The People of Yem particularly the women are famous in pottery work. The tourist attractions of Yem special woreda are mainly historical and manmade such as zofkar stelae site, Mellissa stelae site and AbaBogibo palace. The capital of Yem special Woreda Fofa “ is 282kms from Addis Ababa and 555kms from Awassa through Wolkita Jima road.