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A paved road curves through a rural landscape with palm trees, hills, and scattered houses. Several cars and people are visible under a moody, cloudy sky. — Photo: Coralie Giese, CDC

Progress on the Road to Health Equity in Haiti

Wagner Foundation Founder and President Charlotte Wagner reflects on health equity progress in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake.

By Charlotte Wagner, Wagner Foundation

A collage of four women, each in a different setting. Text across the center reads, Please welcome the 2024–2027. The women have varied hairstyles and expressions, suggesting diversity and warmth. — Design provided by Boston Center for the Arts.

Welcome New BCA Studio Residents

Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) announces the 16 new 2024 BCA Studio Residents.

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America’s Maternal Healthcare Crisis Has a Fix — Midwives

The US is facing one of the highest maternal mortality rates among affluent nations. Wagner Foundation's Lily Sargeant explains how investing in midwifery could drastically improve outcomes for both birthing people and babies.

By Lily Sargeant, Wagner Foundation

A split image showing three people: an older man with glasses and a scarf against a red background, a woman with long braids in front of colorful art, and a woman with dark hair in black clothing against a plain wall. — The 2025 Wagner Arts Fellows: Wen-ti Tsen, L’Merchie Frazier, and Daniela Rivera. Photo: Mel Taing

Wagner Foundation Announces Inaugural Wagner Arts Fellowship and Artist Awardees

Wagner Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural Wagner Arts Fellowship and its first cohort of artist awardees.

By Wagner Foundation

A person in full protective gear and yellow gloves carries a bucket and sprayer in a corridor, while a child in a red outfit sits on a bench nearby, watching. — A worker cleans around her in the remote village of Kumala, Sierra Leone, in 2014 © Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post/Getty

Global Health Equity is Needed to Prevent an Ebola Pandemic

Wagner Foundation Founder and President Charlotte Wagner explores how the Ebola crisis exposed deep inequities in global health systems and argues that closing these gaps is essential to preventing future pandemics.

By Charlotte Wagner, Financial Times, read the article.

A diverse group of people stands smiling in front of a brick building with Café de Musasa painted on the wall. The background features a scenic, hilly landscape and greenery. — Wagner Foundation visits Root Capital client Musasa in Rwanda.
Photo: Root Capital

Accompaniment Philanthropy: Trust, Flexibility, and Shared Learning

Learn more about Wagner’s trust-based accompaniment approach to giving and how it’s positively impacted the Foundation’s work with its longtime partner, Root Capital.

Read the article on Root Capital's website.

A healthcare worker in a cap and gloves gives a vaccination to a young girl with braided hair, surrounded by other adults and children in an outdoor setting. — Dr. Lova administers a measles vaccine during a mobile vaccination campaign in response to Madagascar’s early 2019 measles outbreak. Photo: PIVOT

The Vital Role of U.S. Foreign Aid in Global Health

Wagner Foundation Founder and President Charlotte Wagner shares her thoughts on how foreign aid transcends the notion of charity, and the ripple effects of a freeze in funding.

By Charlotte Wagner, Wagner Foundation

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Wagner Arts Fellowship Q&A: Transformative Boston Artists

A Q&A with Charlotte Wagner, Founder and President of Wagner Foundation, on the Boston art scene, why she established an arts fellowship, and how art can inspire social change.

By Charlotte Wagner, Wagner Foundation

A man wearing glasses and an orange outfit sits at a work table, crafting with wire and beads in a colorful, cluttered studio filled with fabrics and art supplies. — Artist Pepón Osorio at work in his studio. Photo: Constance Mensh

From Convalescence to Cure: The Role of Art in Healing Healthcare Systems

Wagner Foundation Program Officers Lily Sargeant and Abigail Satinsky argue that integrating art and culture into healthcare can help address inequities, heal both bodies and communities, and transform institutions toward more human-centered care.

By Abigail Satinsky, Wagner Foundation
Lily Sargeant, Wagner Foundation

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