The main aims and objectives of the El Hassan Youth Award scheme are:

• To encourage participation, rather than competition, and to measure the participant's progress in relation to personal capabilities rather than external standards of achievement. 
• To provide opportunities for uninhibited access to activities.
• To provide opportunities for the handicapped to participate.
• To bridge the generation gap by encouraging adults to participate in the overall supervision of the program.
• To promote the values of participation, cooperation, team spirit and social responsibility.
• To reinforce the values of progress, affiliation, and active citizenship.
• To widen the scope and the horizon of the youth to enrich their life experiences, on a personal as well as national and international level.
• To develop young people's skills, abilities and capacities in relation to fulfilling personal as well as national needs and aspirations.
• To develop young people as individuals, with particular emphasis on the following aspects:
  • Self reliance and self control.
  • Perseverance and determination.
  • Initiative and originality (creativity).
  • Social responsibility and dedication.
  • Value oriented decision making.
  • The spirit of adventure.
  • Fitness of the body and mind.
  • Life skills, professional skills, cultural skills, and family related skills.