▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁br idal ▁ab du ctions ▁in ▁K emb atta ▁by ▁over ▁ 9 0 %, ▁while ▁The ▁Econom ist ▁notes ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁cred ited ▁with ▁reducing ▁female ▁gen ital ▁m util ation ▁from ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁to ▁ 3 %. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Geb re ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁North - S outh ▁Prize ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁Jonathan ▁Mann ▁Award ▁for ▁Global ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights . ▁For ▁her ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Africa , ▁Bog e ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁King ▁Baud ou in ▁International ▁Development ▁Prize ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Background ▁H ers elf ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁female ▁gen ital ▁m util ation ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁Geb re ▁was ▁forb idden ▁a ▁formal ▁education ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁but ▁s ne aked ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁home ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁ ▁mission ary ▁school . ▁Ult imately , ▁she ▁studied ▁micro bi ology ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁before ▁att ending ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Am her st ▁on ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁scholar ship . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁she ▁launched ▁her ▁first ▁char itable ▁organization , ▁Development ▁through ▁Education , ▁through ▁which ▁students ▁in ▁Eth iop ian ▁high ▁schools ▁and ▁univers ities ▁received ▁$ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁worth ▁of ▁technical ▁books . ▁ ▁After ▁ear ning ▁her ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ep ide mi ology , ▁Geb re ▁returned ▁to ▁Eth