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Tobacco Control Resource Centers (TCRCs) have been established to consolidate provider training, research, and dissemination of tobacco control resources. The World Health Organization (WHO) Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA), a regional TCRC, has a cross-country mandate that could be further strengthened through complementary, country-specific support. We applied the Community Engagement Studio (CES) methodology to co-design of a Botswana-based TCRC-assessing acceptability, priorities, potential challenges, and implementation strategies. In July 2025, 12 stakeholders from the Botswana Smoking Abstinence Reinforcement Trial (BSMART), a NIH-funded study aimed at integrating smoking cessation interventions in HIV clinics, participated in a 2-hour CES. Stakeholders endorsed the need for a national TCRC, prioritizing provider training, dissemination, and cessation services. Sustainable financing emerged as a key challenge, prompting proposals for diversified funding models. 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