- Monsters in Oromo oral narratives from a gendered perspective (2021 – 2025)
Researcher: Megersa Regassa (Jimma University & Ghent University) - Indigenous ecological knowledge in Arsi Oromo oral narratives (2022 – 2026)
Researcher: Milkessa Edae-Tufa (Jimma University & Ghent University)
- Female Oral Genres in the Context of Basket Production in East Wollega, Ethiopia (2022 – 2026)
Researcher: Tsehay Dinsa (Jimma University & Ghent University)
- Human and non-human interaction in Oromo oral fables (2023 – 2027)
Researcher: Terefe Mitiku (Jimma University & Ghent University) - Eco-Orality in Digo Narratives, Kenya (as of June 2024 – 2027)
Researcher: Mark Obure-Morang’a (University of Nairobi-Ghent University)