The first phase of Brush against Power Saw project was funded by the COMPACT Initiative in 2002 during OP2. Project activities, which included paintings of murals in public areas, such as schools and markets, were implemented in the rural and urban areas of Meru, Nanyuki, Nkubu and Naro Moru. These areas cover mainly the northern parts of Mount Kenya World Heritage Site.

Activities under the second phase of the scale-up project will be carried out in the southern and eastern parts of Mt. Kenya and will include painting of murals in commercial enterprise premises, schools and other social institutions such as church halls. The paintings will be done by local artists who worked with Tree Is Life Trust during the first phase and their professional counterparts. Other activities will include production of educational awareness materials targeting schools and the wider community.

The primary goal of the project is to positively influence the attitude of local residents who reside in close proximity to the Mt. Kenya forests, to enhance individual and collective responsibility in conserving the resources of the forests.