At Clé de Peau Beauté, we believe that the key to a better world lies in unlocking the power of girls through education. The ‘Power of Radiance Awards’ celebrates and honors women who are taking action and driving change in their communities through girls’ STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education. Increasing the advancement of girls and women in STEM fields can help equip them with the skills to secure higher-earning jobs of the future and, in turn, spur socio-economic advancement for their communities*. We believe that each woman possesses a true radiance of inner strength and, by unlocking and unleashing it, she can achieve great things and positively influence others.
THE POWER OF RADIANCE AWARDS 2021
Clé de Peau Beauté honors an inspiring woman for dedicating herself to bettering the lives of girls through education.
Annually, Clé de Peau Beauté honors womenwho are driving change in their communities through education.
“Education empowers future generations to imagine a new world.”- Alyona Tkachenko, 2021 Power of Radiance Award Recipient
In 2021, Clé de Peau Beauté honors Alyona Tkachenko, for her contributions advocating for and providing access to quality STEM education for girls in Kazakhstan. She is recognized as the Initiator of Hour of Code in Kazakhstan, as well, bringing the program to her country to inspire students, especially girls, to learn programming. Alyona’s dream is to ensure there are no education gaps or disparities, and to also encourage young women to pursue STEM as a field of study since it is such a crucial tool for innovation and the future.
AWARD RECIPIENT
Alyona Tkachenko
Alyona developed an interest in STEM through physics and math which has led to her work in expanding access to STEM education in Kazakhstan. In addition to initiating Hour of Code in Kazakhstan, Alyona co-founded Nommi, a global, secure connectivity startup, that provides fast LTE data in 100 countries.
She is the first female tech-founder from Central Asia to make the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List (2019). With the Power of Radiance Awards Grant, she plans to transform the Hour of Code in Kazakhstan to enable more equal representation of girls in STEM.
The Power of Radiance Awards 2025
Clé de Peau Beauté honors Sachiko Nakajima of Japan for her visionary work championing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) education for girls with the Power of Radiance Awards 2025.
The Power of Radiance Awards 2024
Clé de Peau Beauté honors Reshma Saujani of New York, US for her extensive work championing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education for girls with the Power of Radiance Awards 2024.
The Power of Radiance Awards 2023
For 2023, Clé de Peau Beauté has announced Dao Thi Hong Quyen as the award recipient of the annual ‘Power of Radiance Awards’ for her extensive contributions in providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education for girls in Vietnam.
The Power of Radiance Awards 2022
In 2022, Clé de Peau Beauté honors Amanda Simandjuntak, for her extensive contributions in providing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education for girls in her hometown, Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Power of Radiance Awards 2021
In 2021, Clé de Peau Beauté honors Alyona Tkachenko, for her contributions advocating for and providing access to quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education for girls in Kazakhstan.
The Power of Radiance Awards 2020
For 2020, the Power of Radiance Awards recognize Binita Shrestha and Pratiksha Pandey from Nepal, both of whom have made incredible contributions to the education and empowerment of girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).
The Power of Radiance Program
Global Ambassador of Clé de Peau Beauté Ms Felicity Jones introduced the program’s first award recipient – Ms Muzoon Almellehan – and presented her with the Power of Radiance Award.