Aurélie Louguet

Organisation Name: SILK – Societal Intelligence for Local Kommunities Location: Maubeuge, France Type: NGO / Non-profit Association Description: SILK is a European non-profit initiative fostering the resilience and sustainable transformation of rural and small-town communities. Operating at three complementary levels – a central EU hub, a network of local catalysts, and grounded local hubs – SILK connects territories with European expertise, funding, and innovation ecosystems. Our mission is to empower underrepresented communities through: Collaborative, place-based innovation, Support for eco-social entrepreneurship and circular economy initiatives, Creation of community spaces and territorial demonstrators, Capacity building and matchmaking with EU programmes and partners SILK embraces the values of the New European Bauhaus – sustainability, inclusion, and aesthetics – and actively contributes to EU transitions by co-designing replicable models rooted in local identity. Through our growing EU-wide network, we build transnational partnerships, mobilise interdisciplinary expertise, and enable local actors to access and shape Horizon Europe and NEB-aligned projects. SILK is both a platform and a movement: driven by local realities, powered by European cooperation.