At a very young age, Marie-France Azemia began her career in the world of work. It was placed at the National Archives which at that time was based in the Bastille building, Union Vale.

It all started on February 19, 1991 for this woman. He didn’t even know what was going on at the cemetery, but he was ready to start a new adventure and write a new chapter in his life.

“I started as an assistant in the army under what was then called the Full Employment Scheme . It was not easy at all that time. I needed to learn how to do this work and understand it well,” he said.

After she was hired, Marie-France showed a lot of devotion and love for her work. Even if sometimes he wanted to leave, there were many people who helped him to hold on and continue on this path.

In 2008, 17 years after joining Larsiv, Marie-France was promoted to become a senior archives assistant.

In 2015, Marie-France was appointed as an archivist assistant.

Marie-France tells us about her first days in Larsiv.

“The second day I worked at Larsiv, I really wanted to leave. It was really difficult for me because I was assigned to work with notarized documents. At that time I did not know anything about these things and this work was new to me and I was afraid that I would not be able to do it.”

“These years have not been easy, but the love for my work, the support I have received and here I will mention two people who really encouraged me to continue and not stop for thousands of weeks – Mr. Jean-Claude Mahoune and Mr. Alain Lucas.”

Marie-France has worked with many years of service at the Seychelles National Archives. He says that during all these years he has helped new workers by sharing his expertise and knowledge in this work.

A woman who is well appreciated by her colleagues, Marie-France was recognized during a recent ceremony for her three decades of service at Larsiv. This ceremony was organized to commemorate Larsiv International Day.

“Nowadays I feel proud that I have reached this number of years in my work. I am happy that I was not arrested but I rather used the encouragement that I received and with my own devotion and perseverance, I was able to have a good course in the National Archives of Seychelles.”

Source: Seychelles Nation