yet for most of the working young in africa this link is broken the concern with employment stems primarily from a concern for the material wellbeing of young people the assumption behind calling for jobs for africa s youth is that jobs are good and allow young people to make a living provide for their family and build a stable foundation for professional growth yet a closer look at most types of youth employment and employment in africa in general reveals that only a very few jobs meet these assumptions working poverty vulnerable employment and underemployment abound among africa s youth and across all occupations