Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/South African Education and Environment Project


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The result was   no consensus. (Non-administrator closure) NorthAmerica1000 03:31, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

South African Education and Environment Project

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Tagged for notability since 2009, this reads like a promotional article. I don't believe that this organisation is notable. An orphan article, nothing reaches here Gbawden (talk) 11:05, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 13:45, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Education-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 13:45, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 13:45, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:55, 23 July 2014 (UTC)


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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild (talk) 16:31, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

 
 * Delete - The article's only reference is to the subject's own web site. This seems to be self-promotion.--Rpclod (talk) 17:52, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 02:59, 7 August 2014 (UTC)




 * Keep. It's a worthy charitable non-profit that has persisted for a long time.  In paywalled newspaper database, i find "In Service: Native of city discovered his life's mission in a changing South Africa" Author: O'Donnell, Lisa, in Winston-Salem Journal (NC). 08/17/2008.  This is a full-on article about the organization and what it does, keying off the story of a North Carolina lawyer Norton Tennille who quit his practice to go to Cape Town, South Africa, and organize the nonprofit.  It was first called the South African Environment Project, and later renamed to the South African Education and Environment Project, and it "focuses mostly on education programs for pre-school children and high-school students in Cape Town."  Later in the longish article: "Norton Tennille's organization, SAEP, reaches children on several fronts. At the high-school level, SAEP sponsors poetry workshops and debate teams, supplies science and math tutors, helps publish school newspapers and provides training in computers and information technology.  Among other programs, it also provides "Gap Year" internships for recent high-school graduates. The interns in the program learn leadership skills, volunteer in the community and take some academic courses to prepare them for college and their careers.  Many of the volunteers who help run the programs are American college students. Tennille has used his contacts here to form partnerships with many universities including UNC Chapel Hill, Duke and Yale. Students from the University of Cape Town also serve as tutors and mentors in various programs. Tennille's organization has a Winston-Salem flavor. Winston-Salem residents and natives sit on its various boards." and it continues.  This is significant coverage about the founder and the organization.
 * Another news article about it is: "South Africa visit a culture shock" by KILMENY ADIE in Illawarra Mercury. 11/27/2001.
 * -- do ncr  am  03:29, 8 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep The only section with references is the lede, so the major problem with this article is WP:V.  The topic has received attention from the world at large over a period of time.  Here is another ref, this one from the United Kingdom.  Unscintillating (talk) 02:09, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
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