Comfortable, right-sized, durable school furniture is conducive to learning. Research shows that school furniture is too often unavailable in Africa. When it is available, it may be poorly designed, inappropriately sized for a student’s age or very expensive. Importing school furniture from overseas and shipping it around the massive continent hasn’t been effective. It is costly, furniture gets damaged en route, and it doesn’t support the local economy or sustainability. Because of this, we have developed an innovation project to help children access child-friendly, locally produced school furniture. The design is based on locally available materials and common manufacturing tools. It is adjustable, durable and is packed so it can be assembled at schools. This prevents damage during road transport and reduces transport costs – both current barriers for getting furniture to the hardest-to-reach communities.