Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Water For People


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Liz Read! Talk! 02:47, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Water For People

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All the sources are the charity's website with one or two other weak primary sources thrown in. I did a Google search to see if I could rescue the page but nada. Therefore I have no choice but to nominate this article for deletion because it fails WP:ORG. I take no pleasure in this. GDX420 (talk) 10:05, 24 June 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  11:21, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Organizations and Colorado. Shellwood (talk) 10:25, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There is quite a bit of coverage on Newspapers.com. Even if a lot of it is just "passing mentions", it returns such a large volume of hits that it will take quite a long time to read and sort through. Cielquiparle (talk) 10:20, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

JOURNAL ARTICLES – mostly non-independent
 * OK. Let's tackle this puzzle the piecemeal way. If we end up not keeping this as a standalone article, it's at least worthy of a "Merge" with the article on the American Water Works Association, because there is such a large body of in-depth articles about Water for People (WFP) in JSTOR. The problem with many of the articles, though, is that they appear in the journal Journal and the journal Water Resources IMPACT which are published by the American Water Works Association itself, and therefore aren't independent. I'll be circling back periodically with an update on all the coverage found. Cielquiparle (talk) 21:42, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Journal (AWWA) articles re: WFP: 2008 in Guatemala; 15th anniversary in 2006; "Decade of Accomplishment' in 2001; 2016 article by CEO of WFP; 2012 CEO interview; 1991 Executive Director's "Reflections". (All in-depth but non-independent; there are many more articles available in JSTOR like this.)
 * Water Resources IMPACT articles re: WFP: 2010 article by volunteer in Honduras]; 2011 article by volunteer in Rwanda; 2001 newcomers' guide to the major players. (Again, the publication itself is not independent.)
 * Water Environment & Technology article (2000) (short article with general information plus quote from WFP community relations manager)

BOOKS – excluding any books authored by WFP/W4P representatives
 * 1) Mascarenhas, Michael (2014). "Crisis, Humanitarianism, and the Condition of Twenty-First-Century Sovereignty" in Kahn, Hilary (ed.), Framing the Global: Entry Points for Research. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. pp. 305–312. (Description and critical analysis of Water for People's policies and practices as an NGO, written by environmental sociologist currently at UC Berkeley)
 * 2) Sarni, William (2011). Corporate Water Strategies. Washington, D.C.: Earthscan. pp. 93–94. (Two sizable paragraphs dedicated to Water for People, including the author's own assessment of the organization's structure and effectiveness relative to other similar non-profit organizations; author is a water strategy consultant; quick scan of book introduction reveals no apparent conflict of interest)
 * 3) Vitasek, Kate (2012). Vested: How P&G, McDonald's, and Microsoft are redefining winning in business relationships. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 154–165. (11 pages dedicated to WFP as a management case study; incorporates direct quotes from WFP but also the business school professor's own observations and analysis)
 * 4) Newton, David E. (2016). The Global Water Crisis: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. pp. 217–219. (Profile, but could be considered a tertiary source if we take the title "a reference handbook" literally)
 * 5) Weber, Karl (2012). Last Call at the Oasis: The global water crisis and where we go from here. New York: Public Affairs. p. 218. (Only a short paragraph appearing a couple entries before Matt Damon's Water.org)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  12:50, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep on the basis of significant coverage in books 1 and 2 above, as uncontroversial independent, reliable sources sufficient to satisfy WP:NONPROFIT. According to UC Berkeley environmental sociologist Michael Mascarenhas, Water for People is "a major player in the water aid world" operating in 10 countries internationally (p. 305), and we should keep this page on Wikipedia, add the sources, and continue to improve it. Cielquiparle (talk) 09:09, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Here's book 1 (or at least a download link for that chapter).  HighKing++ 16:11, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep There are certainly sufficient sources to meet NCORP's criteria for establishing notability.  HighKing++ 16:11, 9 July 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.