The African youths have been subjected to massive Eurocentric narratives depicting them as unfortunate and destined for perennial life of want and pain due to their colour of skin. The continent of African has been depicted in negative terms and the leadership portrayed as beyond redemption. Young people see themselves as unfortunate to be born in Africa and hence the skills flight into diaspora. Neither the missionary theology of self-denial in order to win heaven nor the theological rhetoric of the Gospel of prosperity have the capacity to satisfy the 21st century youth. Frustrated by the burden of an education system that no longer provides opportunities for employment, African youths have found solace in drug and substance abuse, crime, sex, and violence among others vices. Using a phenomenological approach, this paper justifies the adoption of an African spirituality of work in the pastoral care of the unemployed youths. We argue in this paper that the silent voices of the unemployed youths is no longer the preserve of governments, private organizations or lay leaders, but an invitation for religious institutions to adopt approaches rooted in the solid African spirituality of work.