Footprint Possibilities Inc/EWB-P

Footprint Possibilities Inc/EWB-P Registered Private Charity 501C3
EIN: 26-2354591

Since 21Apr08 Footprints has found and supports local community citizen associations with technical support, funding and coordination for infrastructure improvement. These efforts are to enhance general health and provide sustainable platforms for increased educational and cultural opportunities. Cultural events are all local, but can include trips to the USA for educational outreach as well as regional trips to broaden our base of understanding.

05/14/2026

Update on the Renovation Work at Mafi-Kpeyibor DA Basic School

Footprint Possibilities Inv has been providing used books to Child Survival Aid Ghana (CSAG). To date over 4000 used books have been sent. Books for Africa has been a great help in this endeavor. Used books can be purchased for pennies and shipped in bulk by the container load. Children in Ghana attend school and learn English. More than 80% of the Internet is still in English and this gives them the basic tools that they will need to navigate the Web, do needed research and improve their lives. Please join me in helping these kids lead a better, happier life. Books for kids is a great nonprofit effort that deserves your attention and support.

05/14/2026

BOOKS FOR AFRICA LIBRARY PROGRESS GHANA

The ongoing renovation project at Mafi-Kpeyibor D/A Basic School is progressing steadily, aimed at creating a more conducive and comfortable learning environment for both students and teachers. Recent efforts have focused on essential structural improvements that will enhance the overall functionality and aesthetics of the school facilities.

All the cracked and damaged cement flooring within the classrooms has been completely removed. This crucial step paves the way for recementing the floors, ensuring a durable and smooth surface that supports a safe and pleasant classroom atmosphere. Such an upgrade is vital in providing an environment where students can focus and teachers can deliver lessons effectively.

In addition to the floor renovations, the existing windows and doors have been taken out. This removal is part of the preparation to install new, more secure, and better-designed doors and windows. These replacements will not only improve the school's security but also enhance ventilation and natural lighting, contributing positively to the learning environment.

Please support our efforts...a little makes a big difference...thank you.

08/10/2025

JUL25 FPP MCA MOCAMBO SECT 4 WATER SHORTAGE DESIGN

Mocambo Arriba is a village of over 1000 residents located north of Panama City in the Republic of Panama. It has four sectors. The village has been without potable water service for over 12 years and footprints is just now working with the municipality and the national water authority to bring water to each home. For reasons of topography sector 4 was always the most difficult to reach and the project that has been completed, authorised and funded will leave 21 homes without portable water. Footprints has use the initial designed by Michigan Technological University to resolve this problem. It is not working on a proposal which will provide water to these 21 homes. This project has been a long time coming and no one in the municipality, the national water authority and least of all the village wants to see any home left without service.

The solution was to locate a point in the existing completed distribution network that would provide sufficient elevation. This elevation would then be used to supply an independent branch which would feed the 21 homes in sector 4 that now do not have service. They would also be provided with a 10,000 gallon surge tank which is used in cases of outages. We are working now to finalize this proposal and have scheduled a presentation with the municipality, the water authority and the community. No one in any of the participating agencies, least alone the community, want to see the network completed without every resident receiving potable water. We are confident that if our proposal is approved and constructed that it will resolve this remaining problem. This area of sector 4 was long known to be the most difficult to supply because of the topography of the area. Knowing this in advance we were able to be ready with a proposal that would resolve this one remaining issue. We will continue to work closely with the community.

08/09/2025

JUL25 MCA MOCAMBO WATER PROJ CONST PROGRESS

Mocambo Arriba is a community in the Republic of Panama located in the mountains to the north of the capital city. For 12 years Footprints has been working on a water distribution project for this village. The community has over a 1000 residents and they have been without municipal portable water supply since the inception of the village incorporation. Footprints has worked with the University of Pittsburgh and then with Michigan Technological University to develop designs that will provide water to the community. After more than a decade the village was successful in working with IDAAN and other government agencies to build out the system that was originally designed by our universities. Needless to say the residents are extremely happy. They now have metered water to each home and firefighting hydrants for the first time.

This project is a 12 year culmination of coordination and Community Action. It's not often we can bring this type of success story to our community, but this is a great example of what happens when NGOs, US universities, local communities and their government municipalities come together, work toward the same goal and complete a project.

07/26/2025

JUL25 FPP PTY ISL GATUN WATERSHED ON SITE SURVEY

There is significant interest in the Gatun lake watershed and how historical changes have impacted the flow and quantity of water. Only satellite imagery can provide this comparison and validate conclusions. The problem is to back up satellite imagery with on site surveillance and certification of topographical data. This report juxtaposes just how different conditions can be on the ground from those that you can expect from a satellite image. It also validates the fact that any provider that does not field check it's proposals does not serve clients in the end, because field conditions can be quite different from those you expect from an image. Footprint is happy to have partnered with Integrated Logistics Solutions in Panama to provide just this mix of service.

07/26/2025

JUL25 SLI RIO INDIO WATER SHED SATELLITE STUDY

The following tributaries that flow into Gatún Lake are being studied; Arroyo Gigante, Rio Ciricito and Rio Ciri. All have had reductions in canal width; one has had its outfall completely changed. Changes like these over the years impact the watershed around Lake Gatun. Footprints is working with its local contractor, Integrated Logistics Solutions, to help our clients determine historical impacts and help shape current water management policy.

Arroyo Gigantito: A small river in the province of Western Panama, which was naturally altered when the canal construction work began, reducing its length and channel. Its flow has decreased and its channel has been modified over the last 20 years, resulting in a loss of water flow.

Cirí Grande River: Western Panama. It is born at an elevation of 921 meters above sea level. It has a catchment area of 208.3 km2, representing 9% of the Panama Canal watershed. It has two main tributaries, the Cirí and Ciricito rivers, as well as 15 other minor tributaries, including streams and creeks. It is 44,392 meters long. In 2010, the old section of the channel was modified, straightening out the course of the river.

Ciricito River: West Panama. Capira District. This river is born at 200 meters above sea level. It is 16,513 meters long. It contributes 7% of the flow to Gatún Lake. Its water is very turbid, containing clay and detrital sediments. Rio Ciricito in 2010 was wider; its width during this period was on average 8 meters. It is now 6 meters wide and so carries less water.

SOIL COMPARISON:
Vegetation and soil erosion in the areas of settlements has had an effect on water shed capacity.
The communities have been responsible for reducing forest areas for crops and/or domestic animal husbandry. This has not been controlled, and therefore the areas surrounding these settlements, which border the watershed, have deteriorated significantly. The effect is creating large areas that we see in the satellite images as brown, devoid of vegetation, affecting the water environment and its ecosystem in general. This is one of the factors that has contributed to lower river flows.

07/19/2025

JUN25 MOCAMBO ARRIBA PANAMA WATER PROJ UPDATE

Footprints has been working with this community for over 10 years. The construction of the water distribution system for the community is now 70% complete. A storage water tank will also be constructed to assist with periods of drought or water disruption. Many thanks to the University of Pittsburgh but especially Michigan Technological University. Without their help and without the continued support of the community itself this project would never have been completed. After more than a decade these people finally have fresh water to their homes.

08/06/2023

Deep in the heart of Panama lies the vibrant mountain community of Mocambo Arriba, where a remarkable journey has unfolded into a real solution. Water Health Engineering (WAHE), a group of volunteer engineering students currently in their senior year at Michigan Technological University (MTU), USA, has taken up the challenge of designing a groundbreaking water distribution system for this community. But this is no ordinary project. It's a 10 year tale of ingenuity, perseverance, and dogged pursuit of the solution to obtaining, storing and distributing potable drinking water for a village of 2000 people perched on top of a mountain in Panama.

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