I have looked at the Google Earth maps for the Gulu region and they suck but that is pretty much true for this area in Thailand as well. There is an alternative here called pointasia.com. Is there an alternate source of satellite maps for East Africa? I am resisting asking for maps! hahahha (Sharing an office with a geographer is affecting me!)

Has anyone looked at the area where you envision family houses in terms of water sources and location of sanitation? What kind of flow is there from the bore hole?

The park I was envisioning in the center of the village was more a gathering place. Maybe a place to put a TV for the community to use. (I have a VCR, and a DVD player/tape player that I could probably box up and bring as a gift - I never use them!) You could center the communal areas off of the center...the kitchen, the school, a store for things you can't make yourself.