Western aid needs to support home-grown solutions to create a new generation of African leaders.
![West Africa's Ebola epidemic has produced no shortage of heartrending stories, writes Arinaitwe [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015121345564734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

James Kassaga Arinaitwe is an Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow and a 2015 Acumen Global Fellow working in India.
Western aid needs to support home-grown solutions to create a new generation of African leaders.
![West Africa's Ebola epidemic has produced no shortage of heartrending stories, writes Arinaitwe [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015121345564734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
US evangelical groups are increasingly shaping Uganda’s development policies to suit their religious agenda.
![Evangelical organisations have significantly influenced Ugandan society, writes Arinaitwe [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201472413229628734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)