/2025

2024 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS FROM THE U.S.

Hugo Richards
Walter Payton Preparatory
Chicago, Illinois
1st Prize Winner

Yulisa Ma
Miss Porter’s School
Farmington, CT
2nd Prize Winner

Joon Kim
Stuyvesant High School
New York City
Shared 3rd Prize

Ivy McMullin
West Shore High
Melbourne, FL
Shared 3rd Prize

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