Stellar Community Fund

By NearX - Dev Educational Program

Soroban Samba - Educational

SCF #29

$65.0K

Legacy v5.0 Community Award

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Soroban Samba is a two month-long event in Brazil dedicated to onboarding developers and teams to build on Soroban.

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Brazil has proven to be a hub of talent, hosting outstanding Stellar projects such as Soroswap, Cheesecake Lab, Emigro, Oinc, Nearx, and many others, with more emerging each batch. Soroban Samba is the perfect opportunity to unite all Brazilian projects, establish a robust and supportive community, and further boost project development. This month-long event will onboard over 1000 developers and feature a unique design identity and communication strategy. It will be widely promoted through social media, technology journals, developer communities, and universities in Brazil. This event will not only stimulate innovation within the chain but also encourage newcomers to explore and utilize existing DApps on the Soroban chain.

Event highlights include: Online Learn-to-Earn activities, Online coding Classes, and Support for developers.

Online Learn-to-Earn Activities: The main focus of Soroban Samba, developers will face weekly challenges to win prizes. These challenges will be revealed each Monday, and participants will have a few days to complete them. The challenges will be individual and graded by difficulty levels (junior, mid-level, senior). Each weekly batch will have rewards distributed to everyone who completes the challenges according to the level of difficulty. These challenges will prepare participants to build various integrations and products within Soroban, including financial solutions, DeFi integrations, on-ramps and off-ramps, and more. This experience will bring significant traction to the Soroban Community in Brazil. Also we believe there are many excellent projects within Soroban, though most currently have low traction. To address this, we will include strategies to engage future Soroban developers and our audience with Soroban apps and DApps through gamified experiences with prizes. The idea is to reward every participant.

Focus Areas: Financial Solutions: Developing applications for payments, remittances, or decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions. DeFi Integrations: Creating DeFi solutions such as lending platforms, decentralized exchanges, or yield farming tools. On-Ramps and Off-Ramps: Building tools to facilitate the conversion of fiat to crypto and vice versa. Social Impact Projects: Creating applications that address social issues like transparency in charity, voting systems, or identity verification.

Benefits of Online Learn-to-Earn Activities for Stellar: Increased Developer Engagement, Accelerated Ecosystem Growth, Community Building, Enhanced Visibility and Adoption, Quality Assurance, Innovation and Problem-Solving. By implementing Online Learn-to-Earn activities, Stellar can significantly enhance its ecosystem, attract and retain talented developers, and ensure sustained growth and innovation.

Online Coding Classes: During Soroban Samba, each week will feature its own coding challenges. To prepare developers for these activities, coding classes will dive deep into Soroban code and explain various ways to complete each challenge. These classes are crucial for understanding the structure of Soroban coding. Additionally, during Soroban week, all Brazilian Stellar projects will be invited to showcase their solutions and share their personal experiences building on Soroban. In total, we expect to offer more than 10 hours of content, crafted in Portuguese and focused on builders. We aim for participants not only to build but also to interact with applications in the ecosystem, using wallets, exchanges, on-ramps, off-ramps, and more.

Support for Developers: Support is crucial as hundreds of developers will participate in Soroban Samba. A technical team with substantial knowledge about Soroban will be available within our community to assist developers with specific needs, including screen sharing and personalized guidance. This dedicated support will ensure that all participants can effectively navigate challenges and maximize their development potential.

In Summary: We expect 1,000 developers to participate in Soroban Samba, resulting in the deployment of over 2,000 contracts. Senior participants will be incentivized and supported to build their own products on Soroban. This comprehensive support and encouragement will help foster innovation and growth within the Soroban ecosystem. Our team is committed to achieving transformative results. That's why we focus on exceeding expectations in every proposal we deliver. We strive to go above and beyond to ensure outstanding outcomes for Soroban Samba.