HackQuest Africa: Co-Learning Camp #8

🚀 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