We bring the associations of Louviers together, connecting associations, volunteers and the town council so they can act as one network.
Rassemble Associations is a non-profit association based in Louviers, in the Eure department of Normandy, France. Our name comes from the French verb rassembler, “to bring together”, and that is exactly what we do: we bring local associations together.
We were founded on 18 September 2019 as a declared association under the French Law of 1 July 1901, and our creation was published in the Journal Officiel on 28 September 2019. We have been active without interruption ever since. We have no salaried staff. Like many French associations, we are run by our members and volunteers.
We are officially part of France’s Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS). Organisations in the ESS serve a social purpose, are governed democratically, and put any surplus back into their mission instead of distributing it as private profit.
Our mission is to help associations in Louviers work together as a network, at the scale of the town, the wider urban area and the department.
We connect different associations so they can create joint events and actions, pool their energy and their networks, and build real synergy across the local area. We also strengthen the links between associations and volunteers, and we act as the bridge between associations and the town council.
We link associations across Louviers, the urban area and the Eure department.
We help associations create events and actions together, instead of each working alone.
We pool energy, contacts and networks to build synergy across the territory.
We connect associations with volunteers, and serve as their link with the municipality.
Our association follows the core principles of éducation populaire (popular education), the French tradition of community-led learning and civic engagement.
Respect for freedom of conscience and for the 1901 Law on associations.
Respect for the law on discrimination, and no place for prejudice within the association.
Democratic decision-making, and respect for each person’s role according to their skills.
Transparent administrative and financial management.
A social project with no profit motive.
Rassemble Associations begins its activity and its head office in Louviers is registered.
The creation of the association and its purpose are published in the official journal of associations (JOAFE).
More than seven years of uninterrupted activity bringing local associations together, within the Social and Solidarity Economy.
Louviers lies in the Eure department of Normandy, in the Seine valley between Rouen and Paris.