🚀 HackQuest Africa Co-Learning Camp #8 – Arbitrum Edition

Get ready, Africa
HackQuest Africa is bringing a beginner-friendly deep dive into Arbitrum’s L2 ecosystem, with a strong focus on Rust-first smart contract development using the Stylus SDK.

Whether you’re completely new to Rust or just starting your Web3 journey, this co-learning camp is designed to help you go from zero → shipping real contracts on Arbitrum, step by step, with live guidance and hands-on building.

⚡ Track Focus: Arbitrum + Rust (Stylus SDK)
Beginner-friendly Smart Contract Development

Why Build on Arbitrum?

Ultra-low gas fees & high throughput using Optimistic Rollups
Rust-powered smart contracts via Stylus SDK for better performance
Full Ethereum compatibility with enhanced execution (EVM++)
Multiple deployment options:
- Arbitrum One (DeFi, RWA)
- Arbitrum Nova (gaming, social)
- Arbitrum Orbit (custom chains)
One of the fastest-growing L2 ecosystems with strong developer support
Future-ready L2 roadmap with fraud proofs and cross-chain UX

💻 What You’ll Build

Your first Rust-based smart contracts using Stylus SDK
Simple DeFi-style primitives on Arbitrum testnet
ERC-style tokens deployed using Rust
Contract deployment & interaction workflows
Mini project built alongside the sessions
GitHub-first workflow — portfolio-ready code

This camp is intentionally beginner-friendly, with concepts explained from first principles.

📅 Key Dates (EAT)

🗓️ Last Date to Register: 9th March
🚀 Camp Starts (Townhall 1): 10th March

Townhall Schedule:

Townhall 1: 10th March
Townhall 2: 15th March
Townhall 3: 20th March
Townhall 4: 25th March

🕘 All sessions are live & online (EAT)

📣 Live Townhalls (4 Sessions)

Phase 1: Foundations & Rust Basics

🗣️ Townhall 1 – Web3 + Arbitrum Fundamentals

Intro to Web3 & Layer 2s
Arbitrum ecosystem overview
Rust setup & developer environment
Writing your first Rust program for Web3

🗣️ Townhall 2 – Rust for Smart Contracts

Rust basics (ownership, borrowing, structs)
How Rust differs from Solidity
Interacting with Arbitrum testnet
Simple contract interactions

Phase 2: Stylus SDK & Smart Contracts

⚙️ Townhall 3 – Stylus SDK Deep Dive

What is Stylus and why Rust on Arbitrum?
Writing your first Stylus smart contract
Deployment on Arbitrum testnet
Debugging & testing basics

🚀 Townhall 4 – Tokens, Projects & Graduation

Token standards on Arbitrum (conceptual + practical)
Building a small end-to-end mini project
Best practices for GitHub & documentation
Graduation walkthrough & next steps

📝 Assignments & GitHub Requirements

All participants will submit work via GitHub.

Beginner-Friendly Challenges:

Rust environment setup & repo creation
Connect to Arbitrum testnet
Deploy a basic Stylus contract
Interact with a deployed contract
Push clean, documented code to GitHub

No prior Rust experience required.

🎓 Graduation & Rewards

Eligibility:

Attend live sessions (or complete assigned tasks)
Submit required GitHub assignments
Keep repositories public

Rewards:

HackQuest Level 1 / Level 2 Certificates
HackQuest swag (limited, for eligible graduates)
Access to future HackQuest Africa opportunities
Recognition within the HackQuest builder community

🧠 About HackQuest

HackQuest is a structured Web3 learning platform helping developers go from learning → building → shipping.
With ecosystem-backed tracks across Arbitrum, Solana, Mantle, Eclipse, 0G, and more, HackQuest supports builders through co-learning camps, certifications, hackathons, and community programs worldwide.

🔗 Follow HackQuest Africa
➡️ https://x.com/hackquestafrica

👾 Join the Africa Builder Community
➡️ WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EDB7YfrG6ki4ork18NJidD?mode=gi_t

🌀 Limited Spots Available

If you’re an Africa-based builder looking to:

Start Rust for Web3
Learn Arbitrum the right way
Build real smart contracts (not just theory)

👉 Register before 9th March and join HackQuest Africa Co-Learning Camp #8

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HackQuest Africa: Co-Learning Camp #8